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ABUJA—IN response to the public outcry that greeted the planned expenditure of N5.04bn on “exotic” cars for members of the National Assembly, members of the House of Representatives have said they deserved to drive jeeps otherwise called Sports Utility Vehicle (SUVs) and not Toyota Camrys. …...

President Buhari received a rousing welcome from residents of Ondo state as he arrived the state on a working visit. The residents arrived en masse to welcome the President who had to stop his convoy, come out of his car to acknowledge the people..... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog –...

A famous games village situated at Nsulu in Isiala Ngwa North local government area of Abia state was on Tuesday, February 25, gutted by fire. The Nation reports that the inferno, which razed down a lot of buildings within the complex, started by late morning of Tuesday.... Read more via...

An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Shehu Shuaibu, said on Tuesday that alleged donations towards the 2015 presidential campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan were still being probed. Shuaibu pointed out to Justice Rilwan Aikawa that some monetary …...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, presented two witnesses before Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja against Senator Shehu Sani. The EFCC is prosecuting Sani on a two-count criminal charge, … Read more via P.M. News –...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday lauded Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi,SAN, on the establishment of the Ondo-Linyi Industrial hub and the construction of the flyover in Ore. President Buhari described the projects initiated and completed … Read more via...

Community groups in Co Sligo have appealed to Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan to intervene in the case of a young Nigerian woman who is due to be deported on Friday. Almost 3,000 people have signed online petitions in support of Loveth Oyiboka (29) who has … Read more via “nigeria” –...

I had a quick look through Hansard and discovered that I first started speaking on this subject 20 years ago in a debate on the persecution of Christians in Egypt. Frankly, there was little interest from the Government then, but we see much more attention now... Read more via “nigeria” –...

Missouri State History Professor Bukola Oyeniyi describes the new travel ban on Nigeria as “ludicrous.” In January, President Donald Trump declared that his administration will add six additional countries to the travel ban list, one of them being Nigeria.... Read more via “nigeria” –...

Enugu, Nigeria — A number of Nigerian priests, including a bishop at a diocese in northwestern Nigeria, are opposing two proposed bills by Nigerian lawmakers to regulate social media. In November 2019, two Nigerian senators at the National Assembly from the ruling party introduced the bills, …...

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee For The Elimination Of Drug Abuse, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, on Monday, said the country would be finished if drug abuse is not comprehensively tackled. Marwa was speaking on Sunrise Daily where he gave some insights into his … Read more via...

A High Court in Kaduna, on Monday ordered the Correctional Center, to allow leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zinat full access to medical services before taking their plea on April 23. The court presided by Justice … Read more via...

A 16-year-old boy, Adekunle Ayomikun, who allegedly hid in the toilet of a bank overnight and stole N340,000 was yesterday, remanded at Special Correctional Centre for boys in Oregun, by a Lagos magistrate’s court sitting in Igbosere. The defendant, who is facing a count charge of stealing …...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja met behind closed door with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Newsmen report that the meeting came barely 24 hours after the president vowed to launch aggressive campaigns against insurgents operating in the country.... Read more...

Activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, has written an open letter to the Delta state government for immediate action to be taken as members of a community in the state hace concluded plans to barnish a young woman who reported her husband after he allegedly had sex, impregnated and procured an … Read...

A human rights organisation has debunked claims that the Nigerian Military is recruiting repentant Boko Haram members into its fold. The Coalition for Human Rights Monitoring Groups in Nigeria (CHRMGN) in its report on the investigation of the... Read more via Legit.ng –...

A SARS officer identified as Oyato has been fingered in the killing of Nigerian footballer, Tiyamiyu, Kaka, Kazeem in Ogun State. Face of SARS officer, Oyato who allegedly killed Nigerian … Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2v47Lic Get More Nigeria Metro News

Four officers of the Kogi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, were reportedly kidnapped on Thursday, February 20, 2020, around Ajegwu, Ofu LG, by unknown gunmen. The officers were reportedly on their way to Benue State, to attend a promotion examination...

The Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, the national body of Fulani herdsmen in Oyo state is seeking inclusion of its members in operation Amotekun, a security outfit. Speaking at a public hearing on the Oyo state security network agency bill 2020, also known as...

A pan-Yoruba group, Yoruba Youth Forum (YYF), has raised an alarm over what it described as a plot by some Fulani elements to smuggle weapons into the South-West under the guise of transporting cows as cover-up. The group speaking through its President-General, Comrade Abiodun Bolarinwa...