Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Bashir Dalhatu, has called on the Federal Government to consider combining negotiation with military force in tackling insecurity, saying the dual approach has yielded results in other parts of the country. Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme on Friday, Dalhatu said an approach similar to the Niger…
The Muslim community in Jos, Plateau State, has claimed that it has lost over 4,700 of its members since the outbreak of violent clashes in the state from 2001 to date. The group under the auspices of Jasawa Community Development Association, JCDA, which made the disclosure at the prayer session held on Friday, November 28,…
A fresh controversy has erupted in Katsina State after the Member representing Bakori Constituency, Hon. AbdulRahman Ahmad Kandarawa, and the Chairman of Bakori Local Government Area were seen at a hostage-release site in the company of armed men. The officials were captured in videos standing close to gunmen during the return of 37 kidnapped residents….
The Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Practitioners has debunked circulating reports claiming that veteran Yoruba actor and cultural icon, Olalere OsunPaimo is dead. In an official statement signed by the National Public Relations Officer, Adejonwo Oluwafemi, and released on Saturday, ANTP confirmed that the actor, popularly known as Baba Eda Onile Ola, is alive and…
Nigeria has launched the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) national biometric identity card (ENBIC) as part of efforts to enhance regional integration, improve identity management, and strengthen security across the region. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, launched the identity card in Abuja on Friday at the Transcorp Hilton hotel. The minister said the…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that there are five powerful people behind terrorism in Nigeria. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele made it known that if those five people are not…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee to oversee the coordinated rollout of the administration’s new tax reforms. This was contained in a statement signed by the President’s aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday. The committee will be chaired by Mr Joseph Tegbe, a Fellow of both the Institute…
Yemi Adaramodu, senate spokesperson, says the federal government did not pay ransom to secure the release of abducted students and other victims in Kebbi and Niger state. Adaramodu spoke on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. On November 23, President Bola Tinubu announced that all the 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku,…
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the enforcement of actions on more than a thousand properties in Abuja after their owners failed to settle mandatory land charges. This decision affects 1,095 titles spread across major districts in the Federal Capital City, including Asokoro, Maitama, Garki and Wuse. According to the administration, the…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, struck out the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over his detention in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. He claimed that his fundamental rights to human dignity, right to quality healthcare and religion were being…