Army debunks report of mass killing in Abia
Army debunks report of mass killing The Nigerian Army (NA) has denied report making rounds in the social media that troops are on vengeance mission in some communities in Abia ...
No rift between Wike and I – Secondus
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has denied the existence of a rift between him and Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike over control of affairs ...
Buhari salutes Gen Abdulsalami at 79
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), on his 79th birthday. In a statement issued Sunday, the President joined family members and ...
Nwoko backs FG on Twitter suspension, worried ahead 2023 general elections
A former member of the House of Representatives, Ned Nwoko, has stated that going by happenings in the country in the last two years, the possibility of holding the general ...
2023: I’m in Benue guber contest on rescue mission – Dr Ubwa
Benue state governorshipaspirant under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Dr Ubwa Sunday said he will improve on agriculture and open rural roads to enable farmers transport their ...
Chekene emerges Kuje APC caretaker c’ttee chair, pledges unity
The All Progressives Congress, FCT chapter has appointed Hon Usman Abubakar Chekene (Dan-baba) as the new caretaker committee chairman of the party in Kuje area council. Hon Chikene’s appointment followed ...
Govt must confront poverty, inequality – Amaechi
Minister of Transport, Mr. Rotimi Chibuike Amechi, weekend said no meaningful progress could be made in Nigeria unless government addresses inequality and extreme poverty bedeviling the nation. Amechi stated this ...
June 12: Bala empowers 1, 200 women, youth with N150m materials
To celebrate the June 12 Democracy Day, Governor Bala Mohammed Saturday empowered 1, 200 women and youth in Zaki and Gamawa local government areas with materials worth N150 million. The ...
Anambra 2021: Al-Makura commends patriots for raising APC members’ consciousness
A former governor of Nasarawa state, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has commended All Progressives Congress (APC) Patriots Anambra for raising the consciousness of the party on credible primary election. He is ...
Police repel robbery on Gusau-Sokoro road
Zamfara state Police command Sunday said it succeeded in repelling an armed robbery attack by large number of suspected bandits along Gusau - Sokoto Road, near Dogon Karfe in Bakura ...
3 days after invasion, abduction at Kaduna poly, bandits kidnap 12 In Zaria
Kaduna state Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of 12 persons in a new residential area of Kofar Gayan/Kofar Kona axis of Zaria, Kaduna state. The incident, according to ...
Ogun: Police Arrests Woman For Selling Her Two Daughters For N300,000
A 35 year old housewife, Blessing Ebuneku Agoro has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for selling her two biological daughters, Semilore Agoro of 4 years old ...
Insurgency: How thousands of Soldiers were maimed – Army
The Nigeria Army declared Saturday in Kaduna that several thousands of Soldiers and their counterparts in other sister security agencies have been maimed in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency ...
Breaking: Money tears #IStandWithBuhari supporters apart as Police disperse anti-government protesters
There is disunity among members of a group known as #IStandWithBuhari as they engaged themselves in a fight at the Unity Fountain, Abuja on Saturday. Blueprint learnt that the leaders ...
Zamfara: Bandits kill 50 in fresh attack
No fewer than 50 People have been reported killed by Bandits in five villages of Zurmi Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara state in a fresh attack. Witness identified as ...
A non governmental organisation involved in boosting food input in the country is also stepping up the effort in Kogi ...
Boosting food production; a private initiative to the rescue
At different times, they served Nigeria meritoriously in various capacities, but many years after their exit from the public scene, ...
Owing to poor and tardy preparations, Nigeria is often caught in the web of emergency situations. ELEOJO IDACHABA in this ...
Business
Ndume to Buhari: Don’t spend foreign loans on salaries, overhead
Chairman Senate Committee on Army Ali Ndume has counselled the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration against using foreign loans to finance recurrent expenditure like salaries and overhead. The lawmaker, who represents Borno ...
Democracy day: Some reflections on democratising Nigerian capital market
Since the return to democracy, the Nigerian capital market has grown in leaps and bounds resulting in improved service delivery and enhanced market access for operators. As an aside, the ...
Dangote’s $2bn urea fertilizer plant pushes out 120 trucks everyday
After months of speculations, Dangote Urea fertilizer is now finally on sales nationwide and it currently pushes out a minimum of 120 trucks per day across the country Group ...
