Barely three weeks after a journalist was kidnapped , gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have again abducted a man and his brother- in-law at Gbazango extension , Kubwa , Abuja . The fully- armed five – man gang invaded the residence of their victim, identified as Mr Peter , and whisked him away along with […]
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has asked Itse Sagay, chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), to allow Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to discharge his duties. The AGF said this in response to comments credited to Sagay. The PACAC chairman had said Malami would […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 634 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 154,476. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. Nigeria also recorded six COVID-19 deaths, raising the total fatality in the country to 1,891. “On the 25th of […]
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) has once again taken centre stage on Twitter in the wake of another sex tape allegedly involving one of its lecturers. Earlier this month, a woman was filmed in a series of leaked sex footage. She was alleged to be a LAUTECH student. In a swift rebuttal, the […]
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) says it is in support of the demand made by the popular Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, that the government should grant amnesty to bandits. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, the spokesperson of CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said the coalition decided making its stand public due to attacks on […]
Justice Fred Njemanze of the Imo State High Court , Owerri , has ordered an interim forfeiture of all the properties illegally acquired by a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha , who was in office from 2011 to 2019. The order was sequel to an application brought by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria […]
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have abducted many travellers along Maiduguri/ Damaturu highway in Borno state. According to sources, the insurgents ambushed commercial vehicles plying the highway on Thursday afternoon and forced many passengers into the forest. Daily Trust learnt that some of the passengers were abducted at Garin-Kuturu near Auno, Konduga Local Government Area of […]
A meeting of the Governors of the 19 Northern States , the Senate President , Ahmed Lawan, Chief of Staff to the President , Prof. Ibrahim Gambari , the Inspector -General of Police, Mohammed Adamu , Director General of the Department of State Service , Yusuf Bichi , as well as the Minister of Information […]
The management of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, on Wednesday shut some departments over COVID-19 scare. According to Punch, The Rector of the polytechnic, Micheal Arimanwa, said that the decision was taken to safeguard the lives of staff and students of the institution. The Rector listed the affected areas as the school’s medical center, […]
In what appears a move aimed at foreclosing any further speculation of possible defection, the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is currently in a meeting with former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode. Led by the national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, the meeting is holding at the Aso Drive residence of […]
