BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI An acclaimed wife of Boko Haram factional leader, Mamman Nur, Fatima Mohammed has been arrested in Maiduguri by the operatives of the Borno state command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC). The Borno commander of the NSCDC, Ibrahim Abdullahi, while parading the suspect …

  The lower chamber of the National Assembly, House of Representatives, has mandated a Joint Committee on National Security and Intelligence and Public Procurement to investigate the Jon-Ode led Presidential Arms probe panel which was recently disbanded by the federal government. The Joint Committee chaired by both Hon. Aminu Sani …

The Ohaneze Youth Parliament and Arewa Youth Parliament on April 19, 2017 passed a vote of confidence in Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the vigour he has brought to the operation of the anti-graft agency. Okonkwo Patrick, Speaker of the Ohaneze …

 The Commander, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Ibrahim Abdu Hassan, has paid a courtesy call on the Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Don Awunah, on April 18, 2017 and  pledged the readiness of the Brigade to collaborate with the Police in the fight against crime and …

  President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the Chanchangi family on the death of Alhaji Ahmadu Chanchangi, business mogul and one of Nigeria’s outstanding philanthropists. President Buhari, in a statement by  Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President Media & Publicity, also commiserated with the Government and …

Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG, in charge of Southwest geo-political zone, Foluso Adebanjo on Wednesday commended the security arrangement in Lagos State, urging other States to adopt the synergy among security agencies in the State. Addressing journalists at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja shortly after a courtesy visit to …

Sokoto’s 15,000 metric tonnes new organic fertiliser plant will begin production in December, officials overseeing the establishment of the factory have said. Already, the state government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise documentation of its 40 percent stake in the company, while IML Ltd, a consortium of private …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has stated that local governments in the state have made no financial contributions whatsoever, towards the execution of state government projects across the nooks and crannies of the state. The governor explained that his administration executes its developmental projects through federal allocations, grants or …

The timely completion of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway that paved the way for the re-opening of the airport, after a six-weeks closure, has shown the ability of the Buhari Administration to rise up to any occasion, irrespective of how daunting the challenge may be. In a statement issued in Addis Ababa, …

Following its injection of $280 million into the Foreign Exchange Market on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) again on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, carried out spot, wholesale interventions in the interbank FOREX market by offering a total sum of $100m to authorized dealers to meet …

  The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Tony Attah, Wednesday in Lagos, publicly presented the company’s Facts and Figures on NLNG 2017 publication, a compendium of the NLNG business. The publication was presented in the presence of the company’s Deputy Managing Director, Sadeeq Mai-Bornu; …

If you are an ordinary Nigerian looking for where to invest your little savings, just approach any stock broker in the country and ask whether they are authorised to sell the Federal Government Savings Bond (FGNSB).  If you get a Yes answer, tell them you’re interested in investing your little …

  President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into the allegations of violations of law and due process made against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr David Babachir Lawal, in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North East (PINE). The President, according …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday commended the efforts of the Ministries of Transport, Power, Works and Housing, the security agencies, Kaduna State Government, the contractor, Julius Berger, and others, on the successful completion of work on the runway and re-opening of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, 24 hours ahead of the …

  The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will induct two newly acquired Mi-35M attack helicopters into its inventory to help improve the aerial component of the counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram terrorists in the North East. The Chairman of Organising Committee, NAF DAY Celebrations 2017, Air Vice Marshal (AVM), …

 SUSPECT: Endurance Ominisan ‘M’ aka Mighty a native of Arogbo town in Ondo State (deceased) EXHIBITS: one (1) Turkish pistol Five (5) live ammunition iii.         Four (4) ammunition shells Concerned by the gruesome murder of four (4) Police men and an Army officer, the Inspector general of Police, IGP Ibrahim …

Governments and private donors pledge US$812 million around five-day summit in Geneva; World Health Organization releases data showing medicines to prevent NTDs reach nearly a billion people each year GENEVA, Switzerland, April 19, 2017/ — This week, leaders from governments, pharmaceutical companies and charitable organizations convened at a five-day summit …

  Calls for greater African and international collaboration on illicit financial flows to drive accelerated revenue growth and improved government efficiency. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, is in Washington DC this week, attending the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings. The Minister is participating in a range of events …

  Three persons out of the people that attacked the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC’s patrol team in Igbo – Ukwu in Anambra state, recently , have been arrested by the Anambra State Special Anti -Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police . According to Bisi Kazeem , Head, Media Relations …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI In its determination to ensure cordial relationship between the military and other sister security organizations, the theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Lucky Irabor has organized a get together party in the spirit of Easter, so that the operatives can rub minds and understand each …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said that his administration would take necessary steps to eliminate any incidence of multiple taxation in the State, especially at the local government level. The Governor, who spoke when he received the Chair Occupier, Lagos State Professorial Chair in Tax and Fiscal …

The Media Aide to the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has confirmed the searching, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), of the flat occupied by the former Governor in the building in Ikoyi Lagos where the Agency last week discovered large sums of money in …

 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, underscored its determination to sustain liquidity in the foreign exchange market with the injection of $280 million into various sectors of the market and the commencement of its weekly $20,000 sale to licensed Bureaux de Change. It also further …

From; Madu Ezenoha The Enugu state Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Charles Ndukwe, has attributed the exit of Rangers from the CAF competition to the Coach’s incompetence. Ndukwe contradicted the Acting chief Coach of the defending champions of the Nigeria professional football league NPFL, Rangers Inter. FC, Chukwuma  Agbo, that …