How accounts by released Ekiti kidnap victim, Akinbami, punctured existing narratives of Fulani criminalities against Yoruba, other tribes
Features
January 30, 2021
How accounts by released Ekiti kidnap victim, Akinbami, punctured existing narratives of Fulani criminalities against Yoruba, other tribes
*As oil dealer says “all my kidnappers spoke Yoruba fluently” By BASHIR ADEFAKA What is said is that, one…
President Buhari’s membership of APC revalidated, Lauretta Onochie says, as he flags off registration exercise in Daura
General News
January 30, 2021
President Buhari’s membership of APC revalidated, Lauretta Onochie says, as he flags off registration exercise in Daura
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Leader of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in the country, Muhammadu…
Behold! The new Sarkin Yakin Kanwan Katsina, Brig. Gen. SK Usman Rtd
Defence
January 30, 2021
Behold! The new Sarkin Yakin Kanwan Katsina, Brig. Gen. SK Usman Rtd
By BUSOLA SAMUEL The Kanwan Katsina, District Head of Ketare, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, Alhaji Usman Bello…
Sultan meets cattle breeders association over farmers-herders crisis
General News
January 30, 2021
Sultan meets cattle breeders association over farmers-herders crisis
The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, met with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah cattle…
100 Chibok schoolgirls may have been released, unofficial source tells The DEFENDER in Maiduguri
General News
January 30, 2021
100 Chibok schoolgirls may have been released, unofficial source tells The DEFENDER in Maiduguri
By KEMI KASUMU Our source in Maiduguri, Borno State capital says 100 of the over 276 Chibok schoolgirls abducted under…
Netherlands’ court orders Shell to pay Nigerian farmers over oil spills
Business
January 30, 2021
Netherlands’ court orders Shell to pay Nigerian farmers over oil spills
A court in the Netherlands on Friday ordered Shell to pay compensation in a long-running case brought by four Nigerian farmers…
Nigerians alerted on fresh plot to wage smear campaign against President Buhari
General News
January 30, 2021
Nigerians alerted on fresh plot to wage smear campaign against President Buhari
The Nigeria’s Presidency says there is compelling reason to alert the nation of another orchestrated smear campaign against President Muhammadu…
President Buhari in Daura on 4-day official visit
News
January 30, 2021
President Buhari in Daura on 4-day official visit
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Daura, his hometown, at the start of a four-day official visit. This was contained in…
Inside PMB’s first meeting with new Service Chiefs, by Femi Adesina
Defence
January 29, 2021
Inside PMB’s first meeting with new Service Chiefs, by Femi Adesina
Whenever you see them file in, it is always in this order: Chief of Defence Staff first, followed by Chief…
I left Nigerian Army better than I met it — Buratai
Defence
January 29, 2021
I left Nigerian Army better than I met it — Buratai
The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says he left the Nigerian Army better than he…