1,296 IDPs risk cholera outbreak In Yobe
There are indications that the 1, 296 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pompomari camp, Damaturu, may face cholera outbreak and other water-borne…
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Melaye: Senate shuts down, summons IGP, visits National Hospital
As was expected, the Nigerian Senate cut short its plenary session today to visit embattled Senator Dino Melaye at the National Hospital…
Biafra: IPOB members appeal proscription order
Members of the indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have appealed the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja which allowed an…
Heardsmen attack: Kwara governor appoints special assistant on Fulani affairs
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has approved the appointment of Abdul-Azeez Muhammad as Special Assistant, Fulani Affairs, to represent Miyetti-Allah Breeders…
Police speak on Dino Melaye’s ‘escape’, pending trial in Kogi
The police have provided details of how Dino Melaye escaped from their custody earlier today and insisted that the senator would be…
Thugs whisk away Sen. Melaye from police
Unidentified persons have sensationally whisked away Senator Dino Melaye from armed policemen taking him to Lokoja to face trial for supplying arms…
Buhari meets APC governors on party convention
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed door with governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) at…
Okada riders attack, injure Vehicle Inspection officer in Abuja
Suspected commercial motorcycle operators have attacked a Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) personnel in Abuja. Spokesman of the agency, Mr Kalu Emetu, disclosed…
Makurdi Catholic Diocese confirms killing of two priests
The Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has confirmed the killing of two of its priests, Joseph Gor and Felix Tyolaha, both reverend fathers,…
Gunmen storm Benue church, kill 15 worshippers
Suspected herdsmen have killed 15 people in an early morning attack on a Catholic Church in Benue State, officials said on Tuesday.…
Row in House of Reps over $496m Super Tucano fighter jets
The House of Representatives plenary became a rowdy session this morning over calls for impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari by a member…
Buhari ‘withdraws $462 million from Excess Crude Account without National Assembly approval’
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal $462 million from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to the United States for the procurement…
Police arrest three masqueraders
The Anambra Police Command says it has arrested three masqueraders for allegedly disrupting a church programme on Friday night at Uke, Idemili…
Police disperse #BBOG campaigners with tear gas
Members of the Bring Back our Girls group advocating the return of 112 Chibok schoolgirls in captivity of Boko Haram were attacked…
Oshiomhole, Oyegun’s ambitions split APC
The ambitions of two leaders of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, have caused a split among state chairpersons of the party. The current…
US oil hurts Nigeria, OPEC in Europe
US oil producers are reaping the benefits of OPEC’s efforts to balance the crude market by flooding Europe with a record amount…