Category Archives: Politics

UNICEF Holds ‘Saving A Million Lives’ Workshop In Anambra

March 3 Politics no comments

UNICEF in collaboration with National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDAD) has organised a six-day workshop for the people that will participate in the “Saving One Million Lives (SOML)’’ in Aguata, Anambr...

PDP Spokesperson, 13 Others Killed In Adamawa Violence

February 28 Politics no comments

The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State Sam Zadock has been killed. It was gathered that Sam Zadock and 13 others were among those confirmed killed on Tuesday in violence between herdsmen ...

18 Suspects Arrested Over Kaduna Religious Violence

February 28 Politics no comments

Report says about 18 persons have been arrested by security operatives over religious crisis which claimed some lives in Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State on Monday. Kaduna State Commissioner o...

Mbosi Community To Commence Market Development Project

February 23 Politics no comments

The President-General, Mbosi Town Union Mr George Obizulike says the community will soon commence construction of Eke Mbosi Market project under the 2nd phase of `Community choose-your project initiative’ of the Anambra ...

Dana Aircraft Overshoots Runway In Port Harcourt

February 21 Politics no comments

Reports say a Dana aircraft with registration number 5N-SRI performing a flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt has overshot the runway and ended up in the bush in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Passengers on board the D...

Lagos APC Reps Endorses Ambode For Second Term In Office

February 17 Politics no comments

.Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (3rd right); APC minority Leader, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila (middle); Hon. James Abiodun Faleke (3rd left); Hon. Babajimi Adegoke Benson (2nd left); Hon. Nurudeen Akinwunmi (left)...

Nigeria Bomb Blasts Kill 18 At Fish Market

February 17 Politics no comments

Three suicide bombers have hit the town of Konduga in north-east Nigeria, killing at least 18 people. Two attacked a fish market and a third struck nearby, security sources said. Boko Haram jihadists are being blamed for...

Ramaphosa Elected As South Africa’s President

February 15 Politics no comments

South African lawmakers on Thursday selected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s new president after scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma resigned under pressure from his own ANC ruling party.

Lagos To Extend Reconstruction Of Int. Airport Road

February 12 Politics no comments

The Lagos State Government on Monday approved the extension of the ongoing reconstruction of the International Airport Road to Ladipo International Market axis along Oshodi Apapa Expressway. The Government also announced...

Nigeria’s Army Chief Buratai Loses Dad

February 9 Politics no comments

Mallam Yusuf Buratai, the father of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has passed away in Maiduguri on Friday morning, the Nigeria army has said. According to the Director of Public Relation of Nigeri...

Herdsmen Killings: Army Launches 44-Day Operation In Benue, Taraba

February 7 Politics no comments

The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that it will begin Exercise Ayem Akpatuma covering Benue, Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and Niger states in order to tackle the cases of kidnappings, herdsmen/farmers’ clashes among ...

Fulani Herdsmen Attack Ogun State, 30 Schools Closed Down

February 6 Politics no comments

SUSPECTED Fulani herdsmen have again attacked some communities in Ketu Local Council Development Area in Ogun State three days after a stakeholders’ meeting was held with the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu. ...

Election Year Won’t Derail Governance In Lagos -Ambode

January 25 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday, 25 January, 2018, allayed the fears in some quarters that the electioneering activities this year might slow down the tempo of infrastructural development being witn...

Boko Haram Kills 5 In Adamawa Town

January 19 Politics no comments

Five people were feared killed on Friday, 19 January, 2018 by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. Reports claim it was an early morning attack in Kaya village of Madagali in Adamawa, where five people lost their lives while...

Canadian, US Citizen Kidnapped In Nigeria

January 17 Politics no comments

.Two Police Escorts Killed – Reports say kidnappers have snatched a Canadian and an American in Nigeria. The said kidnap is said to have occurred on Tuesday evening around Kaduna-Abuja boundary when the armed kidna...

Benue Buries 73 Persons Killed By Fulani Herdsmen

January 11 Politics no comments

Reports say the Benue State government has buried the 73 ppeople killed by Fulani Herdsmen recently. The victims who died during the recent attack by Fulani herdsmen on villagers and farmers at Guma and Logo local govern...

4 Soldiers Killed, 107 Boko Haram Terrorists Dead

January 10 Politics no comments

.In Latest Battle Around Lake Chad – The troops of Operations Lafiya Dole have said over 107 Boko Haram terrorists were killed in an ongoing operation around Lake Chad general area in Nigeria’s northeast. In ...

Bayelsa Records Crime-Free Yuletide Celebrations

January 5 Politics no comments

The Bayelsa State Capital and surrounding towns as well as the creeks recorded a crime-free situation during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Dr. Boma Spero-Jack, the Special Adviser on Security to Governor Seria...

Benue Protesters Stone Governor Ortom

January 4 Politics no comments

The governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, was reportedly stoned while trying to calm protesters at Wurukum in Makurdi on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. According to reports, the protesters, who were aggrieved as a result o...

Suicide Bomber Kills 11 In Attack On Mosque

January 4 Politics no comments

.File photo for illustration only. – A teenage suicide bomber killed 11 people on Wednesday in an attack on a mosque in northeast Nigeria, the epicenter of the conflict with Islamist insurgency Boko Haram, two mili...

UK CEO, Wife, Sons Killed In Sydney Seaplane Crash

January 2 Politics no comments

The chief executive of British catering giant Compass Group Plc and four members of his family were killed when the seaplane they were flying in crashed into a Sydney river on New Year’s Eve. Richard Cousins, 58, c...

Obiano Grants Pardon To 71 Convicts

January 1 Politics no comments

The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has granted varying levels of pardon to no fewer than 71 convicted prisoners. This, according to Obiano’s Media Team, is aimed at marking the 2018 New Year celebratio...

Pen Cinema Bridge: Lagos To Enforce Partial Restriction Of Movement Fo...

January 1 Politics no comments

The Lagos State Government on Monday announced plans to enforce partial restriction of movement for motorists in Agege axis to accelerate the ongoing construction of Pen Cinema Flyover starting from January 4, 2018. In a...