The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security across the nation. The Senate made the call following the adoption of a motion condemning the abduction of students and teachers of Government Science Secondary School, in Kagara, Niger State. The motion was moved under matters of urgent public importance by…
Political and community leaders have agreed on ways to end the herdsmen violence in parts of the Southwest of Nigeria. This was the outcome of a security forum in Abeokuta, Ogun State, where southwest leaders were joined by their counterparts from the North to look at the issues. The meeting was called by Ogun State Governor, Dapo…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to unfreeze the bank accounts of 20 EndSARS protesters. Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the order after counsel to the CBN and the legal representative of the protesters agreed to settle out of court. Meanwhile; Rinuola Oduala; who is one of the EndSARS protesters whose…
The trial of former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, for alleged money laundering, has again been adjourned to April 13, 2021. Dasuki and four others are facing on a thirty-two-count charge of money laundering and criminal breach of trust to the tune of twenty-nine billion naira. However, Justice H. Bab of the Federal Capital Territory…
The Nigerian Senate has received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buharu for the confirmation of five former service chiefs for appointment as ambassadors. The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, read the letter from President Buhari to members of the Senate, as the National Assembly resumed sitting today. The Senate President also said that President Buhari sent another…
Work has formally started on the rail line linking Nigeria’s northern city of Kano with Maradi town, in Niger Republic. The rail project, which is to cost over 1.9 billion dollars, is expected to cut across Kano, Jigawa and Katsina in the north. The groundbreaking ceremony of the project was held in Katsina State, while President Muhammadu…