UN prepares emergency response for IDPs in North EastThe United Nations has begun preparation for emergency response to the most vulnerable people in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The...Wed Apr 1st, 2020 Read More → |
COVID-19: Cross River bans religious gatherings of more than 5 personsThe Cross River State government on Saturday banned all religious gatherings of more than five persons in the state. The ban was revealed in a statement by the Senior Special Adviser to the...Sat Mar 28th, 2020 Read More → |
Buhari approves procedure for appointment of new Perm SecsPresident Muhammadu Buhari has approved the procedure for the appointment of new permanent secretaries to fill the existing vacancies in 16 states of the federation. In a statement signed by Mrs...Tue Mar 24th, 2020 Read More → |
Buhari's chief of staff Abba Kyari tests positive for coronavirusThe Chief of Staff of the Nigerian president, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for coronavirus, multiple sources said on Tuesday. Kyari, a close ally to President Muhammadu Buhari, was away in...Tue Mar 24th, 2020 Read More → |
Insurgency denies 820,000 IDPs healthcare in North East, says WHOThe North East Emergency Manager for World Health Organisation (WHO),Dr. Collins Owill, has said that insecurity and hard-to-reach areas denied 820,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) access...Fri Mar 20th, 2020 Read More → |
COVID-19: Governors constitute sub-committee, pledge functional isolation centresKindly Share This Story: The Nigeria Governors‘ Forum (NGF) has set up a seven-member sub-committee to review the trend of the Coronavirus and global failing in petroleum price, as well...Thu Mar 19th, 2020 Read More → |
Government searches for contacts of five new coronavirus suspectsNigeria took sweeping measures yesterday to check the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the country and the rest of the world continued to face last-minute disruptions to schedules and...Thu Mar 19th, 2020 Read More → |
Reps begin investigations into Auno mass killings, super campsThe House of Representatives has begun investigations into the rationale behind setting up of super camps and withdrawal of troops from roads in the Northeast to camps by the Nigerian Army. The...Wed Mar 18th, 2020 Read More → |
Zulum, Buratai strategise to end terrorism in BornoBorno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum (left); former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.); and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.), who...Wed Mar 18th, 2020 Read More → |
Again, Amotekunisation as solution to insecurityThe widespread insecurity and escalating threat to safety in the country can no longer be denied. The routineness of impunity, the aloofness of the law over transgressions, and the triumph of...Tue Mar 17th, 2020 Read More → |
Police in Kano arrest 338 suspected criminalsThe Kano State Police Command on Wednesday said it has arrested 338 suspected criminals in its bid to rid the state of all forms of crimes. The Police Public Relations Officer,(PPRO), DSP...Wed Mar 11th, 2020 Read More → |
Boko Haram attack: Elders hold service in burnt churchKindly Share This Story: By Sam Eyoboka with Agency report FOUR Nigerian church elders held a Sunday service in their burnt church building on February 23, 2020, two days after Boko Haram...Sun Mar 8th, 2020 Read More → |
ICC condemns Fulani militants attack on Christian villageKindly Share This Story:…Village Leader killed, another injured By Sam Eyoboka INTERNATIONAL Christian Concern (ICC), a non-partisan, charitable organization focused on human rights,...Sun Mar 8th, 2020 Read More → |
Boko Haram will be wiped out soon, says NEDC chairmanDespite the rising killings of soldiers and civilians by insurgents in the North-east region, the Chairman of North East Development Commission (NEDC), Major-General Paul Tarfa (retd), has...Sat Mar 7th, 2020 Read More → |
Human Rights Watch accuses Nigeria Army of threatening aid workers' safetyHuman Rights Watch on Wednesday accused the Nigeria Army of threatening the safety and effectiveness of aid workers in northeast Nigeria. “Aid agencies are unable to respond effectively to...Wed Mar 4th, 2020 Read More → |
