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FG Again Denies Approving French Military Base In Nigeria

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave his approval for the construction of a French military base in Nigeria have been refuted by the federal government once more. A report made by an online news source that France would build a military base in Abuja under the guise of establishing a language academy to teach French to Nigerian military personnel prompted the rejection. In a succinct statement, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Acting Head of Crisis Monitoring & Public Communications, denied the allegation, calling the article “not true.” During a recent visit to Paris, President Tinubu reportedlyRead More

Coronavirus: Outrage As Reps Resolve To Shut Down For Two Weeks

House of Representatives
Condemnation has continued to trail the House of Representatives’ resolution to suspend plenary for two weeks to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the National Assembly. Daily Trust reports thatRead More

Ndume: Nigeria Won’t Have Peace Until Equal Right Prevails

Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume
Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume of APC, representing Borno South senatorial district on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020 decried job racketeering in federal agencies. He said that suchRead More

Supreme Court Adjourns Zamfara Review To March 17

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle
The Supreme Court has adjourned the determination of the application seeking review of its judgment in the March 9 governorship election in Zamfara State to Tuesday, March 17th, 2020. HeadedRead More

PDP To Buhari: Address Nigerians On Coronavirus

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, March 1st, 2020 urged President Muhammadu Buhari to address Nigerians on how his administration is tackling the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.Read More

Reps To Halt FG’s Plan To Use $308m Abacha Loot For Road Projects

Late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha
The Federal House of Representatives committee on works has resolved to summon the Minister of Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola and other ministry officials over alleged plan to fund ongoing roadRead More

Benue Arrests 400 Herdsmen, Impounds 600 Cows

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State
The Government of Benue State said that it has arrested four hundred (400) herdsmen for flouting the state’s anti-open grazing law. Over six hundred (600) cows belonging to the herdsmenRead More

Forget Igbo Presidency In 2023, MASSOB Tells South-East

Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB)
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has advised the South-East people not to contest in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. MASSOB reasoned that it wouldRead More

Kano Bans Street Begging, Vows To Sue Erring Parents To Court

Almajiri child beggars
The Kano State Government has banned street begging in the State, in a commendable effort to integrate the Almajiri pupils into the free and compulsory primary and secondary school educationRead More

Bill To Create Agency For Repentant Boko Haram Members Introduced In Nigerian Senate

Repentant boko haram members rahabilitation
The Nigerian Senate has heard a bill that called for the creation of an governmental agency that would be tasked with deradicalizing and reintegrating repentant terrorists into the society. TheRead More

The North Will Destroy Itself, If It Doesn’t Change – Emir Sanusi

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has warned that the northern Nigeria will destroy itself, if it doesn’t change its attitude to life. Speaking at a programme to mark theRead More