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The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has claimed that the policy compelling Nigerians to obtain a National Identification Number by the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has substantially reduced incidents of banditry and kidnapping. Pantami made the claim, in Abuja, on Thursday, …

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has landed in Oporoza, headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom see revered warlord, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. The minister’s visit is inline with the seven days ultimatum issued to him and the federal government by Tompolo, to constitute …

  The Senior Pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari never listens to his ideas on how to move Nigeria forward. Bakare was Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 presidential election — the duo contested on the …

  Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has announced a N15,000 increase in the monthly allowance of youth corp members serving in the state. The Governor made this announcement at the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC orientation camp in Iseyin shortly after commissioning the Moniya-Ijaye-Iseyin road. This means corp members …

Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello has said he is considering the possibility of heeding calls on him to contest the 2023 presidential election. Governor Bello stated this during a chat with State House Correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his office in the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He also …

  Social Media Giant, Twitter has yet again deleted another tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari’s account on Thursday evening. Twitter made headlines on Wednesday after it deleted a controversial tweet made by President Muhammadu Buhari threatening ‘Genocidal’ violence against the Igbos. The development struck a nerve with the Nigerian Government …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has advocated alteration of the Constitution to reduce the maximum number of Justices of the Supreme Court from the current 21 to 16. Justice Muhammad called for an increase in the number of Justices of Court of Appeal, which is currently …

The Senate, on Thursday, ruled out the possibility of giving Nigerians a new constitution despite a mass campaign for it. Different stakeholders and groups, including Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, had called for a new constitution that will capture the agitations of many Nigerians, instead of amending the present 1999 constitution, which …

Corps members can be mobilised for war, says NYSC DG The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig.Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, says corps members are part of the national defence policy of Nigeria and can be mobilised for war if need be. Ibrahim said to Newsextra24 on Wednesday while reacting …