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The Nigeria Police Force has announced the creation of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit to replace the recently-dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). SARS was dissolved days ago following nationwide…
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the Senate for screening and subsequent confirmation, his Special Assistant, Social Media, Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral…
Prominent Nigerian rappers, MI Abaga and Vector Tha Viper have settled their long time beef. It would be recalled that the rap Giants were on each other’s neck as they trolled each other in several rap songs released to…
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has presented 54 sports utility vehicles (SUVs) to officials of the 18 local government councils in the state. Council chairmen got Ford Edge, vice-chairmen received Ford Escape…
A Plateau State High Court has dismissed the application of Obadiah Mailaifa to prevent the Nigerian Police Force from investigating him in the case of a northern governor being a Boko Haram commander. Presiding over…
Hope of COVID-19 Vaccine production in Nigeria has been shortened as the Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed that Nigeria does not have enough capacity for…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has warned that Nigeria may break up if efforts are not made to address the "existing cracks." Osinbajo gave the warning while speaking at an interdenominational church service to…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended the planned strike over the increase in the prices of electricity and petrol. According to SaharaReporters, the decision was made in the early hours of Monday, September…
Togo's Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government have resigned in a political reshuffle delayed by the Coronavirus pandemic. The resignation came after President Faure Gnassingbe won his re-election in March,…
The Lokoja-Ajaokuta road, a major artery linking the north and the South-East and some parts of the South-South regions of the country, has been cut off by flash floods from River Niger. A correspondent of the News…
An aircraft in the Presidential Fleet, Hawker 4000 with the registration number 5N-FGX/: RC 066 has been put up for sale by the federal government. The aircraft which is one of the 10 aircrafts in the presidential…
The four staff members of Signatious Hotel in Warri, Delta State, who were stripped of their clothes for allegedly stealing from him are demanding a N1 billion compensation. It will be recalled that we reported earlier…
Two policemen were shot during protests in the United States over a judge’s decision not to charge any officers in the murder of Breonna Taylor. Taylor was a black hospital worker who was shot multiple times when three…
Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade has joined 2Baba in the UN team as she has just been appointed goodwill ambassador for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Yemi Alade who was recently shortlisted alongside…
The chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, has urged religious leaders to prevail on their members to wear face masks. Mustapha gave the advice while responding to questions at the PTF…
Kaduna State was thrown into mourning yesterday after the death of the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, who died in his palace at the age of 84. A source at the palace who pleaded anonymity spoke with journalists in…
Emirate Airlines has been added to the list of airlines banned from operating in Nigeria by the federal government. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who made the announcement said the ban will be effective from Monday,…
A family member with inside knowledge of the separation between the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and his wife Precious Chikwendu has given the reason for the split. Kayode and his wife are parents to…
UNICEF has condemned the sentencing of a 13-year-old boy, Omar Farouq, to ten years in prison with menial labor by the Kano State Sharia Court. The sentence was given after Farouq was convicted of blasphemy. Peter…
President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed Nigeria as the most prosperous black country on earth. Buhari made the statement on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, in Abuja at the unveiling of the theme and logo for the…
