Gwafan village in Jos North local government area which hosts the residence of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has been thrown into mourning following last Sunday’s looting at the home of the former Speaker as security agents who were drafted to stop the act allegedly killed some residents and dumped […]
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered seven men who allegedly gang-raped a minor to death, be remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre, pending legal advice. The police charged Ajom Tabi, 37; Omobolanle Olowookere, 41; Aliu Bilyamin, 24; Emmanuel Okon, 24; Bolarinwa Olamilekan, 24; Badmus Abdulateef, 20; Azeez Quadri, 22; and Sunday Odunayo, 22 […]
The Presidency on Friday quoted the President of the European Council , Mr Charles Michel, as reiterating Europe’ s support for the bid of Nigeria ’ s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo – Iweala , to become the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. The Special Adviser to the President on Media […]
The Inspector -General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has asked the personnel of the force to protect themselves against attacks . He said the men and officers have the right to defend themselves in case of physical danger. The IGP spoke on Friday during an assessment tour of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Abuja , […]
The Lagos State Government has announced a further relaxation of the curfew imposed on the state from 6am to 10 pm with immediate effect . “ The curfew will now be from 10 pm till 6 am , ” a statement from the Commissioner for Information and Strategy , Gbenga Omotoso added . The commissioner […]
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has said that a truck crushed a middle-aged woman at Onihale area, near Owode-Ijako, Ogun on Thursday. The Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, Mrs Temitope Oseni, who spoke on behalf of the Corps Commander, Mr Seni Ogunyemi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, that […]
Charles Ekeocha, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Officer, 6 Division Nigerian Army, said the detention of Saifu Ahmadu, a driver with Guardian Newspaper, was not deliberate. Mr Ekeocha told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Thursday that Mr Ahmadu was detained alongside others during an operation by the Army in […]
At least 277 journalists were murdered while on the job worldwide since 2008, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) found in an annual analysis. The report – annual Global Impunity Index – says 83 per cent of those cases did not record successful prosecution of the perpetrators over the ten years. According to the data, […]
At least seven persons were killed on Thursday following a fatal motor accident in Jigawa State, the police have said. The police spokesperson in Jigawa, Audu Jinjiri, in a statement, said the accident happened around 4:30 a.m. along Kano-Hadejia road in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa. The police said 11 other persons onboard sustained […]
Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Saka Audu was moved to tears on Wednesday as he inspected the vandalised Kogi State Medical Store complex located in Lokoja, the state capital. Audu, while addressing journalists in an emotion-laden voice said equipment worth billions of naira were destroyed by the vandals. According to him, the Kogi State Health […]
