Thousands of residents, particularly traders in the five Southeast states remained in distress yesterday, five days after the first of the ‘Ghost Mondays’ declared by the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to press for the release of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Many are still counting their losses-some human, some financial, some other assets- […]

Nigeria will not forget the sacrifices of Alhaji Ahmed Joda, one of the country’s three famous super permanent secretaries in the regime of retired Gen Yakubu Gowon, who passed away on Friday. President Muhammadu Buhari made this declaration yesterday while paying glowing tributes to a man who he said helped to ensure the country’s unity […]

• Security Checkpoints, Bad Roads Already A Big Headache • Drivers Lament, Vow To Pass Burden To Passengers • Experts Endorse Move, Urge Transparency In Management Of Proceeds Nigerians have expressed concerns over the Federal Government’s plan to reintroduce toll collections on designated dual carriageways across the country. While some Nigerians support the move, others […]

Borno State residents have expressed fears over the surrender of over 1,000 Boko Haram terrorists to Nigerian troops and the kid-glove treatments they are receiving from government. Borno is the epicentre of the terrorists’ consistent bloody attacks by terrorists on some sections of Nigeria. The residents, including traditional rulers and religious leaders, who spoke in […]

Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola, said yesterday that the Muhammadu Buhari administration is currently executing 800 contracts covering 13,000 kilometres of roads and bridges nationwide. He spoke during his inspection of the construction the Chanchangi Bridge in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, assuring Nigerians that before long, most of the projects would […]