Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice president Yemi Osinbajo at the All Progressives Congress (APC) NEC meeting on Wednesday in Abuja…Photo: Twitter/officialAPCng All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant and leader of the Middlebelt Presidency agitations, Moses Ayom, has called for the review and reduction of the ₦100 million fees for the nomination forms of the ruling […]

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with some ministers and heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which started at 10 am is being presided over by him is a sequel to the recommendations by the Council of State over the security challenge in the country. It is being attended by […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the growing spate of insecurity in Nigeria would be curtailed by State Police. He made the suggestion when the leadership of the National Association of Ex-local Government Chairmen in Nigeria visited him in Abeokuta. A statement by spokesman Kehinde Akinyemi said pioneer National Chairman, Hon. Albert Asipa led the delegation. […]

A United States-based attorney and human rights activist, Ochaigha Onyemobi, on Thursday, called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to effect the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and other detainees, in order to ease palpable tension in the South-East region of the country. Onyemobi also commended the […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; ex-Lagos State Governor, Senator Bola Tinubu and others in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have been invited to an Iftar dinner at the Presidential Villa on Saturday. They are expected to converge on the […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has canvassed state police to tackle the growing insecurity in the country. Obasanjo said the creation of state police would be a better option than community policing. The former President said state police should be given a priority above community policing to curb the wave of insecurity ravaging the country. The […]

Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Leo Irabor Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force has said it neutralised 27 Islamic State in West Africa Province terrorists in collaboration with Air Task Force. It also said six traumatised females held hostage by the terrorists were rescued during a clearance operation. The Chief of Military Public Information […]