Ex-NBC Director, Deputy Provost’s children, 2 others abducted in Katsina
By Bashir Bello Gunmen suspected to be bandits have launched a fresh attack on Bakori Housing Units in Bakori local government area of Katsina State and abducted a former Director of National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Ahmed Abdulkadir and his 15-year-old daughter, Laila. In another development, the bandits invaded Isa Kaita College of Education, IKCOE, in Dutsinma where it kidnapped the […]
Qatar 2022 Race: Super Eagles edge Blue Sharks, stay firm on top of Group C
By Tony Ubani Captain Ahmed Musa celebrated his 100th cap for Nigeria with a precious win that took the Super Eagles to a firm position at the top of Group C of the African race of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. A 75th minute own goal by Cape Verde earned Nigeria a 2-1 win […]
Police rescue suspected EEDC transformer vandal from angry residents in Onitsha
By Nwabueze Okonkwo The timely intervention of a police team from Awada Police Division in Anambra state saved a vigilante operative attached to NIPCO Petrol Station from being lynched by angry residents of Ohiri and Anene Close by Ezeiweka road in Awada metropolis. The vigilante operative who the residents simply identified as Chika, according to […]
PDP governors meet on Wednesday
The Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are to meet on Wednesday ahead of the party’s National Executive Committee meeting Scheduled for Sept. 8 Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, disclosed this in a statement issued by the forum’s Director-General, Mr C.I.D Maduabum, in Abuja on Wednesday. […]
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Magashir charges Armed Forces in Africa to remain committed, preserve democracy
Against the backdrop of the recent coup d’tat in Guinea Conakry, Nigeria’s Minister of Defence Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd) has charged African militaries to remain committed to the preservation of democracy on the continent.
64-year-old man arrested for allegedly defiling 2-year-old baby in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun on Tuesday said its operatives have arrested a 64-year-old man, Ayotunde Taiwo, for allegedly defiling a 2-year-old baby in Ogun. The command’s Public Relation Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ota, Ogun. Oyeyemi explained that the suspect was arrested following a […]
Nigeria, S/Arabia boosts bilateral trade, security
The Nigerian Government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed to setup a Business Council, a platform to bring together businessmen of both countries to increase the volume of bilateral trade. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, and his Saudi Arabian Counterpart, Prince Abdalla Al-Saud, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja after […]
State of The Nation: Do something urgently, Nigerians living in fear over unending insecurity, Akeredolu tells Buhari
Chairman of the South Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has raised the alarm that Nigerians are living in fear over the unending insecurity across the country.
Insecurity: Only security agencies allowed to access public data – Pantami
…Says many successes achieved…Laments 33,000 generators powering telecom sites By Emmanuel Elebeke The minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami says President Mohammadu Buhari has empowered only security institutions in the country to gain access to people’s information without confronting the ministry, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, or the service providers to […]
Borno JSC sacks 2 Sharia Court Judges, demotes 2
The Borno Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has sacked two Sharia Court Judges.A statement on Tuesday in Maiduguri signed by an official, Mr S.K. Jidda, for Secretary of the Commission, said the decision was taken after the meeting of the commission. “The commission with immediate effect removed from the service of the judiciary, an Upper Sharia […]
Bandits kidnap 18 from Kaduna community, 5 escape
By Ibrahim Wuyo, Kaduna Bandits have on Monday night, abducted 8 people in the Keke community of Chikun Local Government area of Kaduna State,but 5 were able to escape. The PPRO of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Mohammed Jalige said that their men were on the bandits trail and claimed that they rescued the […]
