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Bandits kidnap father of Zamfara Assembly Speaker, five others
Bandits have kidnapped the father of the Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Nasir Magarya, and five others. Wednesday evening. The state police spokesperson in the…
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NYSC TO EXCEL IN LIFE, DG ADVISES CORPS MEMBERS
Corps Members have been advised to explore every available opportunity within the service year to develop their potentials and become role models, worthy of…
Three arrested as customs intercepts pangolin scales, elephant tusks ‘worth N22bn’ in Lagos
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has arrested three persons over alleged illegal exportation of pangolin scales and elephant tusks worth N22.3 billion in Lagos. Hameed Ali,…
What The Law Says: Are police allowed to recover debt as DCP Kyari did for Hushpuppi’s friend?
In a now-deleted Facebook post, Abba Kyari, suspended commander of the police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), claimed he helped a friend of Hushpuppi, the…
Consumers kick as TCN suspends eligible customer transactions
Electricity consumers have kicked as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) suspended the eligible customers’ operations. The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had…
BREAKING: Drama as Wike storms PDP BoT meeting
There was a mild drama on Thursday as Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike stormed the venue where members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were…
Why we’re opposed to negotiations, payment of ransom to bandits, by FG
The Federal Government has explained it rejected the options of negotiation and ransom-payment to bandits to avoid empowering the criminals the more. Minster of State for Education,…
Ohanaeze lauds military for peace in South East
President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, has commended the military for its role in the restoration of peace to South East region. He made the…
More Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists surrender in North East
The Nigerian Army says the intensity of fire by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, has forced more Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists to surrender in…
Government, Twitter silent as ban clocks two months
There appears to be no truce yet between the Federal Government and management of popular micro-blogging platform, Twitter, over the latter’s ban in Nigeria. The ban…
115 civilians, 21 policemen killed in South East in four months – Amnesty
A global watchdog, Amnesty International, has alleged that a body count exercise revealed that 115 civilians had been extrajudicially killed by security forces,…
Lagos CP deploys commanders to go after killers of Redeemed pastor Ibrahim
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has deployed tactical commanders to go after the killers of Pastor Bolanle Ibrahim of the Redeemed Christian Church of…
Notorious killer cultist arrested in Epe
A suspected notorious cult leader, Qudus Balogun, was arrested on Wednesday by the Odua People’s Congress (OPC) at Ita-Opo area of Epe, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Abducted Chibok Girl, Boko Haram Husband Surrender To Soldiers
A former student of Government Secondary School (GSS) Chibok, in Borno State, and her Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist husband have surrendered to soldiers fighting the counter insurgency war…
PDP Crisis: Wike’s Attempt To Remove Secondus Will Fail – Babatope
Chief Ebenezer Babatope, a former Minister of Transport on Wednesday said attempts by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state to forcefully remove Prince Uche Secondus, the national…
‘Zulum, Shettima didn’t visit DCP Abba Kyari’ — governor’s aide speaks on viral video
Isa Gusau, spokesperson of Babagana Zulum, Borno governor, says his principal did not visit Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police. The embattled DCP is on suspension and under…
FEC approves $11.17bn rail project to link all coastal cities
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $11.17 billion to link all Nigeria’s coastal cities by rail in six years. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, briefed…
Secondus speaks on PDP crisis, blames party’s ‘Father Christmas’
Prince Uche Secondus, the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has blamed an unidentified ‘Father Christmas’ for the rumpus in the party. He said the ‘Father Christmas’…
BDC Operator Yakubu arraigned for alleged N197m fraud in Kano
The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned Yusuf Yakubu before Justice Sanusi Ma’aji of the Kano State High Court on a one count…
Alleged Bribery: Group consults three U.S based law firms to defend Kyari
Concerned Advocates For Good Governance, a political pressure group, says it has consulted U.S based law firms to defend former Head of Police Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari.…
Interpol declares Gloria Osei and husband wanted for fraud
Nigerian couple entrepreneurs, Gloria Igberaese and Muyiwa Folorunsho, have been declared wanted by the Interpol over their involvement in multi-million dollar investment fraud. The…
Whatsapp Introduces ‘view Once,’ Which Deletes Media After It Has Been Viewed
WhatsApp users can now share photos and videos that disappear from message threads after being viewed once, with the firm claiming the new tool boosts user privacy. The…
CSO asks court to order Adeosun’s arrest over ‘forgery’ of NYSC exemption certificate
The Incorporated Trustees Of Global Integrity Crusade Network, a civil society organisation (CSO), has asked a federal high court in Abuja to order the arrest of Kemi…
BREAKING: Court grants Sunday Igboho’s aides bail after 34 days in DSS detention
The 12 detained aides and supporters of the Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, have been granted bail by Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The…