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Prime Minister May’s diary on visit to Africa (BBC)

Theresa May, the British Prime Minister will be visiting Nigeria and other Africa countries for the first time since assuming in 2016. The visit scheduled to begin Tuesday, August 28 takes the following order according to BBC report. Tuesday Teresa May…

Fani-Kayode writes IG over police summons

Femi Fani-Kayode, former aviation minister, has written the Nigeria Police Force in response to a letter inviting him to appear over allegation of inciting comments. Fani-Kayode responded via a letter addressed to the office of the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim…

Theresa May visits Nigeria to boost post-Brexit fortune

Theresa May, the British Prime Minister is preparing to visit Africa for the first time since assuming in 2016. May, according to BBC, will fly to South Africa on Tuesday before travelling to Nigeria and Kenya as part of a…

Nigeria government deprives Sheikh Zakzaky of medical care- Daughter

Badi’ah Ibraheem Zakzaky, daughter of the Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, warned of her father’s deteriorating health conditions, saying that he has been deprived by the Nigerian government of medical care. “The health conditions of…

INEC to re-design polling units to curb vote buying (Guardian)

Mustapha Lecky, the South-South Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the commission would redesign the structures of all polling units to curb vote buying during the 2019 general election. Lecky disclosed this Monday in an interview with the News…

Lagos police boss seeks enhanced collaboration with private security firms (Guardian)

Imohimi Edgal, Lagos state police commissioner, in furtherance of his administration’s community policing and safety partnership initiative, has called for stronger collaboration between the police command and private security practitioners in the state. He made the call at the weekend when…

Nigeria’s GDP slowed in Q2 2018 (PremiumTimes)

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) slowed in the second quarter of 2018, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said on Monday. According to details of the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report (Q2 2018 ) released by the bureau on Monday,…

Troops kill 3 Boko Haram terrorists on looting spree (Vanguard)

Three members of Boko Haram fighters on a looting spree in Kalamari Village, about 30 Kilometres to Kukawa town of Borno State, met their Waterloo Sunday when troops of the Nigerian Army came in contact with them. The terrorists, who…

“I don’t need money to beat Atiku, others for PDP ticket” – Makarfi (National Mirror)

Ahmed Makarfi, Nigerian senator and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed the role of money in the race for the party’s presidential ticket. He told newsmen Sunday in Lagos, that even party members concurred…

I don’t want to meet ‘lifeless’ Buhari again, Donald Trump warns

Donald Trump, the United States president referred to Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari as “lifeless” shortly after a meeting between the two leaders on April 30, according to Financial Times Monday. Buhari, the first sub-Saharan Africa president to meet Trump since…

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