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The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, said there was need for Nigerians to join the efforts of the military and other security agencies to restore security in the country. Abubakar, who made the comments while celebrating the Eid-El -Kabir with officers, airmen, and women of the Air Task Force Command in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, said nobody can undermine the territorial integrity of Nigeria. He said despite the recent attacks in parts of the county, substantial progress had been achieved in the fight against insurgency and banditry. The military, according to him, will continue to work…

An Indian-based Muslim group, Anjuman e-Haideri, has said it will bear all medical costs incurred by the leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat. Sheikh El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah, were on Monday flown out to India where they are expected to undergo treatment for multiple health conditions. They were received by medical doctors and wheeled into Medanta Hospital, New Delhi, upon arrival Tuesday morning. However, Anjuman e-Haideri Islamic group, in a letter signed by the General Secretary, Mr. Bahadur Naqvi, and addressed to the Managing Director and Chief Surgeon of…

President Muhammadu Buhari and governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Tuesday met behind closed door in the President’s country home at Daura, Katsina State. Matters or issues discussed at the meeting which lasted for hours were not disclosed to newsmen but it was learned that the governors came to Daura to pay Sallah the President Sallah homage. They prayed for his good health and many more years of active service to the nation. President Muhammadu Buhari in his response, expressed gratitude to the governors for the Sallah homage. Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State had earlier received…

Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education in the country are set to make about N3.4 billion as revenues from the conduct of post-UTME tests and screenings of applicants, according to statistics obtained from the results of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. With the cost of post-UTME tests and screenings pegged at N2,000 by the Federal Government, the revenues are from admission seekers whose scores are within the range of those to be called for such tests and screenings. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Isaq Oloyede, while announcing the release of…

By Akanimo Sampson The governorship battle in Kogi State between the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently taking a turn for the worse with the key opposition figures being targeted. In Kogi, it is becoming a common feature for opposition politicians to ‘’disappear’’ be abducted or assassinated. With the bloodletting by the Fulani herdsmen, and bandits in parts of the country yet to settle, the emerging nasty politics in Kogi is adding to dent the image of Nigeria the more and also provide critics the ammunition to fire at President Muhammadu Buhari.…

By Akanimo Sampson Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State in South West, Nigeria, has sparked off a seeming bitter revolt of the top traditional rulers of the state with his unacceptable appointment of a Chairman for the Council of Traditional Rulers in the state. In a letter to Fayemi on August 2, signed by 15 Pelupelu Obas with the exception of Oore of Otun, Oba Adedapo Popoola, who traveled abroad, the monarchs requested the All Progressives Congress (APC) governor to reverse the action, pointing out that a court had earlier struck out a suit filed by five monarchs who were…

By Akanimo Sampson The government of Nigeria under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari might have okayed the foreign medical trip of the detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife following intense backstage pressure from a group of Muslim medical doctors. The Shi’ites leader and his wife, Zeenat finally traveled out of the country on Monday. They reportedly departed Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, to India for medical treatment at about 6:30 pm Nigerian time, aboard a commercial airliner, Emirates. They were moved from Kaduna, where they had been in government detention since…

Mr. Ita Enang has dispelled rumours making rounds that he has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. The PREMIUM TIMES, a reputable online newspaper, broke the news on Monday that Enang, a Senator from Akwa Ibom State, has been dropped by the President as Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate). According to a source close to the Presidency, the online newspaper was said to be told on Sunday evening, that President Buhari has dropped Enang whom he appointed in 2015. “The president has picked Omoworare Babajide, a former senator from Osun state, as Mr Enang’s…

The gangster couple of the ‘Pepper Dem’ house, Mercy Eke and Ike Onyema won N2 million in the ‘Munch it’ challenge. The couple tagged ‘MerIke,’ also won dinner in a canoe and were treated to an in-house dinner by Biggie on Saturday. The ‘Pepper Dem’ gang took on the ‘Munch It’ Challenge to test the Housemates’ creativity, wit and dance moves. Housemates were required to pair up and the female housemates had the honours of picking which of the male housemates they wanted as partners. Venita picked Gedoni, Diane picked Frodd, Tacha picked Elozonam, Enkay picked Mike, Cindy picked Omashola,…

By Akanimo Sampson Naval chiefs in West Africa have upheld their commitment to the ECOWAS Integrated Maritime Strategy (EIMS) as part of measures to secure the region’s maritime space and sections which provides for the establishment of Maritime Zones E, F and G as well as all the adopted Acts on maritime security. Chiefs of Naval Staff of Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone as well as the Chief of Coast Guard of Liberia and the High Commander of the National Gendarmerie of Burkina Faso have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for joint maritime operations in the ECOWAS maritime…