MEN of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have dismissed suggestions that former senate minority leader Senator Godswill Akpabio was attacked by armed thugs this week pointing out that the gunmen were armed robbers attacking a nearby petrol station.
NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari 24 hours to arrest the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) leaders following their threat to forcefully remove senate president Senator Bukola Saraki.
FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and presidential aspirant Omoyele Sowore have both mocked President Muhammadu Buhari's 800 metres walk from the Daura prayer ground saying that they run for much longer distances.
SUPER Eagles skipper Mikel Obi has pulled out of Nigeria's forthcoming African Nations Cup qualifier against Seychelles just a day before head coach Gernot Rohr is due to announce his list on invitees that is expected to include new faces Samuel Kalu and Mohammed Musa.
FULANI livestock producers body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has warned senate president Senator Bukola Saraki to resign his position immediately or they will force him to do so.
NIGERIAN diasporans in the US plan to launch a community bank to be known as the Nigeria Federal Credit Union (NFCU) that will offer low-interest loans to members to enable them establish businesses.
EKITI State's Governor Ayo Fayose has reassured the people of the state that he will not sneak out of office quietly and will complete all pending projects before his tenure expires on October 16.
SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki arrived at the Ilorin prayer ground to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations yesterday wearing a bullet-proof vest in a clear indication that the Nigerian political temperature is rising.
ISRAEL'S military has reportedly been using a new lethal cancer-causing weapon known as Dime munitions that rip the limbs of victims apart upon impact in the Gaza Strip with devastating consequences on women and children.
SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has refused to accept Chelsea wingback Victor Moses' retirement from international football and plans to hold talks with the player in a bid to get him to change his mind.
MEN of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have dismissed suggestions that former senate minority leader Senator Godswill Akpabio was attacked by armed thugs this week pointing out that the gunmen were armed robbers attacking a nearby petrol station.
NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari 24 hours to arrest the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) leaders following their threat to forcefully remove senate president Senator Bukola Saraki.
FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and presidential aspirant Omoyele Sowore have both mocked President Muhammadu Buhari's 800 metres walk from the Daura prayer ground saying that they run for much longer distances.
SUPER Eagles skipper Mikel Obi has pulled out of Nigeria's forthcoming African Nations Cup qualifier against Seychelles just a day before head coach Gernot Rohr is due to announce his list on invitees that is expected to include new faces Samuel Kalu and Mohammed Musa.
FULANI livestock producers body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has warned senate president Senator Bukola Saraki to resign his position immediately or they will force him to do so.
NIGERIAN diasporans in the US plan to launch a community bank to be known as the Nigeria Federal Credit Union (NFCU) that will offer low-interest loans to members to enable them establish businesses.
EKITI State's Governor Ayo Fayose has reassured the people of the state that he will not sneak out of office quietly and will complete all pending projects before his tenure expires on October 16.
SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki arrived at the Ilorin prayer ground to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations yesterday wearing a bullet-proof vest in a clear indication that the Nigerian political temperature is rising.
ISRAEL'S military has reportedly been using a new lethal cancer-causing weapon known as Dime munitions that rip the limbs of victims apart upon impact in the Gaza Strip with devastating consequences on women and children.
SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has refused to accept Chelsea wingback Victor Moses' retirement from international football and plans to hold talks with the player in a bid to get him to change his mind.
