Bill for Scrapping NYSC Reaches Second Reading
The National Youth Service Corps is likely on its way out as the House of Representatives is considering its discontinuation on account of several challenges bedeviling the scheme. The Constitution…
Editorial: Asaba Declaration and Northern Ethnic Jingoists
It would have been enough to dismiss the recent provocative comments by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami who tried to create a false equivalency…
Buhari Mourns Death of Chief of Army Staff, Gen Atttahiru, Others in Plane Crash
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of the country’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers in an air crash. A…
HURIWA to Agric minister: Build N30m Church, Shrine Each or face Lawsuit
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, must approve the sum of N30m each to construct a church and a shrine just as he approved the same amount…
Chief of Army Staff, Gen Atttahiru Dies in Plane Crash
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in an air crash along with some of his aides. A military Beachcraft 350 aircraft conveying the Army Chief…
Editorial: Ben Ayade as metaphor for Nigeria’s dog-eat-dog politics
After four years of speculation, feet dragging and rabid denials, the defection of Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade from the main opposition PDP to the ruling APC, dramatizes in…
Gunmen on Killing Rampage, kill Catholic cleric in Katsina, Emir’s Son in Kontagora
It was yet another killing spree for gunmen in parts of northern Nigeria, as they killed a Catholic Priest and the first son of an Emir. They also abducted a…
Nigerians to submit phone IDs in three months – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission has said Nigerians will have to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity of their phones to it from July. This is part of NCC’s move to…
IGP puts Abuja, Plateau Police Commands on alert over planned attacks by Boko Haram, ISWAP
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali has put the Commissioners of Police in the Federal Capital Territory and Plateau State on alert over planned attacks by Boko Haram…
US Ready to help Nigeria with Drones to Fight insecurity
Indications emerged Thursday that the American government is prepared to supply drones to Nigeria as part of that country’s commitment to overcome security challenges in Nigeria. This was revealed on…