Nigeria's President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the courageous decision to dissolve the notoriously perceived Special Anti Robbery (SARS) squad, a tactical unit in the nation's police.
The Senate President said the government has shown themselves as responsive to the feelings of the...
International Criminal Court (ICC) has told BBC that it would "analyse materials" it has received about the violence which hit Nigeria last month following protests against police brutality.
ICC chief prosecutor's office said contrary to an earlier report, it has not already opened a "formal preliminary examination" into the unrest.
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Amidst rising insecurity in Nigeria and the clamour by citizens for the sack of heads of the nation's security agencies, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday accepted the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs, and their retirement from service.
Those involved are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief...
An old video of a passer-by, who spotting some SARS officers harass some Nigerian Youths, halted his vehicle and demanded explanation on why the agents wanted to search their car, is trending online.
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The prompt intervention of the un-identified man stopped the notorious SARS officials from taking the youths...
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHq) says operation Sahel Sanity, which kicked off almost two months ago has led to the rescue of kidnapped victims, recovery of rustled cattles, arrest of suspected armed bandits, arrest of bandits informants and collaborators.
This was disclosed in a statement Saturday night as it reviewed...
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday broke silence over the ongoing unfolding drama over the probe of the budgetary allocations to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Speaking for the first time on the attacks and counter attacks between and around persons, institutions, and the commission, Buhari expressed his strong determination to...
By Tobiloba Kolawole
The Federal Government and State governments in Nigeria are consolidating efforts to take advantage of the far-reaching potentials in the deployment of information and communications technology for social and economic gains.
At the opening ceremony of the 6th regular meeting of the National Council on Communications Technology, which...
By Tobiloba Kolawole
The International Diabetes Federation has urged families to learn more about the warning signs of diabetes. This was the call by members of the body around the world to mark Diabetes Awareness Month and World Diabetes Day 2018, which also held in across Nigeria last Wednesday.
In a...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the second phase of easing COVID-19 lockdown regulations due to breach of guidelines and non-pharmaceutical measures put in place.
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha made this known during the daily briefing on Monday.
Mustapha, who is also...
Former president Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday met behind closed door to brief President Muhammadu Buhari over the peace efforts in Mali.
Jonathan, who was accompanied by President of ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, to State House in Abuja, also expressed appreciation to the Buhari administration for naming Itakpe-Warri railway complex after...