archiveJuly 2020

The Nigerian military has reintegrated 601 ex-Boko Haram terrorists into the society. They reintegrated terrorists include 14 foreign nationals from Cameroon, Chad and Niger. The Coordinator, Operation Safe Corridor, Major General Bamidele Shafa made the announcement on Saturday. The former fighters were freed at the DRR Camp in Mallam Sidi,...

Nigerian Musician, Joel Amadi, says herdsmen have shot his father dead in Zikpak Village, Kafanchan located in the southern part of Kaduna State. Amadi, who is signed to record label, Kennis Music, said this on Twitter on Saturday. He tweeted, “It’s just been confirmed that my lovely dad is dead,...

A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has described the endless carnage in Southern Kaduna as terrorism. He said the incessant spilling of blood in the area was as a result of inept leadership by both the federal and state governments, who had...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to reversed the six per cent tenancy and lease stamp duty agreement in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Wabba said that the Congress noted with dismay the new policy...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has given assurance that the Senate will ensure that every part of Nigeria will continue to receive a just and fair deal. "I want to assure you that the Senate will always stand by National interest" Lawan told a delegation of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo,...

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on Friday confirmed the receipt of applications for licences of four companies to transact insurance business in Nigeria. The companies are; Heir Insurance Ltd. (General); Stanbic IBTC Insurance Ltd; Heirs Life Assurance Ltd.; and Enterprise Life Assurance Company Nigeria Ltd.. The commission made the confirmation...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, at the State House, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents after the closed door meeting, Buni, who is also the Chairman of APC Caretaker/National...

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Friday, inaugurated the state Community Policing Advisory Committee. Makinde said at the inauguration that it would deepen the security architecture in the state, thereby nipping insecurity issues in the bud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that community policing is an initiative...

Trading on the nation’s bourse returned to the negative territory on Friday with key market indices declining by 0.35 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index (ASI) dipped 85.04 points to close at 24,427.73 compared with 24,512.77 achieved on Thursday. In the same vein, the market capitalisation of listed equities lost...

The 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) season will begin on Sept. 12 and the final round of matches will be held on May 23, the league announced on Friday. The new season, originally scheduled to begin on Aug. 8, has been delayed this year after the Premier League suspended the...