Two Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists bag life sentences after pleading guilty
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— Two commanders of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, Mahmud Usman (also known as Abu Bara’a) and Abubakar Abba (popularly called Mahmud Al-Nigeri or Isah Adam/Mallam Mamuda), were on Monday handed life sentences by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The duo were convicted after they pleaded guilty to a 32-count terrorism […]
Lagos police arrest 147 suspects, recover weapons, cartridges in criminal hideout raids
By Esther Onyegbula The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 147 suspects and recovered various weapons, including 250 expanded cartridges, 22 machetes, battle axes, knives, charms and substances suspected to be Indian hemp during raids on criminal hideouts across the state. The operation, carried out under the ongoing Operation KO S’AYE III, was conducted at […]
2027: Adeleke risks reelection defeat over Tinubu support, Olawepo-Hashim warns
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has warned that Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, risks losing his reelection bid in 2026 if he continues to support President Bola Tinubu at the expense of the party’s political interests. Olawepo-Hashim, through his support group, the Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement […]
2027 Elections: Labour Party receives INEC access code
… Begins Upload of Candidates’ Details By John Alechenu ABUJA — The Labour Party (LP) has confirmed that it has received the required access code from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload the details of its candidates for the 2027 governorship and State House of Assembly elections. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken […]
Delta gets new private varsity
By Chancel Bomadi Sunday BOMADI — A new private institution, Zoro International Open University (ZIOU), has been established in Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, with the aim of expanding access to tertiary education for residents of riverine communities. The university authorities said the institution was created to address the growing […]
33 years after establishment, NINLAN set to receive take-off grant — Executive Director
By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — The Executive Director of the National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba, Abia State, Prof. Ogbonna Onuoha, has disclosed that the institution is set to receive a long-awaited take-off grant from the Federal Government to address its infrastructural challenges. NINLAN, which is affiliated with Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, was established […]
