Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a low-cost housing estate at Kofar Gayan in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State and kidnapped six people including a Customs officer and his son. The police authorities are yet to confirm the incident but a resident of the area told Channels Television that the bandits […]
Facts have emerged on how Nigeria paid $137 million in two years for gas and electricity that were never used in the “take or pay deal” the country entered into with some investors in the power sector. The whooping sum covers payments for 2018 and 2019 under the gas supply agreement deals reached with […]
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) on Wednesday said the most urgent task before its members at the moment was the search for detribalised politicians who are free from moral encumbrances to run for elective offices in order to unite the people and secure the nation. The organisation also said that nobody could stop […]
The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency has said efforts are being made to determine those missing from the recent attack on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line. Earlier, the state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the manifest showed that 398 people bought tickets for the trip but 362 of these passengers […]
The traditional ruler of Bukpe community in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), His Royal Highness (HRH) Alhaji Hassan Shamidozhi, has been abducted. The monarch’s brother, who is the Chief Imam of the Community’s Central Mosque, Malam Jibrin D. Gimba, confirmed this to Daily Trust. He said the incident happened around […]
Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says the military should bomb bandits’ hideouts, instead of waiting for them to attack. According to the Punch, the governor said this on Wednesday while addressing journalists when Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, visited the state to assess the situation following the Abuja-Kaduna train attack. The train was […]
The World football governing body, FIFA, has slammed indefinite ban on Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja from hosting international matches. The ban on Wednesday came after irate Nigerian fans invaded the stadium on Tuesday following their nation’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar On Tuesday, the newly renovated turf […]
Super Eagles head coach Austin Eguavoen has resigned following the failure of Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. According to Brila FM, Eguavoen has sent an official resignation letter to the NFF. He will return to his role as Technical Director of all national teams. However, the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF is […]
An early morning fire has razed a popular market in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Karimo. Findings revealed that the actual cause of the inferno is yet to be known. A trader, who preferred to be called Sunday, told our correspondent that the inferno started from a shop before spreading to others. This is […]
Gunmen have killed one person and burnt the Secretariat of Nnewi South Local Government Area in Ukpor Anambra State. The incident took place on Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses said the deceased was one of the security men in the Council Secretariat. Tension enveloped the Council with residents fearing for their lives. Ukpor in Nnewi South is […]
