Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed two people and injured two others in a fresh attack on Mgbuji and Agu-Amede Communities in Isi-Uzo Council area of Enugu State. The recent attack took place on Thursday, at Onu-Mgbede Mgbuji at a boundary with Agu-Amede community. No fewer than 16 people had been allegedly killed by […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has described Thursday’s attack in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State as a direct assault on Nigeria which will not go unpunished. In a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Friday in Abuja, President Buhari paid tributes to the gallant men of the security forces who lost […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the Nigerian Immigration Service and three banks to immediately release details of David Ukpo to the detained former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu to defend himself in a London court. Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu were arrested by the Metropolitan […]
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has distanced himself from the viral picture of praying mats with his campaign poster printed on them. The image of the praying mats circulated across social media recently and it generated mixed reactions. While some supporters of Obi believed the gesture holds no implication, others […]
A former frontline presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sam Ohuabunwa, has called on the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, to be bold in fighting corruption within the judiciary and tackle the lingering issue of the welfare of judges in the country. Ohuabunwa stated this in a […]
A yet-to-be-confirmed number of soldiers have been killed by bandits during an exchange of fire in Niger State, Nigerian Army authorities said on Thursday. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja confirmed that the incident occurred on Wednesday. Recounting what transpired, he explained […]
Chairman, Northern Elders Forum, Prof Ango Abdullahi, has lost his eldest son, Isah Ango Abdullahi after a brief illness. A family source, who confirmed the death to our correspondant in Zaria, said Isah died in Abuja Thursday evening, adding that his corpse would be brought to Zaria today for funeral prayers. According to the […]
Jude Onyia, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State is dead According to reports, the party leader died in Agbor, the council headquarters, yesterday. Though the circumstances surrounding his sudden demise were still sketchy as at press time, Mr. Onyia who’s in his sixties […]
An Islamic Sharia Court in Ningi, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, has sentenced three men including a 70-year-old to death by stoning having found them guilty of homosexuality. The case against the three condemned persons commenced on June 14, 2022, when members of the Hisbah Vanguard operating in the Ningi LGA through […]
The police in Imo State have arrested Uzoma Egemba for scalding the buttocks, thighs and body of his 12-year-old maid for riding his children’s bicycle. Egemba who hails from Mbaise was arrested at his Umuguma residence in the early hours of Thursday following efforts made by some concerned citizens, led by social media influencer, […]
