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By Michael Olugbode The federal government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers Day. The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Nigerian workers for witnessing this year’s celebration. He commended them for their patience, understanding and support in driving the policies and programmes of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in its determination to move the country to the next level of socio-economic development. Aregbesola called f...

By Michael Olugbode United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said Nigeria is facing extra-ordinary security challenges, but has an ally in United States who is equally addressing the situation with her. Blinken, who was at a virtual roundtable with some selected journalists from Nigeria and Kenya after an equally virtual visit to both countries where he spoke to the two presidents, Muhammadu Buhari and Uhuru Kenyatta respectively, said he discussed the security situation of Nigeria with the Nigerian President and some other top government officials. While answering a question from ...

By Michael Olugbode Yobe State Government has called on the military and other security agencies to incorporate hunters and local vigilantes into their war strategies against Boko Haram terrorists. This was part of the recommendations of the expanded security meeting convened by the state Governor, Hon. Mai-Mala Buni, to discuss the security situation of the state after weekend’s attack by Boko Haram on Geidam. A communique signed by the Special Adviser on Security to the governor, Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (rtd), after the meeting yesterday, which was chaired by the governor and had in attend...

•In search of solutions, Buhari meets Blinken virtually Kingsley Nwezeh, Michael Olugbode in Abuja, John Shiklam in Kaduna, George Okoh in Makurdi, Laleye Dipo in Minna, and David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka In a show of share callousness, Bandits, who abducted 23 students of Greenfield University, Kaduna in Kaduna State, yesterday killed two more of the scholars, bringing to five the total number murdered in cold blood. The killing occurred as news of a virtual meeting of the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Anthony Blinken, with President Muhammadu Buhari scheduled for today broke amidst ri...

By Michael Olugbode in Abuja The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will be discussing with President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria-US bilateral relations and issues of shared importance between the two countries during a virtual trip to Nigeria Tuesday. A statement on Monday by the US Embassy in Nigeria said Blinken will be embarking on his first virtual trip to Africa, where he will visit Nigeria and Kenya, and engage with young people from across the continent. It said Blinken would begin his virtual travel to Africa with a meeti...