Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja is currently under heavy security threats following rumored Boko Haram infiltration. Truetells Nigeria reports that palpable fear has gripped residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja over the recent alarm raised by the Niger State Governor, Sani Bello that the Boko Haram insurgents have hoisted their flag in communities…
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced new appointments in one of Nigeria’s commercial banks, First Bank of Nigeria PLC. The apex bank also ordered the immediate removal of all the directors of FBN Limited and FBN Holdings PLC. Addressing a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele said that its stance…
Commuters in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, were on Monday stranded as scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol resurfaced across the city. DAILY POST correspondent who monitored the market situation on Monday evening observed that most filling stations between Kubwa and Zuba were not dispensing the product to customers. Most…
About 400 persons have been arrested in Kano, Borno, Abuja, Lagos, Sokoto, Adamawa, Kaduna and Zamfara. In Kano, a major focus for the operation, traders at the foreign exchange open market in Wapa, Fagge Local Government, were picked up on March 9, 15th and 16th, the Daily Trust reported. Over 900 people are being investigated…
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the leadership of the National Assembly at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Truetells Nigeria reports that Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila later spoke to State House correspondents after Monday’s meeting. Lawan said they discussed the issue of coming up with…
Yemi Fasipe, a youth leader in Ondo State, has written a petition to the Assistant Inspector General of Police over the abduction of Temidayo Iluyemi by men of the Intelligence Unit of the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Iluyemi was abducted from his home in Oba-Ile, Akure, the state capital, by five policemen who appeared in…
President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has named a road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after President Issoufou Mahamadou of the Niger Republic. This was confirmed in a statement on Tuesday by the FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello. According to the Minister, President Buhari named the road after the Nigerien president for his “significant role in the promotion of peace…
Governor Matawalle Has Revealed That Power Drunk Politicians Are Sponsoring Bandits From Abuja And Kaduna. Truetells Nigeria reports that Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has vowed to arrest any politician who enters the state with the intention to use thugs to foment trouble. According to him, there is nobody that can claim to be…
Nigeria Air Force has announced that the remains of its seven personnel who perished in the air crash that occurred close to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will be buried at the National Cemetery, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja, on Thursday, February 25. Truetells Nigeria learrnt that NAF disclosed this to journalists today Wednesday,…
Niger-Delta militants are threatening to attack Lagos and Abuja, some four years after they ceased fire. In a viral video seen by NewsOnline Nigeria, the Supreme Egbesu Liberation Fighters accused the federal government of marginalising the region and failing to deliver on the amnesty programme. A masked member of the group said: “After…
