The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, said on Wednesday the lingering banditry in the North-West and North-Central parts of the country had international dimension. Adamu stated this during a town hall meeting on peace and security held in Zuru, headquaters of Zuru local government area of Kebbi State. He said: “We have realised that most
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BREAKING: Former US Ambassador To Nigeria, Walter Carrington, Dies At 90
A former United States ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, is dead.This was confirmed in a statement signed by his wife, Arese Carrington.He was aged 90.She wrote: “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude to God for his life of selfless humanity that I announce the passing of my beloved husband Walter
Read moreHushpuppi: UAE Debunks Issuing Travel Ban On Nigerians
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Thursday, denied as false, claims of placing travel restrictions from Nigeria. The Embassy of the UAE in Abuja noted this in a statement, maintaining that unverified claims of suspension of different categories of visas to Nigerians after Hushpuppi was arrested for alleged fraud were not true. The statement emphasized
Read moreCOVID-19: UK warns Nationals Against Non-essential Travel To Nigeria
The British government has advised its citizens on Tuesday to suspend non-essential travel to Nigeria over rising cases of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Such travel advice was made known on the website of the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office said all individuals entering or returning to the UK from Nigeria “would be required
Read moreNo clause in loan contracts ceding Nigeria’s sovereignty to China ‘ Chinese Foreign ministry
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, has allayed fears over the signing of loan agreements with a clause that waives Nigeria’s sovereign immunity to China should she default in its repayment plan, assuring that President Muhammadu Buhari will at all times act in national interest. This is
Read moreAfter 15 years in Nigeria, Shoprite is leaving the country
Africa’s biggest grocery retailer, Shoprite, is exiting the continent’s most populated country, Nigeria, after 15 years. The Cape Town-based retailer has started a formal process to consider the potential sale of all or a majority stake in its supermarkets in Nigeria, it said in a trading statement for the 52 weeks to end June released
Read moreNigeria unsafe for Yoruba – Banji Akintoye
The leader of the Yoruba World Congress , an umbrella body of over 300 Yoruba groups worldwide, Prof Banji Akintoye, came to public to say that Nigerian environment has been consistently harsh to the Yoruba people who dominate the South- West part of the country . Prof Banji Akintoye further claimed that though his association
Read moreThe South East To Rule Nigeria, Its Their Turn- Edwin Clark advice power crazy Ahmed Bola Tinubu
Former Federal Commissioner for Information, Senator Edwin Clark has opined that it is time for the South Eastern States of Nigeria to start ruling the nation. Clark said that there is supposed to be a rotation of power in the party to help the other states to have a better representation in the government and
Read moreNigerian Lawmakers Uncover Clause In Loan Deal Conceding Nigeria’s Sovereignty To China
Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives made open clauses in a loan collected by the Nigerian Government from China that concedes the country’s sovereignty to the Asian country (China). Chairman of the House Committee on Treaties, Protocol and Agreements, Ossai Nicholas Ossai, laid it out while probing loans received by the government. It was acclaimed
Read moreRevelation: DSS Raises Alarm Over Plot To Destabilize Nigeria
The Department of State Security Services, DSS tabled an alert to Nigerians concerning a plan to destabilize the country. Based on the assertion included In a statement sent to media outlets on Monday evening, signed by its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, the security outfit revealed that certain interest groups and highly placed individuals were scheming to
Read moreCoronavirus: Nigeria Quarantines 28 Contacts, Shuts Down Firm in Ogun
Following the incident of Coronavirus recorded in Ogun State, the state government says 28 people who had contact with the Italian victim of the disease have been identified and quarantined. The government also said the firm where the victim visited in Ewekoro has been shut down. The state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this, on Friday,
Read moreBREAKING: Nigeria Confirms First Case of Coronavirus in Lagos
The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has confirmed its first case of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), incidentally the first in Nigeria and in West Africa since the outbreak in China in January 2020. This was contained in a statement released Friday morning by the state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi. It is
Read moreUN Bans Disposable Plastics in Nigeria Offices
United Nations Organisation has issued a prohibition of disposable plastics within the premises of all its agencies in Nigeria. The UN Resident Coordinator, Mr Edward Kallon, issued the ban in a memo to all the heads of UN agencies and UN workers, saying the ban was part of “our commitment to contribute to global efforts
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