The federal government has warned Nigerians resident in South Africa to guide against another round of xenophobic attacks against them and other foreigners. The warning which was contained a press statement by the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa in a press statement, Monday, may not be unconnected to a recent threat by a group, the Operation Dudula, which has Read More
The incident of last Tuesday where dare devil terrorists attacked the heavily fortified Kuje medium prison and caused disruption in the activities of the correctional centre will go down in history as one sore point in our nation’s development. However, a time-tested saying has it that life is 10 percent what happened to you and 90 percent how you react Read More
Manchester City regained top spot in the Premier League from Liverpool with a 3-0 win over Brighton on Wednesday, while Arsenal revived their push for the top four by beating Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool stormed to the top of the table by tearing Manchester United to shreds in a 4-0 win at Anfield on Tuesday. City were not Read More
Nigeria’s Super Eagles failed to make it to quarterfinal after losing to spirited Tunisia side 0-1 in the round of 16 of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. The loss for the country’s men senior team came on a day President Muhammadu Buhari called, and charged the players to go all out and win more games. Ahead of the Sunday’s Read More
A veteran and popular Nollywood actor Sam Obiago also known as Daddy Sam has passed on. The death of Daddy Sam who was said to ill in the past few days was disclosed by the President of Actors Guild of Nigeria Emeka Rollas on social media on Thursday morning. Details loading…
The supplementary governorship election in Anambra state taking place only in Ihiala local government area triggered panic when security agents shot sporadically in the air. The shootings reportedly instilled fear amongst residents who were preparing to vote earlier. Blueprint gathered that while many heading out to exercise their franchise scampered for safety, bullet hit a young (whose name is yet Read More
A 22-year-old man, Ismaila Raheem, has appealed to the police to forgive him, saying he is a first offender. The suspect who was paraded by the Osun state police command for alleged rape, confessed to the crime, saying that the victim has been his friend. He explained that the victim dumped him for a ‘yahoo boy’ and told him that Read More
The deputy Governor of Anambra state, Dr Nkem Okeke, has finally dumped All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), less than one month before the governorship election in the state. Dr. Okeke was received by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Okeke was led to the President by Read More
Dr Emem Omokaro would be inaugurated as the first director-general for the National Centre for Senior Citizens today. She tells AWAAL GATA how she would use the newly established centre, under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, to enhance the welfare of Nigerians who are 70 years and more through robust engagements with relevant stakeholders. How Read More
Despite mourning crew of its aircraft that crashed on Friday in Kaduna, the Nigerian Airforce is not losing sight of its mandate to restore peace in the country. On Sunday, the Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, issued a statement where he quoted Governor Nasir El-Rufai as commending NAF fighter jet crew for their Read More
The one-year of Professor Ibrahim Gambari as Chief of Staff in the State House Abuja forms the thrust of this piece by SUFUYAN OJEIFO Former External Affairs Minister, Professor Ibrahim Gambari stepped in the saddle as Chief of Staff, CoS, to President Muhammadu Buhari on May 13, 2020 fully prepared to chart a clear trajectory that is apolitical and non-pecuniary in Read More
The executive chairman, Michika local government area, Adamawa state, Hon. Micheal Shehu, Tuesday said the council is one of the worst hit by activities of Boko Haram. Consequently, he called on the federal government to come to the aid of his people who are still devastated by the impact of Boko Haram activities. Speaking with journalists in Yola, Shehu stated Read More
It was Thomas Hobbes, an English philosopher, who in his famous book Leviathan that described life as ‘nasty, brutish and short’ where the scramble for survival is the order of the day, where human adopts any possible means to exercise power over the other to feather his nest in pursuit of personal agenda – purely driven by survival instinct. For Read More
About 53 Judges of the Federal High Courts were affected by the recent re-posting and reshuffle across the 36 divisions in the country. While three judges are going to be moved out of Abuja, the court’s headquarters, four are being redeployed to fortify their ranks to make up 10. The development Blueprint reports was the first under the new Chief Judge, Justice Read More
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