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In the build-up to the 2023 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja urged foreign envoys in Nigeria to be guided by diplomatic practices to ensure that their activities remain within the limits of their profession. Receiving Letters of Credence at State House from the Ambassadors of Japan, European …

  Despite a court ruling, the Nigerian Army is yet to reinstate Colonel Auwal Suleiman, the brain behind the establishment of the popular civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) and who coordinated the arrest of 377 Boko Haram terrorists in 2009. Colonel Suleiman was among 38 Army officers compulsorily retired by …

President Muhammadu Buhari will, today, Monday October 25, 2021, depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the investment conference organized by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. The President will be joined at the 5th edition of the flagship investment event by business executives from Nigeria, bankers, Captains of industry …

The overcrowded Oyo Medium Security Custodial Centre, in Oyo State, was attacked by yet to be identified gunmen at about 2130hrs on Friday 22nd October, 2021. The Custodial Centre was established in 2007 with a capacity of 160 inmates but at the time of the attack, it had a total …

Attack aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have eliminated scores of insurgents suspected to be members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), in Yobe State, PRNigeria learnt The ISWAP terrorists, it was learnt, were killed on Saturday, by aggressive airstrikes of the Air Task Force of …

By Muftau Ogunyemi Akure, Oct. 23, 2021 Police in Ondo State on Saturday confirmed the abduction of two little girls of nursery and kindergarten classes and the stealing of their mother’s car in Akure. DSP Funmilayo Odunlami, Police Public Relations Officer in Ondo State told the News Agency of Nigeria …

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja urged Ogoni Leaders to sensitize indigenes on value of protecting national assets like pipelines and other oil installations, saying wilful damages usually create more havoc on their environment and hamper development in the area. Receiving some leaders and people of Ogoni Land at the …

Three attack jets of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF have bombarded scores of Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, in the North East. PRNigeria gathered that the bombardments of the jets were executed at an Island in Tumbun, near Lake Chad. A military source, said following credible intelligence that …

Pan Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said that the production of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in court, Thursday, October 21, 2021, is largely due to “the diplomatic engagements” of the organisation under the leadership of Ambassador (Professor) George Obiozor. A statement by  Chiedozie …

A vivid account of how a Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) passenger train was attacked by armed bandits on the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor has been given by a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) official in Abuja. The official, DCC Okafor C. P, DACs Abuja District, NSCDC, in a report, said that …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Oct. 21, 2021 A Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday fixed Nov. 10 for hearing the application of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, challenging the competency of the charge preferred against him by the Federal Government Justice Binta Nyako fixed …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, October 21, 2021 received Security Briefing from Service Chiefs at the State House, Abuja. Photos by Tolani Alli shows some of those at the briefing.

….Turkey, Nigeria sign eight major agreements on energy, defence, industry, mining, others President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja heaped praises on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for opening his country’s borders to accommodate millions of refugees in dire need of humanitarian support. Speaking at a joint press conference on the …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 20, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who is on a two-day official visit to Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the visiting president arrived at the presidential villa at about 11.10a.m, and was …

The Nigerian troops on Monday eliminated at least 16 ISWAP terrorists in Jere Local Government of Borno State. PRNigeria gathered that the troops eliminated the insurgents while repelling an attack launched by the terror group at Chabbal community within the axis. The insurgents entered the town through the Mafa axis …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is produced in court on Thursday, October 21, 2021 to prove to the global community that he “is not only hale and hearty but that shady judicial process is not contemplated while on trial.” The pan …

… Nigerian Army refuses to reinstate other sacked Military Officers despite NASS’ Resolutions, Court orders Nine Major Generals and seven Brigadier Generals ‘arbitrarily’ sacked by the Nigerian Army in 2016 for unjustifiable reasons have been technically eased out of the service, despite interventions of Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and …

In yet another recognition of his efforts since becoming the GMD/CEO of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari has been honoured with the “The Sun Man of The Year Award”, the biggest recognition by The Sun Publishing Company Ltd, publishers of The Sun Newspaper titles. Kyari, according to a statement by …

The Chairman of Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, has released the revised travel protocol into Nigeria effective Monday, October 25, 2021 as follows:  Travellers arriving in Nigeria must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result conducted not more …

By Isaiah Eka Uyo, Oct. 15, 2021 The Police Command in Akwa Ibom said it had rescued two babies stolen from their parents at gunpoint in the state. One of the infants is aged one month and three weeks while the other is six months old. The Akwa Ibom Police …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 15, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed door with Lagos based Cleric, Pastor Tunde Bakare, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, Bakare described his visit to Villa as private. Commenting on …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 14, 2021 The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, says security agencies have so far neutralised 250 bandits and captured over 600 since the interruption of communication facilities in Zamfara, parts of Niger, Sokoto and Kaduna states. Irabor revealed this at the resumed …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has lashed out at the Chairman of Daar Communications Ltd., Chief (Dr.) Raymond Dokpesi for saying that no candidate for the presidency from the Southern part of the country could win the 2023 election. The position, canvassed by Dokpesi in a recent interview with Daily Trust Newspaper, …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja directed cabinet ministers and permanent secretaries to redouble their efforts and work in synergy toward total delivery of this Administration’s set target to improve livelihood of all Nigerians. The President, who gave the directive at the end of the two-day Mid-term Ministerial performance review …

Two fighter helicopters of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Tuesday foiled a terrorist attack on Ngamdu, a border town between Yobe and Borno States. PRNigeria gathered that the terrorists had attempted to attack a military base in the area before they were stopped by the troops who had been put  …