archiveFebruary 26, 2021

  President Muhammadu Buhari says security forces have not moved against bandits in the country because of the fear of “heavy casualties of innocent villagers and hostages” that may be suffered in such operations. The President, who was reacting to the ceaseless incidences of kidnaps and mindless attacks on citizens,...

Activist Aisha Yesufu, says the “body language” of President Muhammadu Buhari emboldens bandits and terrorists in the country to continue their heinous acts. Yesufu was reacting to the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls from Jangebe in Zamfara State by gunmen suspected to be bandits. The rate of mass abduction of...

says 2 surveillance helicopters deployed The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu on Friday disclosed that the military, police, Department of State Security, and other security operatives have commenced coordinated search and rescue operations on the Zamfara abducted school girls. Suspected bandits in Hilux vehicles and a number of...

President, Centre for Change, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin has called on the Federal Government to learn from history over an attempt to arrest Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. A joint team of soldiers, DSS and the police attempted to arrest Igboho on Friday afternoon on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway....

The Department of State Services (DSS) has reacted to a report going round about its purported attempt to arrest Yoruba activist, Sunday Ighoho on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. The DSS, in a statement, said it never attempted to arrest Igboho at any time, adding that the report was fake. A...

Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN), on Thursday, inaugurated documented onion exports through Illela land border in Sokoto state. Launching the programme, Mr Abdulrahameed Ma’aji, the Area Controller of Nigerian Custom Service (NCS), in charge of Sokoto and Zamfara states, urged producers and marketers to utilize the opportunity...

The Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN) has tasked the government to boost the manufacturing sector to make it compete favourably in Africa, especially with the takeoff of the African Continent Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA). The President of MAN, Mr Mansur Ahmed, represented by Mr Samuel Kolawole, the Vice President, MAN...

 The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele, has urged Bank CEOs and other stakeholders to work together to reset the Nigerian economy to achieve massive growth. Emefiele gave the advice at a one-day Special Summit on the Economy, organised by the Vanguard Newspaper in collaboration...

The market capitalisation of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday lost N155 billion amid increased profit taking. Speficially, the capitalisation, which opened at N20.978 trillion lost N155 billion or 0.74 per cent to close at N20.823 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index shed 295.60 points or 0.74 per cent to close...

 The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, says the investment drive of his administration has been yielding dividends in key sectors of the economy. Fayemi spoke when he received the top management team of Sterling Bank led by the Divisional Head, Retail, Mr Shina Atilola, on Friday, in Ado-Ekiti. The...