Akinyemi Akinrujomu
461 articles published since 01 Aug 2016
461 articles published since 01 Aug 2016
The Presidency has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria on Monday, April 9 on an official visit to Britain where he will meet with Prime Minister Theresa May and other prominent people in that country.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died, this has been confirmed by her PA‚ Zodwa Zwane. The family will be issuing a statement later today. She died at the age of 81 after being admitted to hospital for an infection of her kidneys.
Joshua Lidani, the senator representing Gombe South, is reportedly currently hiding in the palace of a traditional ruler after being held hostage by protesting members of his constituency who accused him of abandoning them.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has indicted Sani Sidi Mohammed, a former director-general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in a N2.5bn fraud alongside six other directors.
The Presidency has brushed aside calls by former army generals to President Muhammadu Buhari to step aside in the next presidential elections, saying he would defeat them all hands down in 2019 should they contest against him.
A member of the House of Representatives Garba Hamman Julde was attacked and injured by some angry people from his constituency in Taraba state on Saturday, March 31 who stoned him for abandoning them for years.
President Buhari has urged Nigerians to understand that all the Holy Books revealed by Allah to preach peaceful coexistence among people at this critical juncture of Nigeria's existence when insecurity and intolerance is high.
The Police in Zamfara said it averted an attempt by unknown gunmen to attack Wuya Community in Anka Local Government Area of the northern state on Saturday, March 3 and arrested one suspect who had an AK-47 and ammunition.
The Nigerian government has finally confirmed that not fewer than 110 schoolgirls are missing from a government girls college in Dapchi, Yobe state after a Boko Haram attack on the high school on Monday, February 19.
Akinyemi Akinrujomu
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