Nigeria and African news

The federal government has declared Monday, June 14, as public holiday to mark Democracy Day. The was contained in a statement on Thursday by Shuaib Belgore, Permanent Secretary, ministry of interior. The statement quoted the Interior minister, Rauf Aregbesola, urging Nigerians to embrace the spirit of brotherliness for peace to thrive in the nation. The…

Leaders in the north-central geopolitical zone have called for urgent steps to address the security challenges plaguing the region. The leaders, including Tanko Al-Makura and Abdulfatah Ahmed, former governors of Nasarawa and Kwara respectively, said the north-central must regain its place as “the domain of peace and tranquillity”. They spoke at a meeting organised on…

The President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, inaugurated the commercial operations of the Lagos-Ibadan Railway project at the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station, Ebute Metta, Lagos. Buhari, in a statement his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, described the feat as another milestone in the drive of his administration to revitalise the railway system and…

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has said that the Department of State Services (DSS), has a vital role to play in providing reliable information needed by the police, the Armed Forces and other security agencies for the total defeat of bandits, insurgents and other criminal elements terrorising the country. The governor stated this while…

My appointments are based on merit, President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed accusations of lopsided appointments insisting that his appointments were based on merit. The President stated this when he featured on Arise Television programme,”Morning Show” on Thursday. Buhari had come under attack by many sections of the country who accused him for skewed appointments in…