Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ignored the demand by the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, to release her aides who are in custody. This is just as children of President Muhammadu Buhari have declared war on the Private Secretary to the President, Mr Yusuf Sabiu, aka Tunde, a nephew to the President. A family member told reporters that as of 4pm on Saturday, the aides were still in police custody. He said, ‘’Tunde met NNPC GMD, Mr Maikanti Baru, who recently died of Covid-19. He also visited several other places. Instead of going on self…

Boko Haram killed at least 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians and injured hundreds in twin attacks in Borno state on Saturday, residents and a civilian task force fighter said. The attacks, in Monguno and Nganzai local government areas, came just days after militants killed at least 69 people in a raid on a village in a third area, Gubio. President Muhammadu Buhari’s National Security Adviser, Mr Babagana Monguno, a retired major general, is from Monguno town. Two humanitarian workers and three residents told Reuters that militants armed with heavy weaponry including rocket launchers arrived in Monguno, a hub…

Immediate past Emir of Kano and former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Muhammadu Sanusi, has again said it is inevitable for Nigeria to be bankrupt with its current governance structure, which he described as too expensive and unsustainable. The outspoken economist, who has repeatedly complained about the cost of governance in the country, said with the fiscal crisis the country is facing and looking at where Nigeria is headed post-Covid-19 crisis, it had become imperative for Nigeria to ask fundamental questions about the structure of its federation. Speaking at a webinar hosted by Emmanuel Chapel, with the theme,…

Subscribers on MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9mobile networks have expressed their displeasure over the poor quality of service they have been experiencing in the past one week. The subscribers, who spoke Newsmen, complained of weak Internet connections, low Internet speed, dropped calls and weak signals among others. Major complaints from Airtel and Glo subscribers were about regular disruption of Internet connectivity when browsing on their mobile devices or personal computers. An Airtel subscriber, Ngozi Madusha, complained of abrupt disruption or disconnection whenever she links up to virtual meetings, especially on Zoom. A Lagos-based Globacom subscriber, Doyin Bamidele, said, “Glo signal…