The siege at the First Bank in Mpape, Abuja, which started Saturday morning, has ended. The robbers, who had been trapped in the back, have been arrested by a joint team of the police and military. One of them was eventually killed by the superior firepower of the security agent. Some eyewitness claimed that a […]
A middle-aged man has been arrested at the Naibawa Motor Park, in Kano state for allegedly abducting and drugging seven kids. The kids whose identity could not be ascertained at press time are believed to be children of different parents abducted from different locations in Kano state. The unconscious children were seen stacked in the […]
Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo state has reassured stakeholders of the state on the security of lives and properties. The governor who spoke during the maiden Imo Stakeholders’ Luncheon held on Boxing Day at the Imo Government House, said his administration has prioritized the security of lives and properties. The governor who, barely a month […]
Tragedy was averted Saturday afternoon when House of Representatives Member, Chief Jerry Alagbaoso was restrained by friends when he grabbed a wine bottle to smash Comrade Precious Nwadike over some altercations during the official opening of the exotic Aify Queeneth Hotel in owerri, Imo state. Nwadike is the United Progressive Party (UPP) senatorial candidate in […]
.By Jennifer John The 34 Field Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze has continued its medical outreach in Imo state, with Izombe Community in Oguta Local Government Area as the latest beneficiary. Speaking during the flag-off of the exercise in Izombe The commander 34 Artillery Brigade Obinze, Imo state, Brigadier General Yusuf Ibrahim Turkur said […]
The police have committed so many atrocities that their appearance evokes terror in Nigerians. Today, Nigerians fear policemen more than criminals, writes STEVE UZOECHI It was a horrible night in June 2005, when five young men and a lady were brutally gunned down in cold blood by an unfeeling police team. The ugly episode is […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, says the 9th National Assembly is irrevocably committed to protecting the interests of the people through diligent discharge of its legislative duties. He said the people of Surulere Federal Constituency-1 did not elect him to go and fight the executive. The Speaker said this on Sunday […]
Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has decried the recruitment system in the universities, regretting that many people not qualified to teach had found their way into the system. Ogunyemi disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday. “Some lecturers have no business in the classrooms, but they found their way in […]
The Federal Government has accused the U.S. of attempting to sow seed of religious mistrust among the various religious groups in Nigeria with its recent report. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Federal Government rejected the U.S. designation of Nigeria as “a […]
The Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply Management has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold assent to Procurement Act which was recently amended by the National Assembly. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the Institute’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja, some members of the Association stressed that […]
