Amnesty Programme to Train 500 Ex-militant Youths on Agric
The Presidential Amnesty Programme is set to train 500 former militant youths from the Niger Delta in various agriculture-related skills. The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme,…
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- Danjuma’s Allegations: Human Rights Body Slams Army Over Report — Civil Rights body, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA)…
- Court Orders Arrest of Nwajeh — The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered that a…
- Obasanjo Visits Afenifere Chieftains for ‘Reunion’ — Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday visited the leader…
- Police Pension Scam: Fourth Defendant Opens Defence — Mrs. Veronica Onyegbula, who is the fourth defendant in the…
- I’m Going Nowhere, Okorocha Dismisses Reports of Leaving APC — Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has dismissed the insinuations that…
- Army Kills 36 Herdsmen in Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba, Arrests Scores — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that 36 herdsmen were…
- Army Arrests 8 Bandits in Taraba — The Nigerian Army said on Monday that Troops of Sector…
- Metuh Collapses in Court, Defence Counsel Withdraws — A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party…
- Former VP, Atiku Abubakar Denies Visiting Jang in Jos Prison — Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said he never visited…
- Worker Knocks Off Seven Teeth of His Boss Over Unpaid Wages — For refusing to pay him his earned wages, a 23-year-old…
- 100 Secondary School Students Trafficked in 4 Months in Edo — No fewer than 100 students of Idogbo Secondary School, Benin,…
- Your Fuel Subsidy Regime Most Corrupt, PDP Tells Buhari — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu…
- Worshippers Foil Suicide Bomb Attack in Yobe Mosque — But for devine intervention, many Muslim faithful would have been…
- Omisore Dumps PDP for SDP to Contest Governorship Election — Senator Iyiola Omisore, a former Deputy Governor of Osun State…
- Unrelenting, Suspected Herdsmen Kill 6 in Benue — Suspected herdsmen have reportedly killed a Makurdi Primary School Head…
- APC Congress: Two Executives in Kogi, Parallel Congresses in Lagos — The Kogi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
- Odigie-Oyegun, Izunaso Are After Me, Okorocha Alleges — The Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has alleged that…
- Dogara Drags APC, Odigie-Oyegun, Others to Court Over Ward, LG Congresses in Bauchi — The recently concluded ward and local government congresses in Bauchi…
- Army Lunches ‘Whirl Stroke’ in Troubled Benue,Nasarawa,Taraba, Others Over Herdsmen, Farmers Clashes — To stem the tide of herdsmen and farmers clashes that…
- Danjuma’s Allegations: No Soldier Colluded with Militia to Attack Communities COAS — The Nigerian Army has described as baseless, the allegations made…
- AMCON Takes Possession of Stella Oduah’ Company Over N20bn Indebtedness — Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the Asset…
- Police Inspector Arrested for Extorting N5,000 from Victim — One Inspector Charles Omotosho, an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery…
Daily: August 19, 2016
Pastor Accused Of Sleeping With Colleague’s Wife
After reports and video of him flogging a pregnant youth and her lover circulated, Pastor David Obinim is in the news again. Seems like Ghanaian…
Navy Impounds 70,000 litres of Stolen Diesel in Rivers
Commodore Kennedy Egbuchulam, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, told newsmen on Friday that men of his Command impounded six large wooden…
Trump Says He Regrets Saying The ‘Wrong Thing’
For the first time since declaring his presidential run, Republican Donald Trump acknowledged that his caustic comments may have caused people pain, saying that he…
Panama Papers: Buhari Orders Probe Of Saraki, 7 Others
The senate president, Bukola Saraki, and his predecessor, David Mark, and other prominent Nigerians may be in fresh trouble as the Presidency has ordered the…
John Kerry To Meet Buhari On Boko Haram, Economy Next Week
*ALSO To Visit Kenya, Saudi Arabia U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled for a trip to Nigeria to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari…
One In Five Kano Kids Dies Before Age 5 – Survey
Recent Nigerian National Demographic Survey (NDHS) presented by Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health (PACFaH) has revealed that in Kano state, for every…
Naira Firms Up After CBN Dollar Sale
Nigeria’s naira ended 5.2 percent higher at 308 per dollar on Friday after the central bank sold dollars to support the currency, traders said. The…
Declare Niger Delta Republic Face Treasonable Felony – Police Warn Avengers
The Nigeria Police have warned members of the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) not to dare their planned declaration of Niger Delta Republic unless…
Breaking: Militants Attack NNPC Pipelines in Delta
A new militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, is believed to have attacked oil facilities at Owhrode community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta…
24 Nigerians Offered Scholarship to Study in Chinese Universities
Twenty four Nigerians have been offered scholarships by the Chinese government to study in various universities in China. This is part of efforts to strengthen…
I’m not Aware Jonathan, Wife Are Being Investigated – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has declared that he is not aware that former President Goodluck Jonathan and wife were being…
Nigerians Warn Niger Delta Avengers Against Independence Declaration
Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has incurred the wrath of Nigerians after vowing on Thursday, August 18 to declare independence of the south-south region…
