BREAKING: Billionaire kidnapper, Evan’s co-defendant Chiemeka Arinze, dies in custody
A co-defendant with alleged billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, Chiemeka Arinze, has died in prison custody.
Gunmen attack Jos prison, trapped
The Jos Prison, yesterday evening came under attack as gunmen, who pretended to be on a visit to the facility engaged the officials in a shootout at the gate, to gain access into the facility.
Allow Nigerians bear arms for self-defence — AVM Ararile (retd)
The Ovie of Umiaghwa-Abraka Kingdom, Delta State, HRH Air Vice Marshal Lucky Ararile (retd), has said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has failed to secure lives and property in the country, urging the National Assembly to legislate into existence the rights of Nigerians to bear arms for self defence.
Terrorism: It’s sacrilege, madness to compare us with bandits, IPOB hits Sheikh Gumi
THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday hit back at Sheikh Gumi, describing as total madness and mischievious for anybody to compare it with bandits.
APC attempts to pitch Benue people against me, Ortom cries out
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of attempting to pitch him against the people of the state, saying he never referred to Benue people as drunkards as alleged by the opposition party.
Suspected pirates attack oil workers, NSCDC personnel, kill 3, kidnap 7
ARMED men suspected to be pirates, in the early hours of yesterday, launched multiple attacks on some oil workers in Okoroma and Ogbokiri-Akassa communities of Nembe and Brass Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State.
FG’s deficit spending rises 51% to N5trn
The deficit spending of the Federal Government, FG, rose by 51 per cent, year-on-year, YoY, to N5.1 trillion in seven months to July 2021, driven by rising non-discretionary spending on security and COVID-19 mitigation measures.
Kogi’s 2020 audited financial statement, standard of transparency, accountability – World Bank
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The World Bank has commended the Government of Kogi State under the leadership of Governor, Yahaya Bello, on its 2020 audited financial statement, describing the financial report as a standard for transparency and accountability in the public sector. The Bank made the commendation in a letter sent to the Accountant General of […]
Muslim group seeks stiffer penalty for rapists
Young Muslim Forum, a religious group, has called on the Federal and State Governments to enact stiffer laws that would tackle incessant rape cases across the country. Sheikh Azeez Habeeb, President of the forum, made the call during a special prayer for national unity in Uzi-Ekiti, Ekiti, on Sunday. Habeeb said that the high rate […]
Tension as hoodlum rapes Alvan Ikoku College student
Fear has enveloped female students of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, over the rape of a student of the institution.
‘Breaking with old African mentality’
African Mentality (An Anthology) is a newly published collection of short, interesting, moral-teaching stories by Victor Omotayo, a Nigerian poet, historian and educator.
