The presidency has responded to the Easter message delivered by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah.
In his homily on Sunday, April 4, the Catholic cleric said that insecurity, especially terrorism, has degenerated since 2015 President Buhari came into power.
Responding, the Presidency described Kukah's message as ungodly.
In...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, March 31, approved a mass training for the State’s law enforcement agents on the use of body-worn cameras, ahead of the deployment of the digital tools for security operations across the State.
The three-day training, which will commence in May, will be facilitated by...
There was tension on Thursday night at Ugwuachara in Ebonyi State after suspected Fulani Herdsmen stormed the area to carry out an attack on the members of the community.
According to report gathered by newsmen, youths of the community resisted the Fulani herdsmen that invaded the community with different kinds...
It was a case of religious extremism taken too far coupled with the demonstration of jungle justice when a middle-aged water vendor in Sade Village of Darazo LGA in Bauchi state, Talle Mai Ruwa, was set ablaze and burnt to ashes by yet to be arrested religious bigots.
Information has...
A 37-year-old man Babangida Sodiq Adamu has shared his experience after marrying two wives on the same day.
Adamu who outlined the benefits of marrying two women in an interview with BBC Pidgin, said he enjoys more than men who married only one wife.
The man who stated that everything he enjoys...
31-year-old Pastor of Gathering of Saints church in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe has been arraigned in court for reportedly breaking into his 46-year-old ex-lover’s home and mercilessly assaulting her.
It was gathered that the incident occurred after Maritha Khumalo who refused to allow the Pastor into her home at Entumbane, locked herself in.
Pastor Nkomo was said...
One Joshua Alabama Gwebe has reportedly been arrested for posting a false story on social media against the Vice-Chancellor Benue State University, Makurdi, Prof Joe Tor Iorapuu.
It was gathered that Gwebe, had in a Facebook post alleged that Prof Iorapuu slapped a student in the premises of the University.
According to Gwebe, a former...
The family of a British contractor, Philip Mawer, that's been missing since ISIS militants attacked the town of Palma in northern Mozambique just over a week ago says they presume he has died.
Dozens of people were killed and hundreds are still unaccounted for following the days-long attack by the...
Heaps of yam tubers and other food items worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire which razed the popular Namu Central Yam Market of Qu’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The cause of the fire which occurred in the early hours of Monday, March 29,...
A Nigerian man from Delta state is set to tie the knot with two women on the same day.
According to their wedding invitation which is currently making the rounds on social media, the man, Samson Uthuko Uloho will be getting married to Evelyn and Faith in Isoko South Local...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged politician and media mogul, Raymond Dokpesi and his firm, Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited, of the charges of money laundering brought against him in the N2.1 billion Dasuki trial.
Col Sambo Dasuki who was the National Security Adviser (NSA) during the...
The deadline for NIN-SIM linkage has been extended from April 6 to May 6, 2021 by the federal government.
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami said in a statement on Friday April 2 that the request for the extension was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari and he endorsed...
Three persons were on Thursday April 1, arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrate for reportedly forging a COVID-19 test certificate.
The suspects identified as Emmanuel Adelegan; Ibrahim Abubakar and Tope Shoaga were charged with conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence and forgery after being arrested by the Lagos state police command...
A 50 year old man, Azeez Agboola, was on Wednesday, March 31, arrested by men of Ogun state police command, for unlawfully parading himself as a legal practitioner.
The suspect, a resident of Oko Afor area of Badagry Lagos state, was arrested while appearing as a counsel before Chief Magistrate...
Reno Omokri says he will be staging a #HarassBuhariOutofLondon march at the Abuja House in the United Kingdom on Friday, April 2.
President Buhari is currently in the UK for a routine medical checkup.
In a video posted online this afternoon, Reno said the President cannot be allowed to go to the UK to seek...
Thirty-four suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested in Oyo and Lagos State.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday, April 1, that the suspects were apprehended in separate operations in Ibadan and Lagos.
“Twenty-four of the suspects, most of whom claimed to be undergraduates,...
The Special Assistant to Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on School Monitoring, Akpiko North LGA, Ogbonnia Oko Enyim, has resigned his appointment.
In the resignation contained in a letter dated Tuesday, March 30, 2021, Enyim accused the Governor of showing undue interest in his younger sister, Oby.
"Your Excellency, Sir, your...
A photographer has captured the raw moment a Nigerian mother and her only daughter were criying profusely at the latter's wedding held in Maiduguri, Borno State.
According to BigHwedding, who posted the photos on Tuesday, March 30, mother and daughter share a special and admirable bond.
"Aisha & her mom have...
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 2nd, and Monday, April 5 as public holiday to mark this year’s Easter Celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration today March 30.
In a statement released by the Director of Press in the Ministry, Mohammed Manga, Aregbesola urged Christians to emulate the...
The rapist during his appearance in the Verulam magistrate’s court
A 46-year-old man who raped his 10-year-old stepdaughter close to 1,000 times over five years was sentenced to nine life terms in the Durban high court in South Africa on Friday, March 26.
The man was further given a 173-year prison...
President Buhari is currently in a meeting with the service chiefs at the statehouse Abuja. The meeting comes before he travels to the UK for his medical trip on Tuesday March 30.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is also attending the meeting. See more photos below
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Photos shared online has captured moment Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State stopped his convoy to assist some women and girls who were gathering firewood by the roadside.
Though the part of the state where this occurred is still unclear, the governor was seen surrounded by his security aides who helped...
National Leader of All Progressives Congress and former Governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu has asked President Buhari to recruit 50 million youths into the army to tackle insecurity in the country.
Tinubu made the appeal at the 12th colloquium to celebrate his 69th birthday in Kano State, on Monday March...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano and one of the leaders of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo has stated that APC Chieftain, Bola Tinubu's colloquium which was held in Kano on Monday March 29 has nothing to do with national unity.
Gwarzo described it...
President Buhari will on Tuesday, March 30, leave Nigeria for the UK for his routine medical checkup.
A statement released by presidential media aide, Femi Adesina, this night, March 29, says the President will be back in Nigeria in the second week of April.
''President Muhammadu Buhari proceeds to London, the...
Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have concluded plans to embark on an indefinite strike on Thursday, April 1.
The strike will be coming on the heels of the expiration of the 60-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government on January 25 for the payment of arrears of...
There was a Mild Drama this morning at Sam Mbakwe cargo airport involving Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, Obi of Obinugwu ancient kingdom in Orlu LGA of Imo State and Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator representing Imo West senatorial district in the National Assembly, aboard Air Peace flight to Abuja this morning.
According...
Burna Boy's homecoming concert for winning a Grammy was held yesterday March 27, in Rivers state.
One of the highlight of the event was Burna Boy being gifted a land in Old GRA, Port Harcourt and money to build by Governor Nyesom Wike.
Governor Wike also promised to give artistes who performed at...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed N6.98 service charge on Nigerians for all USSD transactions.
A statement jointly signed by the apex bank and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and released today March 16, says customers will pay a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction every time they...
A couple chose to call attention to the poor state of a road in their state by staging their honeymoon there.
The pair got a bed and placed it in the middle of the terrible Ohi-Orogwe road in Imo state.
In one of the photos, the man is seen carrying his...
The presidency has debunked claims of an alleged rift between President Buhari and his strong ally, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President Garba Shehu, the Presidency stated that reports of a rift between the two leaders of the APC...
Unemployed graduates, Hamza Alkali Kolo and Hauwa Usman, have welcomed quadruplets in Bida, Niger state.
Hauwa delivered the quadruplets, three girls and one boy at the Federal Medical Centre Bida. The ceremony was held on Monday, March 22, 2021 at Ummu Amara Mosque, Essozhi, Bida.
Hamza is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from...
Soldiers of an unidentified battalion in Operation Lafiya Dole in Borno state have staged a protest over their posting to a location in the Theatre of Operation.
The protesting soldiers stormed the headquarters of the Theatre Command in Borno State on Thursday night, March 25, shooting sporadically into the air as they rejected...
A Customs officer attached to the Western Marine Command drowned Monday, March 22, while chasing smugglers along Badagry water channel.
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command, on Wednesday, March 24, announced that it lost an officer in a boat mishap
The Public Relations Officer, Idaho Sulaiman, disclosed this in...
Libyan Army on Sunday, March 21, raided human smuggling dens in Nessma town, south of Bani Walid, arrested 16 smugglers and freed 85 African migrants held in captivity.
Brigade 444 said its forces had neutralized the hideouts which is about 200km from Tripoli and arrested the smugglers whom it said...
The Federal Government has raised an alarm of an alleged racketeering of COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Abdullazzi Abdullahi who disclosed this at the joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, alleged that some people are selling their vaccination slots.
Abdullahi noted that everyone...
8 more women have accused controversial Malawian Prophet, Shepherd Bushiri of rape.
Court records of the extradition request South Africa sent to Malawi which were exclusively sourced by Mail & Guardian, shared a detailed account of the alleged crimes reportedly committed by the leader of one of the most popular and richest churches...
Fuel marketers in the country have increased the price of Automotive Gas Oil also known as diesel, to N265 per litre.
The price of diesel first rose to a new high of N250 per litre on February 24, with businesses taking a beating on the back of rising energy costs.
Punch reported that some filling stations...
Three policemen have been shot dead after being attacked by unknown gunmen at a Police checkpoint in Agu Eze amaogudu, Abiriba, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State.
The dead policemen have been identified as identified Inspector Austin Ugwu, Inspector Longinus Ugochukwu, PC Ama Ifeanyi.
Deputy Governor of Abia State, Rt Hon Ude...
Popular Ibadan-based Islamic cleric Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold has withdrawn the lawsuit he filed against the suspected abductors of his twin children in April 2020.
LIB had reported the story of how the twin babies were abducted from the cleric's home. The twins whose mother waited 12 years after marriage before she gave...
Some filling stations in Imo state have been sealed by the Department of Petroleum Resources.
Zonal Controller of DPR in Imo, Roseline Wilki who spoke to newsmen as she led a team of officials on a routine monitoring exercise in Owerri, the state capital, said the filling stations were sealed for selling...
Former South African President, Nelson Mandela’s once-elegant Houghton home in Johannesburg is now an abandoned eyesore.
The house at 12th Avenue in which some of the world’s leading figures were hosted in, was until last year occupied by Mandela’s grandchildren, Ndaba, Mbuso and Andile, who are the sons of the late Makgatho Mandela. Makgatho was...
Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has given an assurance of the Port Harcourt Refinery being functional in 18 months.
Sylva said this in an interview on Channels Television, in reaction to controversy that trailed the approval of $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery (an amount which many...
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that politicians have a lot to learn from the church in the interest of the country.
Osinbajo said this when he spoke at the inauguration and commencement of duty service of the 8th President of Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide, Pastor Samuel Oladele, which...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) which was set-up in October 2020 to investigate allegations of human rights abuses against the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS) following the #ENDSARS protests, has award N575.8 million to victims of police brutality.
Deputy director of public affairs in NHRC,Fatimah Mohammed who made the announcement on...
Executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib has announced that all states in the country have received supplies of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine which arrived the country weeks ago, except Kogi.
Shuaib who disclosed this on Thursday March 18, said Kogi is yet to receive the vaccine...
Gold deposit have been discovered by the federal government along Abuja to Nasarawa axis.
Minister of mines and steel development, Olamilekan Adegbite made the disclosure while playing host to the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule in Abuja.
Adegbite who said his ministry was resolved to ensure that the situation in Zamfara where bandits took over...
An 80-year-old retired Nigerian lecturer, Muritala Haroon, has asked a Customary Court sitting in Mapo, to dissolve his 52-year-old marriage on grounds that his wife, Afsat, still denies him sex.
In February this year, Haroon filed for the dissolution of his marriage on grounds of sexual starvation and threat to life. In the...
One police officer has been killed and another one lying critically ill in the hospital after unknown gunmen attacked a Police patrol team at Ukacha junction Neni, Anaocha LGA in Anambra state today March 18.
A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, says the hoodlums...
Following the death of Tanzania's President, John Magufuli, the country's Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, is expected to take over the country’s leadership as the first female president.
Magufuli, 61, died from a heart attack, according to a televised announcement by the Vice-President Hassan on Wednesday evening, March 17, following...
The Niger Delta Democratic Union, (NDDU) has filed a lawsuit before the Federal High Court in Asaba challenging the federal government decision to declare itself sole owner of $4.2million recovered from former Governor of Delta state, James Ibori by the British Government.
The federal government was accused of financial terrorism and gluttony...
Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church, David Oyedepo, has kicked against the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 signed into law by President Buhari on August 7, 2020.
The law allows the regulation of religious bodies and charity organizations by the registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and a minister, and...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that beginning from June 1, it will be demanding the assets declaration form of all bankers across the country.
The chairman of the antigraft agency, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this while speaking to state house correspondents in Abuja today March 16 after a meeting...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed ?6.98 service charge on Nigerians for all USSD transactions.
A statement jointly signed by the apex bank and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and released today March 16, says customers will pay a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction every time they...
The United States mission in Nigeria has contacted all immigrant visa applicants whose applications were affected by the travel restrictions imposed by former President Donald Trump.
This followed the Presidential Proclamation signed by President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021, titled, ‘Ending discriminatory bans on entry to the United States.’
Trump had suspended...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced the suspension of the operations of AZMAN Air
NCAA Director-General, Captain MUSA Nuhu, who disclosed this to newsmen said the suspension came on the heels of the recent incident involving an Azman aircraft that had a burst tyre on landing at the...
