Mujahid Asari Dokubo, former militant commander and head of the Biafra Customary Government (BCG), has broken his silence on the rearrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Kanu, who was standing treason trial, had jumped bail after a Federal High Court in Abuja released him on health grounds. He had […]
The Archbishop of Kaduna Diocese, Anglican Communion, Bishop Timothy Yahaya on Sunday claimed bandits and other criminal elements have higher academic qualifications and sharper intelligence than the nation’s security operatives. Yahaya however argued for Nigeria to win the war against banditry and kidnapping, security men must be upgraded educationally in quick response to activities of […]
A Nigerian woman based in Brazil, Mrs. Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her private part and handbag. The agency said the mother of three was arrested on Friday night on arrival […]
The Kogi State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop John Ibenu says God has revealed to him that Nigeria will not break up despite the call for secession by some aggrieved groups in the country. Bishop Ibenu disclosed this on Sunday in Lokoja while fielding questions from journalists at the 29th anniversary […]
No fewer than 10 persons were feared dead on Sunday morning in Ibadan when a fully loaded gas tanker lost control at Bode market Molete area of Ibadan in Oyo state. According to eye witnesses’ accounts, the gas tanker said to be coming from Ojaba end of Mapo area of Ibadan lost control from Idi […]
Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed, on Saturday denied allegation of diversion of the Kwara state 2019 All Progressives Congress (APC) general elections campaign funds. Rather he revealed that he singlehandedly raised all the funds for the prosecution of the elections in the state. Alhaji Mohammed was responding to Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s recent […]
Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has said on Saturday that he does not have any presidential ambition, contrary to widespread speculations in that regard. El-Rufai, who claimed to have “suffered presidential ambition suspicion for 15 years”, said at 62, he is too old lead Nigeria. Making the foregoing clarifications in an interview with the […]
At least 29 people were killed and 50 injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country’s south, officials said. Another 17 on board the C-130 Hercules transport plane when it crashed while trying to land on Jolo island in Sulu province are […]
Lawyer for the Yoruba Nation activist, Mr Sunday Adeyemo better known as Sunday Igboho has demanded N500millio from the Federal Government as reparation for the destruction of cars and the home of the activist. The lawyer, Chief Yomi Aliyu SAN, in a release made available to newsmen on Saturday, also asked for public apology from […]
A governorship aspirant, Dr. Mathias Ichoku, has threaten to sue a political party, known as National Rescue Movement (NRM) and its leadership before the deadly Okija shrine, for selling fake guber interest/nomination form to him as a sole candidate, in the forthcoming November 6th 2021 Anambra governorship election. He called on the Independent National Electoral […]
