UPDATE: Military debunks rumours of mass retirement
By Chimezie Godfrey The Defence Headquarters Abuja, has dispelled reports of looming mass retirement of officers in the military.According the DHQ, no retirement has been […]
Yobe state
Yobe spends N330m on water projects
Yobe State Ministry of Water Resources said on Wednesday that it spent about N330 million on provision of potable water for residents of the state […]
Yobe CJ commends Buni for granting financial autonomy to judiciary
Yobe Chief Judge, Justice Kashim Gomna on Saturday commended Gov. Mai Mala-Buni for granting 85% financial autonomy to the state Judiciary. Gomna made the commendation […]
VSF assesses damages in Geidam after insurgents attack
The Victims Support Fund (VSF) has assessed damages caused by the recent attack in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe by insurgents. Prof. Nana Tanko, […]
Geidam attack prompts Bauchi govt. to intensify security, says SSG
Alhaji Muhammed Baba, Secretary to the Bauchi State Government (SSG), on Monday, said that the state government had taken steps to tighten security in the […]
Redressing security situation in Nigerian Schools, By A.A. Gadzama
The menace of banditry particularly the abduction of school pupils across the country are developments that have worsened insecurity in the country in recent years. […]
Zamfara: ‘Treat abductions of students as a breach of UN Charter’ -SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the UN Security Council and its members urging them to “urgently hold […]
IGP decorates Tijani Baba, Zanna Ibrahim, Moses Jitoboh as DIGs
The newly promoted Deputy Inspectors General of Police, DIG Tijani Baba, DIG Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim, mni and DIG Moses A. Jitoboh, mni were on Monday […]
After fleeing military onslaught, terrorists attack Police, Villagers in Bayamari,Yobe
Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists who fled from military operation in Sambisa Forest and the surrounding communities […]
Buhari vows to deal with people who ‘are a nuisance’ to Nigeria
UPDATED – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said that the stability of the country is of paramount interest to him and Federal Government will […]
Zulum leads Borno, Yobe elders to meet Buhari
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday led a high delegation of elders and stakeholders from Borno and Yobe States to a meeting […]
Rann: Troops eliminate 19 fleeing Boko Haram fighters in 5 gun trucks
… Two Nigerian Customs Personnel Missing at Geidam Nigerian Troops on Tuesday foiled an attack in Rann, destroying 19 terrorists in five gun trucks, after […]
‘I have not left PDP,’ Fani – Kayode insists
Former Minister of Aviation and ex Presidential Campaign Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode, has debunked claims that he has joined […]
FEC approves N9.4bn to complete digital switch-over
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N9.43 billion to complete the digital switch over, which had […]
Amaechi hails Buhari’s strides in transportation sector
Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s strides in the transportation sector as key to unlocking Nigeria’s economic development […]
Yobe Govt. enrolls vulnerable groups into healthcare contributory scheme –Exec. Sec
The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA), a Federal Government’s funded programme, has commenced enrolment of vulnerable individuals from across the state, under […]
Daring raids: Troops storm Boko Haram strongholds, rescue victims – See photos
The once “impregnable” stronghold of the Boko Haram terrorists, the Timbuktu Triangle, comprising Buk, Talala, Gorgi in dreaded Sambisa Forest and areas around […]
Buhari revalidates APC membership, tasks party leadership
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, called on leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to encourage more participation and ownership of […]
Troops eliminate more terrorists in Yobe, Borno states
Chimezie Godfrey Troops of Operation Tura Takaibango have eliminated more terrorists and destroyed their enclaves in Yobe and Borno states. This was disclosed on Tuesday […]
Nigeria: Divided in Flesh, United in Spirit, By Hassan Gimba
This article, first published in 2018, speaks to the ruckus kicked up in the polity by recent comments of prominent political and religious figures once […]
Kalu applauds APC leadership on membership drive
Ahead of the January 25 nationwide member registration and re-validation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Governor of Abia State and Chief […]
Security checklist, as Nigeria marks Armed forces Rememberance Day, By Presidency
January 15 every year is commemorated as Armed Forces Remembrance Day. As the milestone is marked this year, it also provides ample opportunity to […]
Sam Nda-Isaiah: And Our Paths Crossed, By Hassan Gimba
I first met Sam face to face in March 2013. He had the idea for in-depth coverage of states beyond “The governor said…” with which […]
Buhari commissions new Air Force helicopter, vows to confront Boko Haram, others
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja reiterated the promise of his administration to “remain unyielding in confronting the Boko Haram insurgency as well as other […]
Buratai in Yobe, assures Gov of drastic security measures for North East
The Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai has assured the government and people of Yobe State that the Nigerian Army is taking drastic […]