Nigerian clerics charged after pupils were found shackled in Islamic schools
Two clerics have been charged following this week’s raids on private Islamic schools where men and young boys were being subjected to physical abuse, police in northern Nigeria say. One of them ran a facility in President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown of Daura in Katsina state. The police said they had been charged with multiple counts […]
Edo to engage local vigilantes, forest guards, rangers to boost security
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has expressed the readiness of his administration to work with local vigilantes, forest guards and rangers in intelligence gathering to strengthen the state’s security architecture. Obaseki stated this when he received members of Esan Development Union led by its president, Dr. Nosa Edeko on a courtesy visit to […]
APC in Edo suspends Secretary
The Edo chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has suspended its Secretary, Mr Lawrence Okah.
EFCC docks ECOWAS staff over alleged N587.7m fraud
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, arraigned one Muhammad Dangana, a staff of the ECOWAS Commission, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a 15-count money laundering charge. Dangana, who was identified as an Executive Assistant to the Financial Controller, ECOWAS Commission Secretariat, Abuja, was alleged to have […]
Buratai urges troops on frontline to sustain offensive against insurgents
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai has urged troops on the frontline to sustain offensive against insurgents and other criminal elements in the country.
Medical tourism creeping Nigeria’s economy, healthcare services, says Dr Soyoola
The Chief Medical Director of Olan Comprehensive Healthcare Center, Dr Emmanuel Soyoola has expressed concern over Nigerians travelling abroad in search of the best treatment with the country losing more than $1 billion annually to medical tourism
