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OPC, Vigilante Group nab Notorious Fulani warlord Iskilu Wakili arrested in Oyo
Barely a week after his second-in-command, Isiaka Muhammadu, was arrested alongside four others, notorious Fulani warlord allegedly terrorising Oyo communities, Iskilu Wakili has been nabbed.
Wakili arrest was confirmed by the…
Just In: APC pulls out of Delta LG polls over alleged irregularities
Midway into the ongoing local government election in Delta State, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has pulled out of the exercise alleging deliberate plans by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in.the state to…
Bandits attack Kaduna airport, staff quarters, abduct eleven
At least nine persons were reportedly abducted in the wee hours of Saturday when suspected bandits attacked the staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, at the Kaduna Airport.
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Niger returns internet after post-election blackout
Internet connectivity was restored in Niger late Friday, an AFP journalist found, after ten days of interruption following unrest over official results handing the ruling-party candidate a win in last month’s presidential…
Zulum vows to protect Dikwa residents from Insurgents’ attacks
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has told residents of destroyed Dikwa to be patient and resilient as the government is doing something to protect them from insurgency attacks.
Dikwa was temporarily captured by Boko Haram in a…
Just in: Buhari, Osinbajo receive COVID-19 vaccines
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo were on Saturday vaccinated against COVID-19.
Buhari was vaccinated by his personal physician, Dr. Suhayb Sanusi, at about 11.51am at a brief ceremony witnessed by top…
COVID-19: NPHCDA budgets N10.6bn for Nationwide transportation of vaccines
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency says it has budgeted the sum of N10.6bn to transport COVID-19 vaccine to the 36 states and the 774 local government areas as well as the Federal Capital Territory and the five…
Mustapha: COVID-19 vaccination certificate’ll soon become travel requirement
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha on Saturday asked Nigerians to make themselves available for vaccination against the rampaging virus.
He said COVID-19 vaccination certificate will soon…
Shiite cleric tells pope Iraq Christians should live in peace
Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the authority for most of the world’s Shiite Muslims, told Pope Francis in a historic meeting in the Iraqi city of Najaf Saturday that the country’s Christians should live in “peace.”
The meeting, on…
Ghana set for LNG imports to support Nigerian gas supply
Baring any further change of plans, Ghana will in the coming weeks become first Liquefied Natural Gas importer in sub-Saharan Africa, with the terminal at the port of Tema set to receive its maiden cargo.
LNG will add to…