Israeli Intel: Iran will have fissile material for a nuke this year, a nuclear-capable missile in two years

The Israeli intelligence 2020 assessment published on Tuesday, January 14, estimates that if Iran continues its nuclear program at the present pace, it will have 25 kg of highly enriched…

Policemen sell detainees for N80,000 per person to ritualists, Kwara community alleges

The Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Lawan Ado, yesterday said the command had redeployed policemen at the Adewole Police Division in Ilorin, over an allegation against them. Ado explained…

Job scam: How teacher defrauded 4 applicants of N855,000 in one year

A prosecution witness, Inspector Anthony Iliya, told an Upper Area Court in Zuba, FCT that a teacher, Akum-Chukwu Dolibi, defrauded four job seekers of N855,000. The police charged Dolibi, a teacher…

Change of Govt: Workers foil alleged attempt by ex-Auditor-General to steal official documents

While Imo people were Wednesday waiting for the swearing in of the new Governor-elect of the state, Senator Hope Uzodinma, a former Auditor-General of the state, Barr. Osita Nwosu was…

Nigerian school suspends 25 girls over Marlians’ secret cult

No fewer than 25 Secondary School students have allegedly been suspended for belonging to “Marlians’ Female Secret Cult”, the mother of one of the students disclosed this in a social…

MRA to Kano: Abolish Committee on Media Conduct

…Says, it violates extant laws Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Kano State Government to discontinue its move to establish a committee to address alleged professional misconduct and…

France, five African States launch new anti-terrorism coalition for the Sahel region

The presidents of France, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Chad on Monday formulated a new framework for expanding military operations against Islamist terrorism in the Sahel region. The new…

Lacuna: Imo Speaker should have been Acting Governor, says activist

Following the Imo Governorship debacle that was dispensed with at the Supreme Court yesterday, political pundits have maintained that Imo should not be without a governor for 24 hours. It…

No nation deserves Tanko Muhammad as Chief Justice, says man who left court in tears

Long before any of the governorship election appeals were dispensed with at the Supreme Court Tuesday, a middle aged Nigerian rose up and walked away from the court lamenting the…

Why Amotekun may fail – Dr. Charles Omole

.“Amotekun can be made better if the Governors are genuinely serious about security” Looking beyond the euphoria of the new security initiative Amotekun, a lawyer and security consultant, Dr. Charles…

Shehu Sani: Group wants EFCC to prosecute all parties in the bribery saga

The Civil Society Groups for the Defence of Human Rights, Justice and Equity has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to be fair in prosecuting the bribery…

$9.6m Ibori Loot: Group blows the whistle on FG; wants UK to tie fund to development of Delta

The Delta State Civil Society Coalition on Grand Corruption (DSCGC) has raised the alarm that the Federal Government of Nigeria is working surreptitiously with the United Kingdoms (UK) to repatriate…

UNIZIK graduate invents machine that converts ‘pure water’ nylon to fuel

A graduating student of Chemical Engineering from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Mr. Anthony Obikwelu, has taking his industry by storm with his recent innovation, design and manufacture of a machine…

Tawari attack: Death toll hits 29 as Bello kicks

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has again voiced his determination to fish out those responsible for the attack on Tawari village, as the number of deaths in the January…

Customs Controller, Olusemire rescues accident victims in Anambra

The controller heading the Federal Operations Unit (FOU)  Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Owerri, Comptroller Kayode Olusemire, Thursday morning rescued five victims of a road accident, which occurred…