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Buhari orders security forces to shoot on sight anyone with AK-47

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly ordered the military to shoot on sight on anyone seen with AK-47 rifle in the bush. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu told BBC Hausa Services in an interview…

Traders Lament As Onion Bag Worth N35k Crashes to N7k In Kano (VIDEO)

Traders Lament As Onion Bag Worth N35k Crashes to N7k In Kano  marvisrnigerialimited.name.ng/studiocb55/ reports that some traders in the north have started lamenting after the price of onion crashed According to reports, the price of a bag of onion used…

Njide Okonjo-Udochi, sister to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, becomes first black female to emerge ‘Physician of the Year’ in the US

As the world celebrates the appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), her sister, Dr. Njide Okonjo-Udochi has also emerged Family Physician Of The Year 2021 in Maryland, United States.   This award was…

Residents bemoan rising commercial motorcycle accidents in Ilesa

The recklessness of commercial motorcyclists popularly called ‘Okada’ has reached an alarming crescendo in Ilesa town and environs as the level of motorcycles’ accidents has become a major concern. Eyewitness accounts revealed that the influx of Okada accident victims who…

Gunmen abduct 50 passengers in Niger state

Over 50 passengers have been abducted by unknown gunmen along the Tegina-Minna road in the Rafi Local Government of Niger State.   The passengers who were in three vehicles, were abducted by the gunmen who blocked the road at Kundu town, a few…

386 soldiers resigned from the Nigerian Army in one year – House of Representatives

About 386 soldiers voluntarily disengaged from the army due to medical and other reasons in the second quarter of 2020 as confirmed by the House of Representatives Committee on Army.   Abdulrazaq Namdas, Chairman of the committee revealed this while presenting a report to…

We will rather lose our goods – Northern traders insist on continuing food blockade to the South

Northern traders under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) have vowed to continue the food blockade to the Southern part of the country, in spite of being at risk of losing their perishable goods….

IPOB won’t handover ESN to govs – Nnamdi Kanu replies Uwazuruike

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday berated Ralph Uwazuruike, founder of the Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, for asking that the Eastern Security Network, ESN, be handed over to the Southeast governors. Kanu challenged Uwazuruike…

Kill Sunday Igboho, another Boko Haram’ll rise in Southwest – Prophet Iginla warns Buhari govt

Prophet Joshua Iginla of the Champions Royal Assembly, has warned the Federal Government against killing Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. Iginla warned that killing Igboho will lead to the rise of another Boko Haram from the…

EFCC asks CCB to produce Tinubu’s asset declaration form as probe deepens

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission probe of All Progressives Congress Chieftain, Bola Tinubu has taken a different turn as the anti-graft agency has asked for copies of the former Governor of Lagos state asset declaration form from the Code of Conduct…