The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on 5 January 1966 in Sifawa, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto state. Maj Gen Yahaya who is a member of the 37 Regular Course of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), started his cadet training on 27 September 1985 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps on 22 September 1990.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has threatened to shut down the Nation unannounced if the price of fuel is increased by a margin as currently been agitated by the Governors.
Just about a week after his showdown with the Labour Union over the sacking of civil servants in the state, the Kaduna state Governor. Nasir el-Rufai has moved on to approving the disengagement of his 19 political appointees.
President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated the occasion of Children's day with kids at the State House in Abuja.
Mr. Ahmad Isah, AKA ‘Ordinary President, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Human Rights Radio and Television, has scaled the professional conduct hurdle set by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC with regard to the assault of a woman who he was interviewing during one of his programmes.
A socio-Ijaw group, the Arogbo Ijaw Patriots (AIP) are really not happy with the latest move by the Ondo state government under the leadership of Governor Rotimi Akerodolu where their people are been forced to sing the Oduduwa anthem against their will.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has embarked on massive load-shedding amid significant reduction in the allocation of electricity from the national grid.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has disclosed that Nigeria will get 12 fighter planes from the United States.
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development Joshua Dare had kicked against the bill seeking to scrap the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC.
Scores of people are feared dead in Kebbi state after a boat carrying about 180 passengers broke in two and sank, officials say.
The Senior Special Assistant on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu has explained finally broken the silence explaining the president did not attend the burial of late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other military personnel killed in a plane crash.
Nigerians have continued to react to the news that broke Tuesday where it was reported that truckloads of beer were destroyed by the Hisbah Command in Kano State.
The Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has enjoined Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to ensure that the £4.2million recovered from former Governor James Ibori and now returned to the state coffers does not go the way of the past, while also charging him to make judicious use of the money for the good of the citizens of the State.
