Security: Ooni, Alaafin, Olubadan, governors, others storm Ibadan

Four top traditional rulers from the Southwest states have arrived at the Oyo State Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan ahead of a security meeting scheduled for Saturday. Aside from the traditional rulers, four other state governors have also joined the Oyo state governor. The guests are part of enlarged stakeholders to participate at the security, meeting […]

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Sultan says Boko Haram has transmuted to bandits, kidnappers

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, has said Boko Haram insurgents have eventually transmuted themselves into armed bandits and kidnappers, with the aim of overrunning the country under their unholy agenda. He, however, charged the Federal Government to live to its responsibility of securing the […]

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Over 200 million vaccine doses administered globally

Doctor Kate Martin (L) prepares dosed of the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine at the vaccination centre set up at St Columba’s church in Sheffield, northern England, on February 20, 2021. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) More than 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in at least 107 countries and territories, according to an […]

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Insecurity: Arewa charges FG to sit up, knocks northern governors

Urges Foreign Assistance Lauds Gumi Over Release Of Kidnap Victims Arewa leaders, under the aegis of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), while lamenting the pervasive insecurity in the country, especially in the north, have called on the Federal Government to sit up, saying “it is a terrible thing that this is happening in the country […]

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Kagara abduction: Governor assures of imminent freedom

People walk past a signpost of the Government Science College where gunmen kidnapped dozens of students and staffs, in Kagara, Rafi Local Government Niger State, Nigeria on February 18, 2021 (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) Four days after the attack and abduction of 42 students, staff and their relatives at Government Science College in […]

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Experts fault NAFDAC on emergency approval for Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine

The move to use the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in Nigeria has raised questions on the implications of approving a vaccine that was ineffective in clinical trials against the South African strain. In fact, medical experts have disagreed on the most appropriate COVID-19 vaccine for the country as the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control […]

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Yoruba northern community leaders urge calm over Ibadan crisis

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, R; and his Ondo State counterpart, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, who is also Chairman South West Governors Forum, during a visit to the scenes Leaders of the Council of Yoruba Community in northern states and Abuja have appealed for calm and restraint among the people in the region over the events […]

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Nigeria exits recession amid weak growth

Economy still troubled, in recession, say LCCI, Tella ‘Nigeria’s riotous cattle-herding system stealing growth potential’ Experts warn against undue optimism Defying projections and leveraging opportunities presented by the coronavirus pandemic through technology and remote work, Nigeria’s resilient private sector helped the economy to exit recession in the fourth quarter with a growth of 0.11 per […]

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Kankara boys and now Kagara

By Alao Abiodun The menace of student abductions especially in the North, reflects the growing strength of criminal gangs and the weakness of the federal government and its security agencies. Kidnappings, abductions now prevalent across the country show that the nation’s fragile security status is under serious threat. Sadly, in the past few months, Niger, […]

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