14 Kebbi students abducted by bandits not released after six months
Fourteen students out of those abducted alongside their teachers from the Federal Government College Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State since June 17, 2021 are yet to regain their freedom from their abductors. The continual detention of the students was made known on Thursday by the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba while presenting his keynote address […]
Police arrest Ogun State pastor for having sex with church member, two daughters
The pastor in charge of Spirit-Filled International Christian Church, Olomore, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Timothy Oluwatimilehin, has been arrested for allegedly having sexual relations with a woman and her two daughters. The pastor was alleged to have asked the woman to move out of her husband’s home to live with him. The Police Public Relations Officer, […]
Police arrest killers of two officers in Jigawa State
The police in Jigawa State have arrested two members of a syndicate that killed two police officers in the state. The Jigawa state police command, announced the arrest of members of a suspected kidnap gang, believed to have murdered two police officers in the state. The gang also reportedly kidnapped the son-in-law of a popular businessman, […]
Nigerian basketball players protest in Abuja as crisis rocks NBBF
Some basketball players and supporters have stormed the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Abuja to stage a peaceful protest over the leadership crisis ravaging the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). The players, with the players’ representative in the Musa Kida-led NBBF board and NBA star, Ejike Ugboaja, led the protest on Wednesday. Ugboaja while […]
BREAKING Seven Ekiti governorship aspirants withdraw from APC Primary, accuse Governor Fayemi
Seven governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress have withdrawn from the party’s primary election in Ekiti State as they alleged perceived misconduct. According to the aspirants — Kayode Mojo, Demola Popoola, Femi Bamisile, Bamidele Faparusi, Dayo Adeyeye, Opeyemi Bamidele and Afolabi Oluwasola — the primary election committee is made up of loyalists of Governor […]
Another Schoolgirl, Gambo Murdered In Kano Week After Hanifa Abubakar
A 12-year-old girl, Zuwaira Gambo has been killed in Kano State, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje said. This comes amid calls for justice for five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar who was recently murdered by the proprietor of her school. The school proprietor, Abdulmalik Muhammad Tanko, who is the proprietor of Noble Kids Comprehensive College, Kwanan Dakata in Kano had […]
Lassa fever kills 26 Nigerians in three weeks, cases rise to 115
Lassa fever has killed 26 Nigerians from January 1 to 23, 2022, with 115 confirmed cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said. The NCDC, in a statement on Wednesday, by its Director-General, Ifedayo Adetifa, said the cases were reported from 30 local government areas across 11 states. “Furthermore, the reports in weeks 1 […]
Police order fresh probe into DCP Abba Kyari’s links to serial fraudster, Hushpuppi
The Police Service Commission has requested the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to widen his tentacles over investigations into the link between the suspended erstwhile head of the Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, and an internet fraudster, Abbas Ramon, commonly known as Hushpuppi. It was gathered that the commission directed the IGP to submit a […]
Borno government vows to take over UN property for refusing to taxes
The Borno State government is set to begin the confiscation of seven properties belonging to the United Nations agencies which are domiciled in the state over tax evasion. The affected properties are the World Health Organisation(WHO), World Food Programme(WFP), United Nations High Commission for Refugees(UNHCR), United Nations International Children Emergency Fund(UNICEF), United Nations Office for […]
Delta Police Arrest Notorious Kidnapping, Armed Robbery Suspects
The police in Delta State have arrested three suspected kidnappers and armed robbery suspects at Agbarha community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state and Sagbama, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Confirming the arrest of the suspects in a statement signed on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, […]
