Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have arrested two suspected terrorists with weapons hidden under the seat of a motorcycle in Taraba state. Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu,army spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the troops apprehended the suspects during a routine patrol at the Miyande village in Takum Local Government Area…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, A’isha has withdrawn the case against Aminu Muhammad, a student of Federal University Dutse (FUD), a final-year student of the department of environmental management. Mohammad was arrested by the police over a tweet which alleged that the President’s wife has eaten poor people’s money and is now full. The tweet, which…
That Nigeria’s public universities’ lecturers decided to start yet another strike action today may not be entirely fortuitous. The signs have been there all along. Except that that the government deliberately refused to listen to them. And the fact that it falls on the day the world, especially the youth, is celebrating Valentine’s Day, a…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has warned that any attempt to kill and bury the age-long power rotation agreement between the north and south is tantamount to an attempt to kill and bury Nigeria. The group said that the move to tinker with the rotation of the presidency is inimical to national…
Time to reclaim Nigeria’s greatness Full text of Christmas Message By Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto 1. Muted Joys of Silent Night in Bethlehem: On the very first Christmas night in Bethlehem, an angel of the Lord announced to the poor and lowly shepherds keeping watch over their flock in the fields…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria has described the late Ghali Na’Abba, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives as a dogged fighter for legislative autonomy and firm defend of Nigeria’s nascent democracy during his tenure as Speaker from 1999 to 2003. Na’Abba died on December 27, 2023, following a…
