Evans denies kidnapping businessman, accuses suspended Abba Kyari of torture
Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans has claimed that he saw hell in the hands of the suspended Head of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari. The alleged kidnap kingpin disclosed this at an Ikeja Special Offences Court while denying kidnapping a businessman, Sylvanus Ahamonu, and collecting a 420,000 dollar ransom from his family. […]
Rotimi Amaechi raises concern over Kano-Kaduna rail line project
Rotimi Amaechi the Minister of Transportation, has expressed some concerns over the Kano-Kaduna railway project saying lack of adequate funding may slow down the pace of work and completion of the project. The former Rivers state governor disclosed this in Kano while on an inspection of the Kano-Kaduna rail project on Friday, where he directed […]
Diri faults NPF recruitment process, says it’s unjust, lacks merit
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has decried the recruitment procedure into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), describing it as negating the Federal Character principle. According to Diri, recruitment into federal agencies that is based on a number of local government areas in a state was unjustifiable and lacked merit. Diri stated this at a town […]
Bandits burn down Security Task Force camp, ransack armoury in Niger State
Allawa Secondary School in the Shiroro local government area of Niger State, which serves as camp for the Joint Security Task Force, has been razed by terrorists. The terrorists also ransacked the armoury and took away the military patrol van during the attack that happened on Thursday night. The terrorists stormed the town with sophisticated […]
Nigeria’s external reserve falls below $40 billion threshold
The Central bank of Nigeria has said the nation’s external reserve has fallen below the $40 billion thresholds it had maintained in over three months. According to data from the CBN, the reserve had endured a continuous decline in recent months owing to the intervention of the apex bank in the official FX market and […]
I’m committed to serve poor Nigerians better – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday restated his commitment to protecting poor Nigerians from hardship till the end of his tenure in 2023. The President spoke at the virtual official presentation of the Country Review Report of Nigeria to the 31st Africa Peer Review Forum of the African Union, according to a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, titled, ‘Poor […]
Ilorin: Man who disguises as female American prostitute sentenced 12 months for N57.8m fraud
Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday, February 4, 2022 convicted and sentenced 20-year-old Oyelowo Mayowa Fawas from Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo State to 12 months imprisonment for offences bordering on cybercrime and possession of fraudulent funds. The defendant was prosecuted on two counts by the […]
Bandits invade Katsina town, kill village head, abduct scores of residents
Bandits have struck again in Katsina State, attacking Daddara town in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria. Over 100 bandits, reportedly on a reprisal, stormed Daddara town in the Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing six persons and kidnapping 15 others. Among those killed were a village head and his four guards, according to a […]
2023: Sanwo-Olu tags PDP’s second term offer Greek gift, rejects it
Lagos State Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu has described the Peoples Democratic Party offer of second term as a Greek gift and rejected. Following speculations that the Governance Advisory Council of the APC in the state plans to deny Sanwo-Olu a second term ticket, the PDP had asked him to join its platform, assuring him an automatic […]
Buhari approves creation of data protection bureau
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the establishment of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB). He gave the approval following a request by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Pantami. According to Pantami, the NDPB will focus on data protection and privacy for the country, among others, in line with global best […]