Boko haram insurgents have threatened to attack Banki a boundary town with Cameroon in desperate revenge against the military for taking down some of their key members and commanders in their campaign to end the lingering war. Security sources who spoke with the Nigerian Tribune in Maiduguri confirmed that the insurgents sent a daring memo
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state has described the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as the only hope for the survival of the Igbo race. He said the party has proved a viable option for sustaining the country’s democracy through its track record of good governance in the state. Obiano who made the assertion in
Following debates for reatructing, the Zazzau Emirate Development Association (ZEMDA), has recommended that 36 states be maintained for harmony, stability and interest of the minorities in the country. The association made the recommendation in a memo on restructuring in Nigerian signed by the President and Secretary General of the association, Ahmad Maccido and Muhammad Sani
Apparently worried by the increasing rate of accident onNigerian roads, a company, Asahi Brands has introduced nitrogen gas filled tyres in Kaduna. Speaking at the official opening of the company’s tyre service centre over the weekend, the Senior General Manager, Asahi Brands, Jagdish Prasad said air-filled tyres are more prone to road accidents due to
The Federal Government sas it will make the annual Calabar carnival a major foreign exchange earner for Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this on Sunday in Calabar while flagging off the third dry run of the 2017 carnival which has the theme ‘Migration’. He said that the carnival, which
Following the announcement Thursday of the release of $1-billion by the Federal Executive Council to tackle Boko Haram in the North East, Governor Nyesom Wike has declared that the APC Federal Government must as a matter of urgency release funds for tackling issues of environmental degradation and security in the Niger Delta. The Governor said
In keeping to its resolution to fight the abuse of drugs and other substances by Nigerian youth, the Senate is to hold a roundtable to discuss ways to fight the menace. The Senate’s roundtable will hold on Monday and Tuesday in Kano state and will have in attendance state governments, local governments, traditional rulers, the
The federal government has so far spent N1.5 billion for Home-Grown Schools Feeding Programme in Bauchi State. Special Assistant to governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar on Non-Governmental Organisations ( NGOs) and Social Investment Programmes, Mansur Soro disclosed this while briefing journalists in Bauchi. According to him, the school feeding programme is in its third phase in
The electoral commission, INEC, has dismissed two of its officials for their alleged roles in the electoral scandal involving the Kogi State Governor, Yahya Bello. Mr. Bello is accused of double voter registration, an allegation he denies. INEC in a statement on Thursday said, “Following reports of the alleged double registration by the Governor of
Some indigenous companies not registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have lifted Nigerian crude oil grades valued at $3.5 billion (about N1.1 trillion) in the last 10 months, an investigation by Daily Trust on Sunday revealed. A four-month enquiry into Nigerian and global corporate registries by our reporter showed that the repeated failure by