Police boss decorates 20 promoted officers
General News
June 22, 2018
Police boss decorates 20 promoted officers
The Commissioner of Police in Edo, Johnson Kokumo, has urged officers of the command to put in more efforts at…
Benue Killings: DSS arrests Suswam
General News
June 22, 2018
Benue Killings: DSS arrests Suswam
Former governor of Benue State, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, has been arrested by Department of State Service, DSS, over an alleged…
Agency tells Nigerians to believe in Made-in-Nigeria products
Business
June 22, 2018
Agency tells Nigerians to believe in Made-in-Nigeria products
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has reiterated the need for Nigerians to believe in Made-in-Nigeria products…
At Last! Nigerian Law School accepts to call Amasa Firdaus to Bar with hijab
General News
June 22, 2018
At Last! Nigerian Law School accepts to call Amasa Firdaus to Bar with hijab
By Kemi Kasumu, General Editor The DEFENDER, which tried to confirm from the Nigerian Law School management, was told…
Good journalism key to good governance, Buhari says, as FG says governors responsible for insecurity in states
Entertainment
June 22, 2018
Good journalism key to good governance, Buhari says, as FG says governors responsible for insecurity in states
*Border insecurity attributable to border ties – Gen. Danbazau *Says no better candidate than Buhari in 2019 *FG tells why…
DSS arrests 3 ISIS fighters in Abuja, Bauchi, as kidnap gangs smashed in Lagos, others
General News
June 22, 2018
DSS arrests 3 ISIS fighters in Abuja, Bauchi, as kidnap gangs smashed in Lagos, others
Concerned about reports that the terrorist group, ISIS, was planning to launch an attack on Nigeria, the Department of State…
2018 Budget: Embattled Dino Melaye reacts to Buhari’s statement against NASS on Budget
Economy
June 22, 2018
2018 Budget: Embattled Dino Melaye reacts to Buhari’s statement against NASS on Budget
The embattled Senator representing Kogi West in the Senate of the Federal Republic, Mr. Dino Melaye, has reacted to the…
The DEFENDER set to open Abuja office
Business
June 21, 2018
The DEFENDER set to open Abuja office
Nigeria’s young but fast growing online newspaper, The DEFENDER, is at the final stage of plan to open its main…
President Buhari reluctantly signs Nigeria’s 2018 Budget, as Saraki, Dogara absent
Business
June 21, 2018
President Buhari reluctantly signs Nigeria’s 2018 Budget, as Saraki, Dogara absent
*Accuses Legislature of inserting N578b self projects *Says budget will be difficult to implement *As he says NASS cuts N347bn…
2019: “One nation bound in freedom, peace and unity”
Editorial
June 21, 2018
2019: “One nation bound in freedom, peace and unity”
By Muhammad Ajah “Wicked propagandists continue to spread vicious lies about me for political gain, including claiming that I once…