The stand-off between operatives of the Department of State and the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), continued today, with the former military officials holed up in his palatial home at 13 John Khadiya Street, Asokoro. The security operatives are insisting on arresting and taking him to their headquarters on the precincts…
Keen observers of Nigeria’s foreign policy and diplomatic practice are divided in their disposition to the proposed visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United States. To members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), there is a sense of celebration that Nigeria is returning to international reckoning with the proposed visit but most Nigerians…
A twin explosion rocked the city of Gombe, the Gombe capital killing at least 50 people and injuring several others. The victims were doing their last-minute shopping for today’s sallah celebration. Police commissioner Kudu Nma Abdullahi confirmed the incident at the State Specialist Hospital where some of the victims were receiving treatment. He said the…
The emerging trend of Boko Haram terrorists’ killings and wanton destructions of properties in the recent days points to increasing intensity and unrelenting determination to overrun the military and indeed instill fears in people. The authorities of the Nigerian Army have confirmed that 50 people lost their lives in two bomb explosions that rocked Damaturu, the…
The sack of all service chiefs on Monday has thrown military formations nationwide into anxiety over more imminent sacks, promotions and new appointments. President Muhammadu Buhari, in a clean sweep, removed and replaced against all the service chiefs, including the national security adviser (NSA). The first casualty of the president’s action is the Chief of…
A suspected group of Boko Haram sect yesterday invaded Hambagtha and Limankara in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State killing scores of people and destroying houses. This came as three persons suspected to be members of the sect were apprehended in Terminus area of Jos North local government area of Plateau State but the…
The Association of Senior Civil Servants has demanded a minimum wage of N46,000 for workers. The union’s Secretary-General, Mr. Bashir Lawal, in Lagos State, on Wednesday, said that the existing N18, 000 minimum wage could not meet the socio-economic demands of workers. According to him, a minimum wage of N46,000 demand was arrived at after…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Wednesday that he chose the late former President Umaru Yar’ Adua as his successor because the others, who wanted the post, were corrupt. Obasanjo said one of the people who wanted to succeed him in 2007 was “stinkingly corrupt” and that the only way he (Obasanjo) could justify himself…
Non-payment of 7 Months’ Salaries: Kwara Council Workers Commence Indefinite Strike.
Ahead of the Eid-el- Fitr celebrations, security agencies in Kwara state have deployed about 10,000 personnel to maintain peace and security during the period. Already, security has been beefed up in Ilorin metropolis as well as the Eidi praying ground, Ilorin. The spokesman of the State Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ajayi Okasanmi…