This week we present a snapshot of the security situation across Nigeria from December 31 to January 5, 2018 in collaboration with our security partners, PR24 Risk Management Consulting. We focus on Violent Crimes, Civil Unrests, Robbery, Kidnapping, Insurgency, Militancy,…
Buhari is corrupt because the government he presides over is corrupt – Saraki
Senate President and Director General Atiku/PDP presidential campaign, Bukola Saraki, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as corrupt. He made the assertion in a Channels TV interview monitored in Lagos. Saraki said in 2015 the All Progressives Candidate (APC) accused Goodluck…
We will not use govt money for campaign – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that no government money will be used by his administration for the campaign to return him and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to power in the coming elections. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to…
Why IGP tenure extension is not an issue – Lai Mohammed
Nigeria’s information and culture minister Lai Mohammed said there will be no cause for alarm if President Muhammadu Buhari decides to extend the tenure of current inspector-general of police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris. Buhari appointed Idris on 21 March 2016.…
Woman in vegetative state raped repeatedly, gives birth to baby boy (HuffPost)
The CEO of the Phoenix-based Hacienda HealthCare nursing facility resigned on Monday after one of the facility’s patients who has been in a vegetative state for over a decade gave birth to a child. “Bill Timmons, longtime Chief Executive Officer…
Entrepreneurs emerge in FIIRO’s TV reality show (Punch)
No fewer than 25 entrepreneurs have emerged in the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi’s first industrial television reality show. The organisers said the show aimed at promoting indigenous technologies that would create rapid industrialisation of the country’s economy and…
Police arrest two, declare NURTW chieftain wanted after violent Lagos APC rally (Channels)
The Lagos State Police command has arrested two suspects in connection with the violence that broke out at the flag-off of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship rally in Lagos, on Tuesday. The police have also declared wanted, one of…
7 of the world’s weirdest festivals (Kiwi)
These festivals are a little more unusual, surreal, and occasionally downright dangerous Festivals. Music, probably. Some sort of parade? Maybe. Eating and drinking? Almost certainly. These are the things you’d expect from a celebration in a town pretty much anywhere…
Egypt’s Salah retains African Footballer of the Year Award (Guardian)
Egypt’s striker, Mohammed Salah yesterday in the island of Goree, Dakar, Senegal beat his Liverpool teammate, Sadio Mane of Senegal and Gabon’s Arsenal striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to retain the CAF African Footballer of the Year award he won last year.…