•Lagos State opens up on how he died •Witnesses report seeing massive police presence at hospital where he died •He had no consultations with PTF, NCDC before going for private treatment The late Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, was hours from being discharged from the hospital on Friday before his condition unexpectedly took a twist and ... Read More »

Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole, have foiled a combined attack by the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Buni Gari village in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Many of the insurgents were killed in the operation, while catchment of arms including Gun trucks, General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG), AK-47 Rifles, among ... Read More »

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has  advised its customers to exercise utmost caution in their banking transactions and ensure that they do not fall prey to any nefarious activities during the Coronavirus lock down period. Specifically, UBA has urged its customers not to divulge any sensitive personal information regarding their bank and or card details. UBA’s Executive Director, Retail ... Read More »

Naval officer, David Igbashal who was abducted on the 22nd February, 2020 by unknown gunmen somewhere in Akwa Ibom State on his way home from Calabar has been confirmed dead. We gathered that 11 of these abductors suspected to be ritualists have been arrested by security operatives at a Shrine in Agbor, Delta state. Naval officer David Igbashal was a ... Read More »

Abia State government on Saturday evening announced that the suspected COVID-19 patient; one Vincent Prosper it had earlier declared wanted is now in their custody. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information in the state, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu in a Press Release. Okiyi-Kalu while recounting the efforts it took to trap the COVID-19 suspect said that Prosper who had ... Read More »

Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on 17th April, 2020, at the age of 67 from complications caused by the Coronavirus, was a true Nigerian patriot. My loyal friend and compatriot for the last 42 years – and latterly my Chief-of-Staff – he never wavered in his commitment to the betterment of every one of us. He was only in his ... Read More »

Chairman, Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Zaria Local Government, Sheikh Sani Yakubu, has sacked an Imam, Malam Abubakar Sarki-Aminu for his compliance with Kaduna State Government order prohibiting congregational prayers. Abubakar had been the “Imam ratib” meaning the Imam for five daily prayers at Sheik Abubakar Mahmood Gumi Juma’at Mosque, Kofar Gayan Low-cost, Zaria for almost 40 years. Kaduna ... Read More »

MALLAM Abba Kyari,the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari ,died yesterday, 26  days after testing positive to the coronavirus. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr.Femi Adesina, broke the news on his Twitter handle at 12.44am. He followed this up with a statement, saying: “The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff ... Read More »

Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, FirstBank, has unveiled enhanced palliative measures to help its customers and Nigerians through these times of the extended COVID 19 lockdown in some states. Amongst these measures are; the introduction of  special waivers on repayment fees on the Bank’s credit cards as well as up to 90-days moratorium on SME loans. The aim of ... Read More »

  Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has dismissed the claim that Federal Government was providing free electricity to Nigerians as government does not own all sections in the power sector. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Usman Mohammed, made this known in an interview in Abuja on Thursday. “There is also the information that power is going to be free, ... Read More »