41 INEC offices destroyed in 14 states, says chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said 41 of its offices were attacked in 14 states since 2019. Its chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said […]
IG: Agitation for State Police Unnecessary
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr. Usman Alkali, yesterday described the clamour for state police, which topped demands at zonal public hearings on constitution […]
CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF HOLDS MAIDEN MEETING WITH NAVAL PERSONNEL IN ABUJA AREA, CHARGES THEM TO REMAIN COMMITED TO THE SERVICE
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has charged officers and men of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to maintain a high […]
PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS FAROUK YAHAYA AS THE NEW CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF (COAS)
President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. Prior to his appointment Major General Yahaya was the […]
PROFILE OF MAJOR GENERAL FARUK YAHAYA- The Newly Appointed COAS
Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on 5 January 1966 in Sifawa and hails from Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State. He was granted […]
Insecurity: Borno, Yobe reject state police
Though among the worst-hit by the continued deterioration of insecurity occasioned by the Boko Haram insurgency, Borno and Yobe have rejected calls for the creation […]
My abductors wanted me to call off protest, says IYC boss
President Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, Peter Igbifa, has relieved his ordeals in the hands of his abductors. He said they wanted him to call […]
Ijaw youths shut flow station, NDDC offices, East-West Road
The fragile peace in the Southsouth was breached by the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), which yesterday made good its threat to protest Federal Government’s failure to inaugurate a […]
Governor El-Rufai Sacks 19 Political Appointees
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has fired 19 political appointees in the state as part of his administration’s move to “rightsize” the public service in the state. […]
TROOPS BUST BOKO HARAM LOGISTICS STOCKPILE, NAB FUEL SUPPLIER
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Tuesday, May 27, 2021 raided a suspected Boko Haram logistics stockpile in Kurkareta town, Yobe State. Items recovered during […]