President Muhammadu Buhari is already in Washington DC, where he is attending the 4th Nuclear Security Summit on March 31, 2016. The President hopes to use the summit to improve the economy of Nigeria and interact with other world leaders who would be at the programme. Buhari was welcomed by Minister of Defence, Monsur Dan…
The senior army personnel kidnapped and later killed by unknown gunmen on Sunday in Kaduna has been buried according to Islamic rites. The corpse of the Army officer, Colonel Samaila Inusa, was laid to rest at the old Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, Muslim Cemetery in Kaduna on Wednesday. Some at the burial could not control…
Sixteen members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have now found refuge in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, following alleged plots by the police to arrest them. The congressmen on Wednesday addressed the media at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, council office in Ibadan, stressing that nothing will make them impeach Governor Ayodele…
The SAT-3 submarine cable formerly owned by NITEL is currently back in service after being off some time now. The satellite is at the moment in the possession of Ntel after the company acquired NITEL from the Federal Government of Nigeria. The new owners of the company have concluded plans to roll out services and…
Victims of the recent inferno at a market in Kano State have been given N5 million by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The donation was announced on Wednesday when Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, Kabiru Gaya, paid a sympathy visit to victims of the unfortunate fire that occurred few days ago at Sabon…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has revealed steps to take to know the authenticity of a number plate as well as one’s driver’s licence. Some Nigerians have had to battle with fake number plates and driver’s licence, which they get through proxies. According to the FRSC, here are the simple steps; You can verify…
The annual Maulud procession of Islamic Movement in Nigeria otherwise known as Shiites was halted by military personnel in Katsina on Wednesday. This caused tension in the area, but there was no record of any breakdown of law and order in the process. It was learnt that as the members were gathering at Central mosque…
South-West Chairman of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Tokunbo Korodo, has assured Nigerians that the long queues seen at several filling stations across the country will soon disappear. Korodo gave this assurance on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos. He noted that if…
The Kogi State House of Assembly has eventually been sealed by the Nigeria Police following crisis rocking the hollowed chamber. Security operatives stormed the Assembly complex on Wednesday and sealed it off pending when the leadership tussle is resolved. Last week, the National Assembly took over proceedings of the Assembly, though said it was for…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has assured Nigerians that the lingering scarcity of petrol would be over in the first week of April. Kachikwu, who appeared before the Senate Committee On Petroleum Downstream on Tuesday in Abuja, when he was summoned, also apologised for remarks he made at the State House last…