James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Men of the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Command have arrested a 47-year-old security man, Adamu Ibrahim for allegedly conspiring with two other men to rob his employer. The suspect, according to a statement by the command spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi is a security man attached to Inspiration filling station situated …

By Nwafor Sunday The widespread canard that the operations of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), in Delta state, assaulted and killed a young man in the state, has been proved erroneous, as the Minister of State, Labour & Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, confirmed the incident to Vanguard. Keyamo who said he contacted the victims brother and the …

Nigerian music star, Wizkid on Sunday blasted the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari for wishing US President, Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, quick and full recovery from Covid-19. In a tweet posted via his Twitter page, the music star told Buhari to leave Donald Trump alone and do something about the brutal killings of …

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, in Lagos on Sunday prayed that all terrorists and their sponsors will not see the new year. Adeboye made the declaration during the Thanksgiving Sunday Service held at the Throne of …

Stock photo of a knife. The police command in Kano State has arrested a 26-year-old woman, Hauwa Habibu, over alleged stabbing her two children to death at Diso Quarters in Gwale Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. DSP Abdullahi Haruna, spokesman for the command said this in a statement in Kano on Sunday. He …

By BENJAMIN NJOKU A new talent show dubbed “Talent Thrones’ will see popular comedians, McAbbey and Koffi, Segun Lawal, Dr. Shuaibu Huseeini, Kenny Saint Brown, Sir Emeka Nwokedi and Chigozie Wisdom as Judges and coaches for the inaugural edition of the show. Others are Koffi Da Guru, Owengee, Ice Nweke, Henry Akubuiro and Lydian John. …

The police command in Kano State has arrested a 26-year-old woman, Hauwa Habibu, over alleged stabbing her two children to death at Diso Quarters in Gwale Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. DSP Abdullahi Haruna, spokesman for the command said this in a statement in Kano on Sunday. He said that on Oct.3, the …

Mr Seye Oladejo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, says he is optimistic that Nigeria will overcome its present challenges to become a stronger nation. Oladejo, who is the state APC Publicity Secretary said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Lagos on Sunday. He …

Gunmen have killed a cleric, Mr Kayode Ogunleye, dumping his body in a forest on the Aramoko-Ijero-Ekiti highway in Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lifeless body of the pastor, who was also a staff of the Ekiti West Local Government Area in Ekiti, was found on his farm near the forest. …

As SERAP urges Buhari, Osinbajo, others to emulate By Olasunkanmi – Akoni The Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Mr. Yombe Samaila has declared his assets landed property and cash in banks, valued at N353,136,378.56 among others. Consequent upon the declaration, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, …

File photo. The Police Command in Anambra State has rescued a day-old baby wrapped in a cloth and abandoned inside a drainage in Abuja Estate in Awka. The spokesman for the command, SP Haruna Mohammed, said this in a statement in Awka. Mohammed said efforts made to trace the mother of the baby proved abortive. …

The Police Command in Anambra State has rescued a day-old baby wrapped in a cloth and abandoned inside a drainage in Abuja Estate in Awka. The spokesman for the command, SP Haruna Mohammed, said this in a statement in Awka. Mohammed said efforts made to trace the mother of the baby proved abortive. “On Oct. …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to “follow the good example of Mr Yombe Dabai Samaila, deputy governor Kebbi state, by immediately publishing their asset declaration forms.” Mr Samaila while responding to SERAP’s suit had last week forwarded his asset declaration form to the organization. The …

…I have a video in which the man admitted being in bed with Precious — Family source By Idowu Bankole A former Aviation Minister and a chieftain of the people’s democratic party, PDP, Chief Femi Fani Kayode has reacted to a viral video which revealed him abusing his estranged wife, precious Chikwendu. Fani-Kayode denied abusing …

IGP, Mr. Mohammed Adamu By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has approached the Supreme Court urging it to overturn last Wednesday’s judgment of the Court of Appeal which nullified the recruitment of 10,000 constables carried out by him and the Nigeria Police Force in 2019. Recall that the Court of …

Nigerian Police The Police Command in Ekiti has launched an investigation into the death of a policeman attached to Aramoko Division, after he was allegedly crushed by a vehicle on his way to work. READ ALSO: Panic as robbers attack Ekiti bank Mr Sunday Abutu, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said this while speaking with …

The Domestic Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria (DROAN), have thrown their weight behind the Federal Government’s removal of oil subsidy in the country. The National Chairman of the association, Mr Godwin Sunday, made this known in a press conference organised by the association in Uyo on Saturday. Sunday said that the association was in full …

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has said that the spate of kidnappings in the state has reduced to the barest minimum. He stated this on Saturday at the Senate Press Corps’ Retreat 2020, held in Lokoja, Kogi with the theme, “Democracy and Development in a Federation: Roles of Media, States …

…Police read the riot act …45 suspected thugs arrested By Dayo Johnson, Akure THE spate of thuggery, blood-letting and violence ahead of the Ondo State governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday has reached an alarming proportion. Suspected thugs have literally held the state by the jugular as they maim, destroy and rupture peace in the …

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend led the cutting of grass at the Mount Carmel College in Ilorin ahead of statewide school resumption on Monday, saying his action is meant to inspire people to take responsibilities for government facilities located in their areas. Clad in jeans, fez cap, shirt and his signature get-ready-for-work shoe, …