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Irked by the refusal of some past public officers to return their diplomatic passports and other official documents, the federal government has ordered their arrest. The officials include former governors, lawmakers and others who served during the last dispensation of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Government had since last year ordered all ex-officials to submit those documents to the Nigeria Immigration Service, …

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called for a restructuring of the Nigerian federation to cater for the aspirations of its component units. According to him, such restructuring is the only answer to the current agitation for a Biafra Republic. The ex-vice president spoke, yesterday, in Abuja, at the unveiling of a book, ‘We are all Biafrans,’ written by a …

Yahaya Kabir The “Tuta Absoluta” scourge, otherwise known as “tomato Ebola”, which has severely attacked tomato production in Nigeria in recent months has shown, yet again, how vulnerable the country’s food security readiness is. Nigeria with an estimated population of over 180 million is confronted with challenges of food insecurity, poverty and inadequate health care. A projection by the United …

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has ordered senior officers in the South-East and the South-South geopolitical zones to immediately disarm members of the Indigenous People of Biafra. The IG said this in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Kolawole, while reacting to the killing of policemen by some pro-Biafran activists on Monday. The statement read, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the Continous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise for Edo and Ondo States from Wednesday, June 22 to Sunday, June 26 this year. According to the Commission’s Decision Extract issued on May 26 ,this year, signed by the Director, Commission’s Secretariat, Ishaku A. Gali, and made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday,the Commission has …

President Muhammadu Buhari will this week make his first visit as president to Nigeria’s oil-producing south, which has been riven by an upsurge in violence from militants, his office said on Tuesday. Attacks on pipelines and other infrastructure have cut Nigeria’s oil production to some 1.4 million barrels per day, exacerbating revenue shortfalls caused by the global slump in crude …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed into second reading a bill seeking to ensure the provision of loans for students for the pursuit of their education to higher levels. The House leader, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, who sponsored the bill, disclosed that it intended to provide easy access to higher education for Nigerians by the provision of loans from the …

Daylen Head’s older sister found a sawn-off shotgun in a bedroom closet. While mimicking a video game, prosecutors say, she shot her nine-year-old brother dead. Frankie Navarrette, 11, discovered his father’s loaded shotgun and shot himself in the buttocks. He survived. Mariah Davis, five, discovered a handgun under a pillow in her grandparents’ room. She died. According to the Wayne …

By Eranga Isaac Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases will strengthen national programmes and help secure sustainable financing to combat diseases of poverty GENEVA – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) on May 23, 2016 launched a major new partnership to help African countries reduce the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The Expanded Special …

The South-east and South-south regions of the country dissolved into a state of anarchy yesterday when thousands of protesters clashed with security forces in Anambra, Imo, Enugu, Abia, Delta, Cross River and Ebonyi States, leading to the deaths of dozens of people, including three policemen, several sustaining injuries, and the arrest of scores of protesters in all the states where …