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The Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Wednesday said only the land forces in the military can not contain enormous security challenges ravaging the country. The COAS stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to his counterpart at Air Force, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air …

The Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa has declared that the Nigerian Government will not bow to the demands of those he described as ‘insurgents’ in the South East. According to him, the Southeast had tried separating from the country before which resulted to a civil war, wondering …

The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has advised residents of the state not be scared or afraid of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The firey leader made this comment on Tuesday while addressing youths in Ahoada area of the state. He stated that with all the …

The Bayelsa State government has denied a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on new media, Bodmas Kemepadei, after he was arrested by the DSS for making inciting statements against President Muhammadu Buhari. Newsextra24 exclusively reported that the DSS arrested Kemepadei on Tuesday in Yenogoa. In response to the development, …

GOVERNOR of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to dethrone traditional rulers who sold employment slots meant for their subjects. This is as he ordered the demolition of illegal markets along Elele Alimini and Ahoada Town axis of the East-West Road in the state. The governor in a statement issued …

The United States Agency International Development has awarded $10m (N4.1bn) over three years to United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund to support the Nigerian government’s initiative to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states in the Northwest. The USAID initiative in partnership with UNICEF, was …

  Kaduna State Government on Monday, inaugurated a committee to develop a curriculum for the certification of Almajiri school teachers in the state. Shehu Muhammad, the Commissioner of Education, who inaugurated the committee in Kaduna, said that under the new plan, Almajiri school teachers would earn the National Certificate in …

  •State in Talks with Facebook, Google to Deliver K.I.T.E Project •Sanwo-Olu Tours Lagos Start-Up Ecosystems In a bid to ramp up its intervention in provision of technology infrastructure and expand the tech space to accommodate more startups, Lagos State Government is set to embark on the construction of the …

The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has reacted to a report that he wrote a memo to the President, Muhammadu Buhari, seeking the suspension of Nigeria’s constitution and a declaration of Martial law over rising Insecurity in the country. AGF Malami described the report as ‘false’ and ‘fabricated’. …

The Niger state government has placed a complete ban on the activities of commercial motorcycles in the state capital, Minna after security intelligence revealed bandits are planning to perpetrate heinous crimes using motorcycles. A statement made available to vanguard suggest that noncommercial motorcycles can operate within the hours of 6am …