Nigeria pushes for prisoner transfer deal with Tanzania over 30 Nigerians in jail
By Nkiruka Nnorom The Federal Government has said it will pursue prisoner transfer agreement with Tanzanian authorities as part of efforts to secure the return of the over 30 Nigerians currently serving jail terms in the East African country. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this yesterday in response to Vanguard’s […]
Usifo Ataga: Illegible statements, inaudible audio stall Chidinma’s trial
The trial of Chidinma Ojukwu a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, who allegedly murdered Super TV’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Ataga, before a Lagos State High Court, sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square TBS, was Tuesday, stalled due to illegible statements served on the defence counsel.
Two suspected land grabbers arrested in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Two members of a land-grabbing syndicate Olaolu Fashina and Akinshola Oluwasanmi have been arrested by men of Ogun State Police command, when they invaded Idiagbon community in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state with offensive weapons. The suspects, according to a statement by the command image maker, Abimbola Oyeyemi, […]
Attempt to kidnap lawmaker fails as gunmen kill two, injure others in Akwa Ibom
Gunmen killed two persons at a traditional marriage ceremony at Uquo community in Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom last Thursday. Mr Usoro Akpanusoh, (PDP-Esit Eket/Ibeno) at the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Esit Eket on Tuesday. He said that the gunmen surfaced […]
Bandits abduct 18 LG staff in Zaria
-CNG alleges Government failure -Threatens to shut down Zaria By Ibrahim Hassan The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, Kaduna State Students Wing has reacted to Monday’s abduction of 18 Zaria Local Government staff, saying most of them are parents of their fellow students in higher institutions. In a statement signed by the Kaduna State Coordinator, […]
Police place N5m bounty on fleeing Ekiti kidnap suspects
The Ekiti State Police Command has placed N5 million as reward for genuine information on the whereabouts of four suspects over alleged kidnapping in the state. ASP Sunday Abutu, the command’s spokesperson in a statement on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti, gave the names of the fleeing suspects as Banji Akeem, Samuel Ebira, Dele Jimoh and Dayo […]
