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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari for concentrating the leadership of the nation’s security apparatus in a particular geopolitical zone rather than adhere to the principle of federal character. He explained that his recent advice to President...

Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo has queried the recent arrest of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Dankwambo on Thursday asked why it took so long for President Muhammadu Buhari to arrest the...

The Nigerian Presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari feels that it’s too early to start talking about 2019 general elections when there are so many important and pressing issues on his desk. This was in spite of the fact that some governors have been calling on the President to declare...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has accused the Federal Government of failing to tackle Fulani herdsmen, who have been accused of killing defenceless farmers, as it should. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2DybS88 -- Get More Nigeria Political News

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota in Ogun State, Dr David Oyedepo, has advocated for a true change in the level of attention government is paying to the education sector if the nation must attain true development. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2n0uB31 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Taraba State Police has placed N10 million as reward for anyone who can offer useful information that would lead to the arrest of killers of Mr Hosea Ibi, a member of Taraba House of Assembly. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2mQgk88 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Denis Cuspert, a German rapper who joined Islamic State in 2014 and appeared in the terrorist group’s propaganda videos, was reported killed in Syria this week. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2rp4VkS Get more World News

Authorities in a Muslim-majority county in northwest China have banned schoolchildren from going to mosques during their winter holidays, a state-run daily reported Friday, the latest tightening of regulations on religious freedoms. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2EUF3zm Get more World News

Immediate past Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, has expressed pain over the ceaseless killings of innocent Nigerians and destruction of property in Benue State due to the Fulani herdsmen/farmers clashes. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2BeiOCf Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Christian Association of Nigeria in Taraba State on Tuesday described as outright false the claim by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Lamido II, that over 800 Fulani people were killed in Taraba last year. Sanusi had in an interview with journalists last week alleged that in one weekend...