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Lagos based lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has revealed how President Muhammadu Buhari summoned and sacked ministers involved in politics but who failed to submit their letters of resignation. Recall that the Minister of Labour and Employment Media Office had dismissed the claims by Falana, that the Minister, Chris Ngige withdrew his resignation letter after the valedictory session with the President, …

The Christian Association of Nigeria says it will go ahead with its nationwide protests against the lynching of Deborah Yakubu, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was stoned to death and burnt for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. This is despite a ban on religious protests by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai; an appeal by Nasarawa …

The Federal Government is set to re-arraign the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,  Nnamdi Kanu, on an amended six-count treasonable felony charge. The amendment came on a day trial Justice Binta Nyako fixed to hear an application Kanu filed to be released on bail, pending the determination of the charge against him. A member of Kanu’s …

Mr Habib said details of the causalities will be released after the rescue workers conclude their work. Residents close to the scene of the explosion in the city of Kano are dismissing a statement by the police that the explosion may have been caused by an explosion of a gas cylinder. The police also added that four people have been confirmed …

Former Lagos state governor and Presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Tinubu has concluded plans to dump the ruling party, if the May 30 primaries are schemed against him, an associate of the former Lagos state government has said. The associate who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Vanguard that the development …

Some aggrieved personnel had, in an impersonal letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, reportedly accused top army officers of corruption. The Nigerian Army on Tuesday dismissed allegations of corruption against some of its top officers. A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, in Abuja, said some aggrieved personnel wrote an open letter to the president, accusing top army …

Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih, (NASFAT) has enjoined Muslim clerics and Islamic organizations to prioritize the teaching of appropriate fundamentals of the religion as well as the principles of Islamic jurisprudence, while calling on people and followers to beware of overnight Imams and pastors. The Chief Missioner of NASFAT, Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike spoke on Channels TV on Tuesday, stressing the need to continually promote …

Today, exactly 52 days ago, dare-devil terrorists in Katari, Kaduna State, ferried 68 rail passengers into captivity. Clearly, the government and security agencies technically know these abductors and what they want. It is bad enough that the criminal gang showed superior intelligence than the Nigerian State to earn the commanding position. Most unacceptable is the laidback approach of the government …

The death toll in a gas explosion that occurred in Kano State on Tuesday has increased to nine. The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs made this known while announcing the arrival of the Director-General of the National Emergency Agency, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, at the scene of the incident, according to the PUNCH. Earlier, the police command in Kano State confirmed …

Again, terrorists have blocked the dreaded Abuja-Kaduna highway where they abducted over 20 travelers, the Vanguard reported on Tuesday. Although the authorities were yet to issue a statement, report on Tuesday night indicated that the hoodlums wielding dangerous weapons descended on the Kaduna axis of the highway where they shot sporadically and moved the passengers into the bush.