Somali group Al-Shabab, which has ties to al-Qaeda, has spent at least three years in the shadow of Nigeria’s Boko Haram as Africa’s deadliest militant group. But new figures suggest that that trend is changing. Al-Shabab was responsible for 4,281 casualties in 2016 compared to 3,499 by Boko Haram according to data collected by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project ( ACLED ) and compiled by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, an institution affiliated to the U.S. Department of Defense.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has disclosed that the recently acquired MI-35 Helicopter Gunship and other military hardware have been deployed for security operations across the country, stressing that they are recording huge successes.

NLC Leader

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to exploit the Democracy Day Celebration to constitute the long awaited Minimum Wage Negotiation Committees. The NLC President made the call in a statement issued to journalists in Abuja on Sunday to mark the Democracy Day celebration.

For the pedestrian onlooker, the last few months have been eventful, even entertaining in the now obviously scandalous manner the EFCC has carried about its duties.
But for the discerning citizen, there is more to the drama than meets the eyes, writes Greene Eboa.

Rochas Okorocha

The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha on Tuesday dissolved the Imo State Executive Council and the Local Government Transition Committees. The Press Secretary to the Governor who made the disclosure in a statement, however, declined to state reasons for the action.

Lai Mohammed - Information Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described the two year anniversary of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration as successful, explaining that the Government has fulfilled its electoral promises to Nigerians despite the recent plunge in oil revenue.