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Abducted Zamfara Catholic priest pleads for help in video

  Mikah Suleiman, the abducted parish priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church in Damba, Gusau, Zamfara state, has pleaded for help to regain freedom. In a 51-second video clip trending on social media, Suleiman, dressed in a blue T-shirt with boxer shorts, is seen sitting on the ground while calling for help. Suleiman was kidnapped […]

DAILIES TOP STORIES: FG meets local refiners over pricing, faults Dangote

  Wednesday 26 June 2024 Minimum wage: Labour kicks as FEC steps down memo, demands consultation Senate didn’t approve new presidential jets, says Akpabio CBN projects lower inflation, says reforms attract $24bn inflow Court orders Emefiele to forfeit $1.4m bribery proceeds Band A: Court Restrains Ikeja Electric, NERC From Implementing New Tariff Rivers Crisis: Police […]

DAILIES TOP STORIES: Multimillion public assets under attack as vandals plunder bridge railings, steal power cables, other

  Sunday 23 June 2024 Nigerians to start using three-in-one ID card August, says official Victims recount fearful experiences with stalking ex-lovers, obsessed strangers Japa: Tinubu orders sanctions for civil servants collecting salaries after relocating abroad Bandits Kidnap Catholic Priest In Zamfara Cholera: Death Toll Rises To 35, Suspected Cases Hit 417 In Lagos Court […]

Abba Kyari released after 27 months in detention

  A suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory after spending 27 months in detention. Kyari was detained following his arrest on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for alleged involvement with an international drug cartel. Kyari, along […]

DAILIES TOP STORIES: Civilian, Soldiers Killed As Gunmen Enforce IPOB’s Sit-At-Home Order 

  Friday 31 May 2024 Emirate crisis: Kano gov meets Ribadu, Sanusi makes first appointment Trump guilty in hush-money trial, faces sentencing July IPOB sit-at-home: Govs react as two soldiers killed, businesses grounded Kano mosque bombing death toll hits 21 29,000 arrested for kidnapping, other crimes in one year –FPRO 103 B’Haram commanders, families surrendered […]

Court Discharges Miyetti Allah Leader As AGF Withdraws Charge

  Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has discharged the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Kore, Bello Bodejo, of an alleged terrorism charge filed against him by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation. In a ruling, Justice Ekwo discharged Bodejo after counsel for the AGF, Aderonke Imana, moved an oral […]

Official: Four Years After, Sanusi Reinstated As Emir Of Kano

  Sanusi Muhammadu has been reinstated as the Emir of Kano after receiving his letter of appointment from Governor Abba Yusuf on Friday. His reinstatement took place at the Government House in Kano, four years after he was deposed by the immediate past governor of the state Abdullahi Ganduje. Traditional rulers, kingmakers, and other top […]

Police detain officer over accidental discharge in Abuja

  The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory has detained one of its officers over an accidental discharge that led to the death of one Oyebuchi Anene in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Adeh said the tragic and […]