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Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N8 billion fraud. The PUNCH reports EFCC arrests Sirika over N8bn Nigeria Air fraud that Sirika got to the EFCC's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command in Abuja around 1pm on Tuesday. Sirika is currently being […]
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Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called for national healing as the country celebrated 60 years of independence on Thursday.
He said Nigeria was \"bound by destiny to be the largest and greatest black nation on earth\" but it faces major economic and security problems.
\"Today, we grapple with multiple challenges with a population exceeding 200 million,\" Buhari, 77, said.
\"Our economy along with every single economy in the world is in crisis. We still face security challenges in parts of the country, while our society suffers from a high loss of moral rectitude which is driven by unbridled craving for political control.\"
Six decades since independence from Britain, there's been coups a deadly civil war and a 30-year military dictatorship.
Today, Africa's biggest oil producer has been battered by the global economic fallout from the pandemic and the drop in crude prices.
Nigeria's north, meanwhile, is plagued by a deadly insurgency and almost half the population is believed to live in extreme poverty.
Britain's divide-and-rule strategy also continues to pit regions and ethnic groups against each other.
Buhari is facing popular discontent, especially after his government recently scrapped a petrol subsidy.
\"We need to begin a sincere process of national healing, and this anniversary presents a genuine opportunity to eliminate old and outworn perceptions.\"
Buhari first ruled Nigeria as a military leader in the 1980s.
But he has failed to make good on pledges to uproot corruption and end insecurity since he was elected in 2015.
Odell Beckham Jr. landed himself in some trouble following his celebratory gesture toward Louisiana State University players after their 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship game […]
The International Crisis Group (ICG) say communal violence has caused the death of some 8,000 people and has displaced more than 200,000 civilians since 2011 in Nigeria.
According to Amnesty International, central and northwestern Nigerian states have been the scene of a \"worrying escalation of attacks and kidnappings\" since January where more than 1,100 villagers have been killed.
These attacks are often provoked by armed groups of cattle thieves or by settling of scores between herders or farmers for access to land. The incidents have been recurrent for several years
Residents of the states of Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara, are reported living in constant fear of attacks and abductions,
Human rights Organizations have condemned the inability of the governments and security forces to take appropriate actions to secure the population.
In 2015, Muhammadu Buhari was elected on the commitment of eradicating the Boko Haram insurgency , however he is faced by the proliferation of violence since he came to power.
Families in Nigeria waited anxiously for news of their abducted daughters after more than 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped by gunmen... View Article
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The African Union Commission chairman on Thursday strongly condemned deadly violence in Nigeria's biggest city Lagos and called on all parties to "privilege dialogue".
[This Day] Francis E. Ogbimi argues that Africa will only claim the century if the continent mobilises its citizens for learning and industrialisation
Nigerians were in shock on Wednesday after a deadly shooting of peaceful protesters in the biggest city Lagos that Amnesty International blamed on security forces.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called for \"national healing\" on Thursday as the West African giant marked 60 years of independence in the face of deep economic and security challenges.
The Congressional Black Caucus is showing support for the people of Nigeria. As protests continue to erupt in Nigeria over... View Article
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KANO, Nigeria, Feb 26 - Unidentified gunmen seized more than 300 girls in a nighttime raid on a school in northwest Nigeria on Friday and are believed to be holding some of them in a forest, police said.
Nowadays, it's common for a girl to receive jewelry, shoes and maybe a phone or some sort of technology for her 13th birthday. But Avee Shabazz of
Armed gangs killed 23 people in attacks across five districts in northwest Nigeria, officials said.
On Monday, Oct. 19, Oklahoma archeologists and forensic scientists began to excavate an area of a Tulsa cemetery that is thought to be the 'Original […]
