I paid N6m for my son’s release, mother of freed NYSC member
“Three days ago, they called and said we should pay N15 million. We kept begging them that all we had was N5.5 million. They said no and insisted on N6 million. So, it’s that N6 million we paid.”
Petrol price heads to N1,500 per litre as crude prices drop
The price of premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, appears headed for N1,500 per litre after it jumped from N1,205 to N1,310 yesterday.
Army says hackers attempted breaching official X account
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday it has detected and is actively responding to an attempted unauthorised access to its official X (formerly Twitter) account.
Nigeria’s borders not closed, Tunji-Ojo tells Atiku
Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has dismissed claims by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that Nigeria’s land borders remain closed, insisting there is nothing left to reopen since the borders were not shut in the first place.
Gunfire, as Niger insurgents attempt to storm presidential palace
Niger’s presidential guard on Saturday repelled “insurgents within the armed forces” who tried to enter the presidential palace in Niamey
‘Run, they shoot you, stay, abduction; not even chicken left’ — Zamfara woman recounts bandit terror
“The forest became our shelter. We ran with our children. If you could not find your own child, you would carried your neighbour’s child”
