Nigerian Army Lieutenant General, Theophilus Danjuma, is alive and not dead, the family has said. Danjuma is a politician and retired Nigerian Army Lieutenant General who played a key role in post independence military and politcal events in Nigeria. He…
Unknown gunmen attacked Sokoto Mass Transit and kidnapped over 60 travellers along the Sokoto-Gusau highway and killed two in another location same day. An official of the Sokoto Mass Transit confirmed to journalists that one of their buses was attacked…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the N982.7 billion supplementary budget for 2021 into law. The Presidency presented the budget to the National Assembly to address urgent security and COVID-19 needs of the nation. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior…
By Mike Adebayo, Ado-Ekiti Tragedy struck in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital as a five-old-young boy was found dead inside a soak away in the early hours of Monday. Nigerian NewsDirect gathered that the incident happened at Adeparusi area of…
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Monday said it had commenced payment of the 2.5 per cent differentials of 2004 and 2014 specified by the Pension Reform Act (PRA) to retirees. Head, Contribution and Bond Redemption Department, PenCom, Mr Saleem…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Monday, inaugurated the 20 localgovernment chairmen who emerged victorious in the local government poll, held on Saturday. The governor, while addressing the new chairmen at the swearing in ceremony held at the Arcade…
In a bid to further protect telecoms infrastructure in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has restated its commitment to continue to strengthen collaboration with judicial institutions in Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba…
…an attempt to explain its failed state Joshua Elekwachi, Abuja The ruling party has described the resolutions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum as lies, and idle conspiracy theories on the state of the nation and what it…
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has approved the new board and management of NICON Insurance Limited and Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation (Nigeria Re). The change is to enhance the smooth running, efficient and effective management of the two firms. The reason…
The Commissioner of police in Lagos, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the State CID to speedily investigate the activities of people arrested for electoral offences during Saturday’s local government elections in the state. Odumosu made the order on Monday during…
