Inauguration: APC congratulates President, new ministers
General News
August 21, 2019
Inauguration: APC congratulates President, new ministers
*Urge ministers to consolidate on progress made in various sectors The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated President Muhammadu…
BREAKING: Buhari assigns portfolios, swears-in ministers
General News
August 21, 2019
BREAKING: Buhari assigns portfolios, swears-in ministers
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has assigned portfolios to his ministers as he inaugurated his Federal Executive Council (FEC). The President,…
CBN’s 3-month window for withdrawal mutilated naira notes closes September 2
Business
August 21, 2019
CBN’s 3-month window for withdrawal mutilated naira notes closes September 2
The three-month window opened by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for customers across the country to replace their mutilated naira…
Buratai declares open Combat Service Support Training in Gusau
Defence
August 21, 2019
Buratai declares open Combat Service Support Training in Gusau
The Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has flagged-off the Nigerian Army’s “21st Combat Service…
Buhari set to assign, swear-in Ministers with mandate on deliverables, as Presidential retreat ends
General News
August 21, 2019
Buhari set to assign, swear-in Ministers with mandate on deliverables, as Presidential retreat ends
“…a robust monitoring and evaluation framework will also be put in place to track the implementation of all policies…
WAKE UP: How my Holy Pilgrimage to Makkah and Madinah exposed extremists in my country, Nigeria
Defence
August 21, 2019
WAKE UP: How my Holy Pilgrimage to Makkah and Madinah exposed extremists in my country, Nigeria
By Bashir Adefaka “To this category of radicals, not even the Sultan of Sokoto, the likes of pious scholars…
Police re-arrrests notorious kidnap kingpin, Wadume
General News
August 20, 2019
Police re-arrrests notorious kidnap kingpin, Wadume
The operatives of the Nigeria Police have re-arrested the notorious kidnap kingpin, Mr. Hamisu Bala Wadume. Force Public Relations Officer,…
Confirmed: Sokoto pilgrims begin return flights Friday, 2nd batch to depart Jeddah Saturday
General News
August 20, 2019
Confirmed: Sokoto pilgrims begin return flights Friday, 2nd batch to depart Jeddah Saturday
*Tambuwal gave us 5-star hotel accommodation treatment – Pilgrims The DEFENDER can now authoritatively report that Nigerian pilgrims from…
We haven’t arrested, will not arrest anybody over attack on Ekweremadu – German Police
News
August 20, 2019
We haven’t arrested, will not arrest anybody over attack on Ekweremadu – German Police
German police authorities, Landespolizie in Nuremberg, Germany have disclosed that no arrest has been made and will be made in…
Tunde Fowler, FIRS Boss, not under investigation – Presidency
General News
August 19, 2019
Tunde Fowler, FIRS Boss, not under investigation – Presidency
The Nigeria’s Presidency Monday debunked yet another fake news being peddled around in a section of the media that the…