Buhari congratulates Adeboye at 74
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, as he turns 74 years on March 2.
This is contained in a statement issued in Ab...
Three female students kidnap by gunmen in Lagos
No fewer than three students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School, a private school in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, have been abducted by some gunmen.
It was learnt that the bandits stormed the school...
EFCC claims Rickey Tarfa lied about his age,
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday accused Mr. Rickey Tarfa of falsifying his age, urging Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court in Lagos not to allow a further and better affidavit ...
Fuel queues: product sells for N200 on black market
As the scarcity of petrol continued on Monday across the country, illegal hawkers of the commodity on the black markets resurfaced in parts of Lagos, Abuja and other cities, selling the product for between N120...
Cameroon: Military frees hundreds of hostages, Kills 100 Boko Haram members
Cameroon's military said Saturday that its forces had freed several hundred hostages and killed about 100 Boko Haram militants in a joint operation with Nigerian troops.
Military commanders said the combined f...
President Buhari departs Saudi, heads for Qatar
President Muhammadu Buhari will today leave Saudi Arabia on an official visit to the State of Qatar, being the second leg of his Middle East tour.
Qatar News Agency disclosed that Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad A...
Nigeria’s football chief coach Sunday Oliseh resigns
Sunday Oliseh has resigned as the Head Coach of the
Nigerian football national team, the Super Eagles, just
over seven months after he was appointed.
Oliseh, who announced his resignation on Twitter,
said h...
Culprits involved in budget padding will be punished, Buhari vows
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that all those involved in the padding of the 2016 National Budget, which led to the discrepancies in the document, will face the most severe punishment.
He said the alte...
Boko Haram: Nigeria army foils attack in Borno
Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman
Nigeria’s troops have foiled a planned Boko Haram attack on a camp of displaced people in the northeastern town of Dikwa, previously targeted by the i...
Security officer questioned for shooting inside Aso Rock
The Presidency is currently investigating a case of security breach that occurred inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday, The PUNCH has learnt.
The incident, our correspondent learnt, involved one ...