The police command in Kogi on Sunday confirmed the killing of two of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. The State Police Commissioner, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja. Onuoha described the killing by their abductors as […]
More than 670 people have been killed in a massive landslide that hit Papua New Guinea on Friday. Serhan Aktoprak, chief of the UN International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in the nation, said the revised number of fatalities is based on calculations from Yambali village and Enga provincial officials. The officials now estimate that […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 48-year-old Paris, France-bound businessman, Emmanuel Okechuku Orjinze at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja. NDLEA noted that he excreted 111 wraps of cocaine. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi who disclosed this said the businessman excreted the wraps of cocaine after days of […]
A train from Kaduna heading for Abuja has derailed at Jere, Kaduna, an hour after commencing its journey on Sunday. The train which had dozens of passengers on board departed Kaduna around 8:05 am. Three carriages were reported to have skidded off the tracks. Security personnel, including the Nigeria Police and Army, are present […]
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, has died at the age of 61. Lamorde reportedly died in Egypt where he was receiving medical treatment. Confirming Lamorde’s death in a statement, EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, described it as sudden and shocking. He said Lamorde served the nation actively […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted cocaine concealed in buckets of shea butter heading for the United Kingdom. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared a video on his X account on Sunday, showing the moment NDLEA officers discovered the contraband. Additionally, the video highlights the agency’s success in […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his first year in office as an avenue to publish his assets declaration form. SERAP asked the President to “use the anniversary of your first year in office as an opportunity to demonstrate your oft-expressed commitment to democracy, accountability, and openness […]
Sunday 26 May 2024 Sanusi Storm: Deposed Emir returns to Kano in ‘presidential jet’, state govt orders his arrest Governors grumble over withheld N3.8 trillion stamp duty fund LP crisis deepens as Edo chapter suspends Abure Tinubu inaugurates N24b Ogbia Nembe Road, 7 bridges FG Backed Deposed Emir’s Return, Attempt To Destabilise Kano’ll Be […]
Gunmen have reportedly invaded Kuchi in Munyan local government area of Niger state during which they were suspected to have killed four members of the Military Joint Force and three other villagers. The three villagers were said to have been gunned down while trying to escape into the bush. Our correspondent reliably gathered that […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, couldn’t have returned to the ancient city without the Federal Government’s backing. In a Saturday post on X, Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), warned that any attempt to destabilise the peace of […]
