Zambia’s founding leader Kenneth Kaunda was laid to rest at the country’s presidential burial site on Wednesday despite an 11th-hour bid by some of his relatives to block the interment. Kaunda, who was also a hero of the struggle against white rule in southern Africa, died last month at the age of 97. Some of […]
The United Kingdom Parliament is set to commence a debate on the repatriation of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), had, last week, revealed that Kanu was repatriated and subsequently arraigned him. However, Malami did not reveal where the IPOB leader was repatriated from. […]
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow creation of state police and legalise regional security outfits. The current police system will be decentralised by moving police from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List. Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, Onofiok […]
A Kano state high court has ordered Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, to pay N800,000 to Ja’afar Ja’afar, publisher of Daily Nigerian, an online newspaper, over a dollar bribery video. Advertisement A series of the secretly recorded videos in 2018 had shown a figure believed to be Ganduje pocketing wads of dollars allegedly taken as […]
The abductors of Bethel Baptist Church High School students, Kaduna, have confirmed that there are 121 students in their custody. Proprietor of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna Rev. Yahaya Adamu Jangado, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday. He said the bandits informed the school that the students are in good condition. According to him, they […]
The Presidency, on Tuesday, commended security agencies on the re-arrest and repatriation of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu; as well as the recent attack by the Department of State Services on the Ibadan home of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho. This was contained in a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Nigerian Army to be proactive and develop new strategies to win the hearts of the citizens. The President, represented by the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (retd), made this call to the Army during the grand finale of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration. This was made known […]
A 65-year-old man, Chuks Emele, has been arrested for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old boy in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Emele, a father of two, was arrested after the National Human Rights Commission petitioned the police, following a complaint from the boy’s mother. Recalling the incident three months ago, Emele said […]
Four members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The four lawmakers — all from Zamfara state — announced their defection via a letter read at Tuesday’s plenary session. The defectors are Bello Shinkafi, Ahmed Bakura, Ahmed Bungudu and Suleiman Gummi. That makes […]
Katsina, usually referred to as Katsina State to distinguish it from the city of Katsina, is a state in North West zone of Nigeria. Katsina, usually referred to as Katsina State to distinguish it from the city of Katsina, is a state in North West zone of Nigeria. At least 19 persons, mostly farmers, have […]
