A Sudan court on Tuesday began the trial of ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir for leading a military coup that brought him to power 31 years ago. Al-Bashir and 26 other defendants gave brief introductory statements at the Supreme Court in the capital, Khartoum. A judge then rejected the defence’s appeal for a postponement, filed on […]
Following a report by the minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, that Nigeria will no longer tolerate the incessant harassment of its citizens in Ghana and the progressive acts of hostility towards the country by Ghanaian authorities, the country has on Sunday condemned the allegations leveled against it by Nigerians, noting that any action […]
President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday at State House, Abuja, that the priority in Republic of Mali now should be securing the country, which is largely occupied by terrorists. The President spoke as he received briefings from ECOWAS Special Envoy to the West African country, former President Goodluck Jonathan. The meeting came ahead of an extraordinary […]
Two men have been arrested while engaging in a homosexual act in Angwete Village in Kakamega Town, Kenya on Friday morning,Crimefacts learnt . Nyumbi Kumi Initiative elder, Reuben Otiende disclosed that they had suspected that Wanyes alias Gili was a homosexual after he recently “committed the crime with a neighbour’s son”. Residents of the community […]
Nigerian traders operating in Ghana , on Wednesday, visited the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Abuja to protest the locking up of their shops in Ghana . The protesters , who carried placards with various inscriptions of their grievances, held the protest peacefully under the watch of policemen. Leader of the group , Nze Ugo – […]
Nigerians living in Sokoto state have been abandoned by the Nigerian military in a wave of violent attacks by bandits and terrorists. Premium Times reports that the Senator representing Sokoto East, Ibrahim Gobir maintains that residents of the State now rely on the soldiers of Niger Republic for protection against armed bandits as the Nigerian […]
.By Muhammed Dahiru Lawal AREWA AGENDA – Ravaged by Boko Haram Insurgency for over a decade and a rising case of banditary, kidnappings and wanton attacks across its geographic spread, Nigeria’s North risks the possibility of being a ‘red zone’. With the raging COVID-19 pandemic, many had thought attacks will temporarily cease, but it turns […]
.Affected personnel to face sanctions The Presidency has condemned the unprofessional conduct of some security personnel charged with the enforcement of the border closure policy of the Federal Government. This was contained in a statement by the presidential spokesperson, Mr. Femi Adesina while announcing the commissioning of ‘Operation Swift Response’, a border drill exercise to […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a contract of N318 million to engage the firm of Olumuyiwa, Bashir and Co. Ltd as Lead Consultant for the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, who briefed journalists after the FEC meeting at the State […]
Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) on Tuesday disclosed that the Custom Command at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) had intercepted 8.06 million U.S. dollars from the airport. Ali, during a media briefing in Lagos, said that the dollars loaded in six big `Bagco’ bags were packed in a coaster bus belonging to […]
