SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY ON 12TH JUNE, 2021 Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and
wenty three years after, the controversy over the sudden death of the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief Moshood Abiola, in detention has not been resolved. Former Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi disclosed that the eminent politician did
A native of Amaigbo in Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State has hung himself after he was caught having canal knowledge of his daughter. A source revealed that the man had been forcing his 17-year-old daughter to sleep with him for a
The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has warned about the danger of delaying the restructuring of the country to foster true federalism. The umbrella pro-democracy group said only the representatives of the ethnic nationalities can write a new constitution for Nigeria, and not the
By Sani Muhammad Sani Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle has called on residents to defend themselves against rampaging bandits. He said it would be foolish for them to fold their arms and watch loved ones killed. He reversed suspension of vigilant groups across the
The Lagos Police Command has urged residents to disregard sit-at-home order by various groups to protest bad governance and other issues plaguing the country. Coalition of Civil Society groups had since last month rallied Nigerians across social media platforms for street protests in
The leadership of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), on Friday condemned the attack on Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria, by persons suspected to be bandits. The students body, while reacting to the latest abduction, gave the Kaduna State government seven days ultimatum
Five farmers have been killed in attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Zongo-Akiki community, Mbalagh council ward, in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue state, IgbereTV reports. IgbereTV gathered that the assailants invaded the community in the early hours of Thursday, June 10
One student has been confirmed killed, another one injured and 10 others, including two lecturers kidnapped when bandits attacked Kaduna State owned Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic in Zaria. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed this on Friday morning, said
By: Ethelbert Okere There are two glaring inadequacies in the narrative on the current spate of insecurity in the Southeast. One is the penchant of some political elements in Imo state, with the seemingly inadvertent collaboration of some operatives in the national media,