Authorities in the army said on Thursday that six soldiers were killed when troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force engaged Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists within the vicinity of Mallam Fatori Town in the fringes of the Lake Chad region. The terrorists, however, did not go unscathed as troops killed 22 members of the […]
As debate over the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill lingers, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the process of overriding the President’s veto as difficult. He, however, said the decision on whether or not to override the President would be decided by […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, met with former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The agenda of the 3pm meeting was not disclosed. Jonathan regularly comes to the villa to brief the President on his activities as ECOWAS Special Envoy to Mali.
The Jigawa State Government has enacted the child protection law that prescribes the death penalty for rapists without the option of life imprisonment. Dr. Musa Adamu, the Commissioner for Justice and the Attorney General, disclosed this on Wednesday during an end-of-the-year press briefing in Dutse, the state capital of Jigawa. According to him, anyone convicted […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said the police are the ones who owe the Anglican Church an apology for the gestapo manner in which they reportedly arrested the former Chief-of-Staff to Imo Governor, Uche Nwosu, while in church for the outing service of his late mother. CAN said though it would never hinder […]
At least 38 bandits have been neutralized and nine hundred and ninety-nine suspects arrested by the police in Katsina State in connection with six hundred and eight (608) reported crimes. In a report for the year, outgoing State Commissioner of Police, CP Sanusi Buba, announced that out of the number of those arrested, eight hundred […]
A clergy of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor John Elaigwu Odogbo, has emerged the new paramount traditional ruler of Idoma people in Benue State. This followed the recent hunting expedition embarked on by the Ochi’Idoma IV, Dr Elias Ikoyi Obekpa in October, this year and the directive by Governor Samuel Ortom for the selection of […]
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday, sacked his Executive Assistant on Communications, Latimore Oghenesivbe, for what he described as “manifest recklessness and insubordination”. This was contained in a letter dated December 29, 2021, signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Patrick Ukah, and made available to journalists in Asaba. Oghenesivbe had alleged that […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said “every kobo” will be recovered, following the conclusion of the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The President said this Thursday in Abuja while speaking at the virtual commissioning of the NDDC Prototype Hostel at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Buhari said the concluded forensic audit […]
Gunmen have killed three persons in a shooting at the ever-busy Mofor Park, in the Udu Council area of Delta State. The victims, whose identities are unknown, are all males. Our correspondent learnt that the incident occurred at about 10 a.m on Thursday. An eyewitness claimed that the suspects appeared to be making an escape […]
