Troops attached to Sector 1 of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have rescued 241 kidnapped victims from Boko Haram captivity in Mudu village in Borno state. A statement released by the Defence headquarters today May 28, says the kidnapped victims were rescued during an operation on May 23. The rescued victims comprises of 105 women and 136 children. The statement adds that Twelve (12) Boko Haram terrorists were …

President Buhari has written to the House of Representatives seeking its approval to borrow $5.513 billion. The President, in the letter read by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the resumption of plenary on Thursday morning, April 28, said the loan will be used to finance the 2020 budget deficit, critical projects, and to also finance projects to …

Olorunnimbe Mamora, minister of state for health has stated that Nigeria cannot take orders from the World Health Organization on the steps to take in the fight against Coronavirus. The Minister said this a day after the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said Nigeria would continue the trial use of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of Coronavirus patients even after …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, has announced the suspension of the evacuation of stranded Nigerians overseas. Recall that in April, the Federal government announced plans to evacuate Nigerians who are stranded abroad due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Part of the criteria for their return is for them to foot the cost of their return ticket and that they must be placed on …

Confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria has now hit 8068 after 229 people tested positive on Monday, May 25, 2020. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, 90 cases were recorded in Lagos, 27 in Katsina, 26 in Imo, 23 in Kano, 14 in FCT,  12 in Plateau, 9 in Ogun, 7 in Delta, 5 in  Borno, 5 in …

United Kingdom-based airline ‘Flairjet’ has been fined N1m by the federal government, for violating Nigeria’s civil aviation regulations by operating during the total lockdown. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who made the announcement also revealed that the airline has been reported to UK’s CAA, MFA and the UK High Commission.. He tweeted;    “Flairjet were found to violate our civil aviation regulations …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday May 22, signed an executive order implementing financial autonomy for state legislature and judiciary into law. The Nigerian leader made the announcement in series of tweets shared on Friday. It read; “Based on the power vested in me under Section 5 of the 1999 constitution (as Amended), I,             today, signed into law …

The Lagos State government has started a downward review of the 2020 budget due to the adverse effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the economy. The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget in Lagos, Sam Egube, disclosed this on Thursday, May 21. He said that the review, approved by the State Executive Council, is aimed at reducing the N1.168 trillion budget approved by …

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has shared some of the measures it has instituted to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the fight against terrorism. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, Coordinator of defence media operations, John Enenche said captured Boko Haram members are provided with face masks and also quarantined to curb the spread of Coronavirus. Eneche said;   “The COVID-19 …

The Nigerian government’s $1 billion lawsuit against oil giants; Royal Dutch Shell and Eni, has been dismissed by a UK court on grounds of lacking the jurisdiction to hear the case centered on the Malabu oil deal of 2011. British Judge, Christopher Butcher who gave the ruling in a virtual hearing on Friday May 22, said the cased could not go ahead in England, and also …

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has reacted to the viral video of soldiers who were seen  insulting the Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai, after an ambush which led to the death of two soldiers and also left three others injured. It was further learnt that a recovery truck, one troops carrying vehicle and a water tanker that ran into the IED were destroyed by …

The Deputy national chairman (north) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lawal Shuaibu has blamed the ”lawlessness” witnessed in the party on the emergence of Adams Oshiomhole as the Chairman of the party.   In a statement titled ‘APC and its future, let us exercise caution’, Shuaibu expressed fear of Oshiomhole being the ”end of APC,” while also pointing out that the party …

A Lagos State High Court judge, Mrs Oke Lawal and her husband Chief Bayo Lawal have been awarded N500,000 as compensation following the loss of their luggage by Air France. The couple had accused the airline of delaying two of their luggages and losing another on July 26, 2015 during their trip to Florence, Italy, Paris in France and the British capital, London in their …

Folashade Diya, the wife of former Military Vice President, Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya (retd) has died after a brief illness at age 66.   Olawale Adekoya, Special Adviser to Gen. Diya, revealed this in a statement.   The statement said that the late Mrs Deborah Folashade Diya died on Monday, May 18, 2020, after she fell ill and was rushed …

A fire outbreak was recorded this morning at the headquarters of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in Abuja. An eyewitness said the fire incident occurred when a large number of staff of the agency were in their offices. The fire which has been put out by firefighters, affected the second floor of the building located in the Garki area of the city. The …

Two hundred and ninety-two Nigerians evacuated from Saudi Arabia due to the Coronavirus pandemic have arrived in Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, who disclosed this on Twitter on Wednesday morning, said the evacuees were mostly women and children. We received 292 evacuees stranded in Saudi Arabia yesterday. The Saudi Government                …

Juliet Mgborukwe has told women that their taste in men will change once they learn to love themselves.   The movie star and former Sound City presenter had a bitter divorce from her former husband, Chima Ojukwu.   They married in 2011 and separated a few months later. They reunited in 2014 but had a messy falling out in 2019. …

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has announced the extension of the current phase of ease of the lockdown for another 2 weeks, effective from Monday 18th May to 1st June, 2020. Chairman of the task force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who announced this during the daily briefing of the task force team in …

The Republic of Madagascar has asked Nigeria to pay 170,000 Euros (78,200,000 Naira) for the COVID-19 drugs sent to the Federal Government. The quantity of the consignment sent to Nigeria through Guinea Bissau could not be ascertained. However, according to The Nation, the cost for the quantity sent is 78,200,000 Naira. Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who visited President …

A fierce encounter between Nigerian soldiers and Boko Haram insurgents at the north-western part of Baga town in Borno State, left at least 20 members of the terrorist group dead. Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche confirmed this in a statement released on Sunday May 17. He said troops conducted the decisive intercept offensive operation with the support of the …