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2019: I Did Not Promise Nigerians One Term – Buhari Makes U-Turn

2019: I Did Not Promise Nigerians One Term – Buhari Makes U-Turn

President Muhammadu Buhari has refuted media reports that he promised to serve for only one term.

Buhari, who is currently in London on a private visit, said there was no time he promised Nigerians that he would serve for only one term if elected as the country’s president.

The social media was awash on Tuesday with a lead story…

Home-Made Alcohol Kill 82 In Indonesia

Police have said 82 people died on Indonesia’s Java Island after drinking home-made alcohol.

National police spokesman Setyo Wisasto said the victims died in West Java province and Jakarta after consuming cheap home-made alcoholic drinks,

He said 80 others have been hospitalized.

Authorities in the city of Bandung declared a health emergency after 45 people died there.

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AWCON2018Q: Super Falcons to face Gambia

In order to defend the title won in 2016 in Cameroon the Nigeria’s Super Falcons will take on debutant Gambia in the last round of the qualifier.

The Gambian senior women’s team which  is participating in the qualifier for the very first time sent out Burkinafaso senior women’s team in last round of the qualifier.

The Gambia defeated their counterpart from Burkinafaso via penalty shoot out after…

Protest As Buhari Arrives In London…Looters Mobilise, Protest Against Buhari In London – Presidency

Protest As Buhari Arrives In London

SOME Nigerians living in London have protested against President Muhammadu Buhari.

The protesters stormed the Abuja House in Kensington London, where the President is staying, blaming him for the nation’s ills.

In a swift reaction, the Presidency said looters were behind the protest.

The protesters said they will take their action to the venue of the…

Police Arrest Suspected Robber In Enugu

The police in Enugu have arrested a suspected robber, who specialises in using tricycle (Keke Napep) to rob.

Spokesman Ebere Amaraizu said in a statement in Enugu yesterday that the suspect was nabbed at artisan market area on April 8.

He said the arrest was made by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Squad.

Amaraizu said the suspect, Chika Ezike, was nabbed based on intelligence concerning his…

Expect moderate dust haze, cloudy weather – NiMet

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted moderate dust haze over the central States of the country today.

NiMet’s weather outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja yesterday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 27 to 36 and 11 to 23 degrees Celsius respectively.

The agency predicted that the southern states would experience cloudy to partly cloudy over…

=N=362bn Arms Fund Undergoing Legislative Processes – Presidency

=N=362bn Arms Fund Undergoing Legislative Processes – Presidency

The Presidency says there is no truth in reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the purchase of equipment worth $1bn for the military.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang,

stated this while speaking with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa,…

Gunmen Kill Eight In Plateau Pub

There was panic in Plateau State as gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen opened fire on fun-seekers at a popular pub, killing eight persons.

The latest attack, which reportedly took place on Sunday night at Nding community in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, came barely three weeks after a similar attack in the Dong District in the Jos North Local Government Area.

A source in the…

Gunmen In Police Uniform Kill DPO

Gunmen have shot dead the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Rumuolumeni Police Station, Rivers State, Kingsley Chukwueggu.

Chukwueggu was reportedly killed by the hoodlums, who wore police uniforms and mounted a roadblock around Asa, in the Obiehie area of  Abia State.

Sources stated that the DPO had travelled during the weekend to see his aged

mother in their village in the Aboh Mbaise…

Drama As Bribe-Seeking SARs Men Keep Lagos Businessman In Toilet

A  businessman, Immanuel Ibe-Anyanwu, has created a sensation, after calling for help

on Facebook while in the toilet of a Zenith Bank branch at Ago Palace-Way, Okota, Lagos State.

Ibe-Anyanwu claimed that some operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad were waiting outside the bank to extort money from him.

The 37-year- old, in the post, claimed that the policemen had seized his company…

Police Arraign Man For ‘Stabbing Friend’

A middle-aged man, Bashiru Abubakar, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing his friend, Farouk Mohammed.

Abubakar was arraigned on a count charge of assault before Magistrate O. Sule-Amzat.

Police prosecutor, Inspector Benson Emuerhi, said the incident occurred at about 4pm on April 4 in Ikeja area of Lagos.

He said Abubakar allegedly stabbed Mohammed on both…

Buhari Announces Intention To Run In 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced his intention to run in the 2019 Presidential election.

The announcement was made on Monday in Abuja at the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s National Executive meeting.

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, an ardent Buhari supporter, tweeted the announcement

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ECOWAS To Make Self-Sufficiency In Rice A Reality By 2025 – Official

Economic Community of West African States has said its rice offensive programme will make self-sufficiency in rice a reality in the sub-region by 2025.

Ernest Aubee, Principal Programme Officer and ECOWAS Head of Agriculture Division, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Abuja.

Aubee said that the programme had been designed to enhance rice production in all member states.

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Syria Conflict: Israel Blamed For Attack Blamed For Attack

The Syrian government and its ally Russia have blamed Israel for a deadly attack on a Syrian military airport.

Monday’s attack hit the Tiyas airbase, known as T4, near the city of Homs. Observers say 14 people were killed.

Israel, which has previously hit Syrian targets, has not commented. Syria initially blamed the US for the strike.

The incident comes amid international alarm over an alleged…

Experts Want Adequate Participation In The Fight Against Lassa Fever

State Governments in Nigeria have been reminded on the need to take adequate measures and show more commitment in the fight against Lassa fever.

The Incident Manager, National Lassa Fever Emergency Operations Centre at NCDC, Elsie Ilori, who stated this, lamented the lack of responses from most state government in tackling the disease.

Ilori added that states need to participate in emergency…

NNPC in Hot Water As Naira Stable The Economy

=N=17TRN FOREIGN RESERVES KEEP NAIRA STABLE

The naira remains stable at the official and parallel markets, with the foreign exchange (forex) reserves standing at =N=17TRN.

This is contained in, a report by an investment and research firm. Exotic Capital.

The naira exchanges at 362 to the dollar in the parallel market and 305.6 in the official market. It has remained at those rates since April,…

Buhari Leaves for London Today, To Hold Talks With Theresa May

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday 9th April, 2018 for an official visit to Britain where he is due to hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with Prime Minister Mrs Theresa May, prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings scheduled for 18th to 20th April, 2018.

According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu, the…