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Senator Teslim Folarin, representing Oyo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has listed the things he lost after angry youths invaded his home to loot. In a statement issued on Saturday, he listed the following: 359 motorcycles. 400 deep freezers , 350 generators – a total of 1,100 empowerment […]

The Nigerian Correctional Service has said it will publish the names and pictures of over 1,500 inmates who escaped after hoodlums broke into custodial facilities in Edo and Ondo States. Recall that inmates escaped from Benin and Oko prisons, Edo State, and in Okitipupa prison, Ondo State, on Monday and […]

PUBLIC NOTICEREVIEW OF CURFEW -DUSK TO DAWN (8pm – 7am)TILL FURTHER NOTICE As promised by His Excellency, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel during his broadcast yesterday, the State security architecture has comprehensively assessed the prevailing security temperature in the State, which was raised by hoodlums who […]

The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria ( ALGON) , Mr IniobongRobson Nnamso has condemned in very strong terms the callousness and dastardly tendencies exhibited by some youths who hid under the cloak of the #EndSARS protest to embark on wanton destruction of public and privately-owned properties […]

Good morning Lagos, Today seems like a good day to get on to the work of rebuilding Lagos and ending police brutality. To show our commitment to the latter, here is a list of ongoing prosecution of police officers for offences related to the violation of human rights in Lagos. […]

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. […]

Following detailed briefing by security chiefs on the current situation in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 7pm. Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and […]

Events in my home state Lagos, last night and up until this afternoon, have left my heart heavy and my spirit disturbed. After sixty years, our democracy should have grown beyond the point where conflicting visions of nationhood result in violence on the streets and blood on the ground. It […]

NOBLE Youths Mass Support Association (NYMSA), a non-governmental organisation, has called on the Federal Government to comprehensively reform and overhaul the entire Nigeria Police Force. Mr Godwin Onmonya, National Coordinator of the group made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. […]

PRESIDENT BUHARI: DISBANDING OF SARS FIRST STEP TO EXTENSIVE POLICE REFORMS President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja declared that disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is the first step to extensive police reforms by his administration. Speaking at the launch of the Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES), aimed at […]

MY REMOVAL FROM OFFICE AS CHAIRMAN OF CROSS RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: My Reaction By Rt. Hon Eseme Eyiboh The Minister of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources – Engr Suleiman Adamu through the Permanent Secretary had on October 8, 2020 written to convey the approval of the President of […]

The Federal Government has ordered unity schools in the country, earlier closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to reopen on October 12th, 2020. Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, announced the reopening of the learning centres on Friday in Abuja, explaining that the COVID-19 curve has been flattened. According to […]

President Muhammad Buhari in his Presidential Address to mark Nigeria’s Independence on the 1st October,2020 has tipped Nigerians on the plan to further increase fuel pump price by N20. This comes barely a month after fuel price was increased by N15 to make it N165 per litre in the country. […]

As part of activities commemorating the 60th Independence Anniversary of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 7am. All television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and […]

There will not be any public event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of our country’s independence on the 1st of October, 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Public Celebrations will inevitably entail large gatherings of people which will make compliance with the AKSG/NCDC/WHO Guidelines and Protocols difficult. However, the day […]

…Lists Justice Karibi Whyte Hospital and Monorail Project as Amaechi’s “Legacies” Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi was more interested in awarding political projects to boost his personal ego than delivering services to Rivers people. Governor Wike said that a project like Justice Karibi Whyte […]

The human rights and good governance activist, Mr. Adeyanju Deji has insisted that, whether the Organized National Labour Congress protest against bad governance and the hike of stuff in the country that was earlier scheduled to take place today holds or not, some concerned Nigerians who have felt the impact […]

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have suspended Monday’s nationwide strike following agreements reached with the federal government. Part of the agreement reached include reversal of the new electricity tariff for a period of two weeks pending the out come of a technical committeeThe committee […]

The organised labour has suspended its planned strike action and protests billed to hold today (Monday), September 28, following agreements reached with the Federal government after a marathon of meeting held between representatives of labour unions and the government. The meeting, which started at about 8:30 pm on Sunday and […]

The former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has lost his sister to the cold hand of death. Mr. Ayo Fayode announced her death on behalf of the family. According to the family release, Mrs. Moji died today 21st September, 2020, after a brief illness. Mr. Fayode further says, they […]

The Nigeria Police Force wishes to inform the general public and applicants in the ongoing recruitment exercise that no date has been fixed for the aptitude test which is the next phase in the recruitment process. This clarification has become necessary following the deluge of enquiries received by the Force […]

I join millions of Nigerians to commend the United Kingdom and other international partners for responding swiftly to protect Nigeria’s democracy with visa restrictions and asset bans for electoral saboteurs. I appeal to the European Union to follow suit. This is necessary to send the right and strong signal that […]

As the Federal Government rolls out the Economic Sustainability Plan and sets goal for National Food Security, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria ”not to issue a kobo” of the country’s reserves for the importation of food items and fertilizer. At a meeting of the […]

DESPITE COVID-19, WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO AVERT FOOD CRISIS, SAYS PRESIDENT BUHARI President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the level of preparedness of nations to shocks of food security, explaining that the Federal Government’s wisdom in promoting self-sufficiency over the years helped significantly in averting […]

.. Ani Okuchukwu Wrote :..“If you are happy that this guy was killed, go and ask real indegines of benue state, this guy is not a criminal or Bandit as they call him, he used to be the head of a very strong Vigilantee group, he was the Mastermind of […]

The Organized Labour has suspended the planned protest scheduled for Today, September 8, 2020 in Rivers State. This is sequel to the agreement reached between the Rivers State Government and Labour at a meeting held at Government House, Port Harcourt. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, […]

The President-General of Ekid People’s Union (EPU), Dr Samuel Udonsak, has assured the people of Ekid Nation that the body has initiated a number of moves to ensure that they are no longer deprived of their rights. Udonsak’s comment was specifically  in respect of the recently approved Oil and Gas […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja assured Nigerians of the willingness and determination of the Federal Government to provide stable electricity to every home and industry, while considering the economic challenges before individuals, families and businesses, explaining that “implementation of a Willing buyer, Willing Seller Policy for the power sector […]

Nelson NseAbasi A good number of personal and special assistants to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel graced the graduation ceremony of Smile We Care Foundation at Nsit Ubium, to wrap up their series of Entrepreneurial Development and Skill Acquisition Training, they were received by the Executive […]

The BUA Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with an advanced technology provider company, Axens of France, for the supply of technologies in the construction of its 10million tonnes per annum mega-refinery and petrochemical facility in Akwa-ibom State. In a statement on Tuesday, the Group Head, Corporate Communications, […]

The convoy of the former National Chairman of APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole yesterday 31st August, 2020 involved in auto crash on their way to the already billed APC gubernatorial campaign event in Usen, Ovia South East LGA of Edo state. From the information gathered, two police men attached to the […]

The Director of Finance and Administration of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Moses Chimereze Okpo has died. According to reports, he died on Saturday, August 29, 2020. Mr Okpo’s death comes barely three months after the Director of Finance at the NDDC, Ibang Etanga, died. At the today, […]

Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki has for the first time openly spoken on the absence of children in her home and chided those who have used the issue to make politics. She described such people as lacking understanding of the times and seasons that are in the hands […]

Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, on Wednesday, paraded six persons suspected to be involved in the murder of a 21-year-old University of Benin (UNIBEN) female student, Miss Uwaila Omozua. Uwaila, a 100 level Microbiology student, was killed by some suspected rapists at a church in Benin City […]

I met with my advisors till late last night and I wish to say the following. I hereby withdraw the word “stupid” which I used in my encounter with a journalist in Calabar. I have many friends in the media who I offended by losing my cool and using such […]

The management of Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust and other titles, would like to condemn the reprehensible actions of Femi Fani-Kayode, who in a video clip now gone viral, verbally assaulted – repeatedly – our reporter, Eyo Charles in the course of doing his job. The encounter occurred […]

Day former minister threw caution to the wind, drenched me with venom Eyo Charles, Calabar One that has risen to become spokesman to president of a country and later a minister aside other important public offices should be seen as one that is a diplomat and statesman. But Chief Femi […]

I want to use this opportunity to thank all Nigerians for their prayers and well wishes while I was away for medical treatment . I am well now and fully recovered and had since returned back home, Nigeria. On our way back, the Nigerian Airforce Flight encountered a violent clear […]

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode says Nigeria needs more governors like Sir Ben Ayade of Cross River State given his impactful style of governance. Speaking during his tour of some major projects of the Ayade-led administration, including the fully furnished social housing scheme allocated to the displaced people […]

Crisis In Mkpat Enin As Youths Protest Against Non Inclusion In Utapate-OML The aggrieved community youths of Mkpa Enin local government area, one of the oil producing areas in Akwa Ibom state staged a peaceful protest on the street against non inclusion of their local government as one of the […]