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President Buhari on Thursday vowed to take tough action against any person, group or organization indicted by the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC) audit report. The President disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the virtual commissioning of the NDDC Prototype Hostel at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Buhari in a statement issued by…

The Zamfara state Police Tactical Operations has confirmed the arrest of a notorious bandit popularly known as Maiyammata. The bandit who was arrested yesterday was alleged to have been terrorizing Zamfara villages, together with his accomplices was apprehended within Zurmi Local Government Area during a police patrol. According to the Zamfara state Police Commissioner of…

In a statement on Wednesday 29th December, 2021, the National Pension Commission revealed that the Federal Government had released N16.67 billion for the payment of Accrued Pension Rights. “The National Pension Commission (PenCom) is pleased to announce the release of N16.67 billion by the Federal Government for the payment of Accrued Pension Rights to 2021…

The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, at a press briefing on Wednesday 29th of December, 2021, expressed his concerns that new variants could become harder to treat. The Director General stated that two years ago as people gathered for the New Year’s Eve celebrations, a new world threat arose. Since…

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has said that Nigeria is working to ensure vaccines with longer duration are delivered to the country. She spoke against the backdrop of the one million doses of vaccines that expired in November and were destroyed by NAFDAC and…

António Guterres, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, has made a clarion call to world leaders to begin bracing up for possible future pandemic that may  affect the world, clarifying that Covid-19 might not be the last to affect mankind. Guterres made the call in his message to mark the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness which…

The Adamawa state police command has denied reports circulating online which claimed Bandits and Boko Haram attacked the home town of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF), Boss Mustapha in Adamawa State. While reacting to the online report, the Police Spokesperson in the state, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje denied the reported attack on the…

Bandits attacked the PDP congress which was held on Monday 27th December, 2021 in Zamfara, causing several injuries and destroying properties belonging to members of the party; a day before, bandits also attacked several communities in Zamfara, where they killed many and kidnapped several women and children. During the Peoples Democratic Party congress, which was…

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has given more details on how the joint security operatives led by the Nigerian Army captured Godwin Nnamdi, a notorious  leader  of Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) military wing, Eastern Security Network  in Enugu. In a statement released on Sunday by the Army spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Onyeama Nwachuku, said the troops of…

A leadership academy established in the memory of Lateef Jakande, the former governor of Lagos State is set to start operations in the new year as the framework for its operations has been finalized. This follows a recent announcement by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, concerning the establishment of the academy. On March…