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The senator representing Zamfara Central, Kabiru Marafa, has decried the spate of bandtry in Zamfara state in the past nine years, which he said have claimed the lives of over 11, 000 men. Marafa, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), said this in a statement …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will keep the information about members of his next cabinet to himself. Buhari, while fielding questions from reporters after his 10-day trip to the United Kingdom, noted that he is ready to settle down and swear in the new cabinet. But when a reporter …

Massive security operations have begun to rein in criminals who seem to have seized villages, towns and cities  by the throat, the Federal Government said yesterday. Details of the “strategic” operations were not disclosed by the police, but they are being carried out by “the entire law enforcement and intelligence …

Going by the record of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), e-fraudsters have fleeced customers of self-initiated banking solutions, such as Mobile Apps and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) of about N2.08 billion in the last one year. CBN Director, Payment System Management, Sam Okojere, who broke the news at …

Christians are worried by the “unchecked attacks” on innocent Nigerians. The government should ‘act fast before it’s too late,” the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said. According to the Christian bodies, the security agencies appear helpless in tackling the increasing kidnapping and killings in …

President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed the reports that his London trip was to compile the list of persons to be appointed as ministers during his second tenure. The president stated this on Sunday in Abuja after a 10-day private visit to London. Buhari stated that he did not discuss the …

About 37 suspected Internet Fraudsters were arrested in Owerri, the Imo State capital by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), South-east Zonal Office, on Wednesday. Usman Imam, who is the zonal head, said the arrest followed a raid on some targeted residences in Okwu Urata, Aladinma and Egbu areas. …

Zenith Bank, the largest bank in Nigeria by tier-1 capital and a foremost provider of financial services to multinationals, corporates and SMES in the country, has affirmed its commitment to accord its growing retail business the same attention and focus that has enabled it become the leading corporate bank player …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday the first day of Ramadan fast in Nigeria. Abubakar announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Sunday in a radio and television broadcast. He said the new moon was sighted in various places across the country, which indicates …

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a 10-day ‘private visit’ to the United Kingdom. See the photographs, courtesy, Buhari Sallau via Instagram: The President’s aircraft lands in Abuja on Sunday as Buhari returns from 10-day private visit to UK. IG image Acting Inspector-General of Police Mohammad Adamu welcomes …