At least 33 people were killed following a militia attack on a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a respected monitor said Saturday, raising an earlier reported death toll. Kivu Security Tracker, the monitor, tweeted that at least 33 people — including militia members and civilians — had died following an attack by the notorious CODECO militia on Mongbwalu …
The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police have arrested three of suspected cultists and serial killers who are allegedly members of the dreaded Eiye confraternity and are known for terrorising Ijebu Ode and its environs. It was reported that the suspects, Odukoya Odushina, Subomi Popoola and Itunuoluwa Taiwo, were reportedly responsible for many cult killings in the community. In …
Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Governor of Gombe State, has stated that his administration will continue to strengthen mutual cooperation and partnership with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) and the World Bank in order to increase water supply to urban and rural communities in the state. Yahaya stated this yesterday when he received a delegation from the World Bank, led …
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC Presidential candidate, has revealed what he admires about his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima. Tinubu expressed his excitement about his energy, dynamism, and readiness to serve the country at the centre as Vice President. In a message to Shettima on Friday, the APC presidential candidate said, “I heartily congratulate my brother and worthy partner, Senator …
Stakeholders in Nasarawa State’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises have declared their support for the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 general election. The National Convener of the Coalition of North and South SME Owners for Obi, Itsabemho Nereus, stated in Lafia on Friday during the inauguration ceremony of the State Executives of the Coalition of North …
Pastor Michael Abiodun, 48, of The Light House Gospel Church, Oluwo, Owode-Egba, in the state’s Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, was arrested by men from the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 12-year-old member of his church (name withheld). SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, announced this in a statement on Friday. Oyeyemi …
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) slammed President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration yesterday for failing to include treasury-funded capital projects in the proposed 2023 appropriation. The association expressed regret that, despite the massive debts incurred by the APC-led government to fund expenditure in next year’s budget, no provision was made for capital projects. In criticising the government’s decision, HURIWA’s …
Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, has warned against retaining power in the North beyond 2023, saying that doing so would fuel Yoruba Nation agitation. Oba Akanbi said in a statement signed by his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem, and obtained in Osogbo on Friday that Yoruba Nation agitators would be vindicated if power remained in the …
By Seriki Adinoyi Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos on Friday discharged and acquitted a former Governor of the state, Jonah Jang, over the N6.3 billion corruption charges against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Presided over by Justice Christy Dabup, the court also discharged and acquitted a former cashier in the office of the Secretary …
In an effort to give Abuja residents and tourist from abroad a premium experience of entertainment and Night Life experience, a leading and unique Lifestyle and entertainment brand in Africa and Nigeria Is set to unveil it’s club to add to the social lifestyle of the City with the name CLUB MERCY. According to the Founder and CEO, CLUB MERCY,Julius …
By Thompson Yamput Presidential candidates are to pay N10 million to erect billboards and posters in Kogi. This follows the passage of the State’s Signage Agency Establishment Law by House of Assembly on Thursday in Lokoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the legislators, who considered the bill clause by clause at plenary, said the law would regulate …
Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, was Thursday, arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and flown to Abuja to face interrogation over allegations of financial impropriety. The anti-graft agency arrested Mr Oluomo around 9:00 a.m. on Thursday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. A source at the commission confirmed the arrest …
The managing director of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Abubakar Yilwa, Thursday admonished youth in Plateau state to make good use of its youth transformation programme commission, geared at poverty eradication. He said at the opening of HYPPADEC, 3-day skills training in Jos, under its Directorate of Community and Rural Development, deemed it wise to embark on Youth …
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has identified gaps in Nigeria’s security architecture and urged citizens to begin actively demanding accountability from those in charge of security. The organisation, which stated at a media workshop in Adamawa State’s capital on Thursday that previously unimaginable crimes and anti-social acts have become the norm, blamed it on flaws in the country’s …
Former Governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna state, Sani Mohammed Sha’aban, has said members of the National Assembly cannot impeach President Muhammadu Buhari, as they are partly responsible for Nigeria’s security and economic woes. Sha’aban, who represented Zaria Federal Constituency in the National Assembly between 2003 and 2007, told journalists in Kaduna that the lawmakers have failed …
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command, has apprehended 13 private security guard operatives working for unregistered companies, or with companies operating with expired license in the state. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Chukwudi Chikere, who stated this on Wednesday in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Edwin Okadigbo, said the arrest followed …
The West Africa Network for Peace Building, WANEP, has donated football jerseys to youths in the Nyuwar Community of Gombe State’s Balanga Local Government Area. The initiative aims to promote peaceful coexistence among the state’s Lunguda and Waja tribes. Two sets of 16 Jerseys, two sets of football socks, two balls, two sets of captain bands and whistles, four sets …
Between 2011 and 2019, at least N11.9 billion in public funds were allegedly stolen from Kwara State’s treasury. According to a forensic audit report, funds allegedly taken by the previous administration had no legal connection to any project or programme. The audit also revealed that N2 billion in cash withdrawals unrelated to any project or official expenditure were made in …
The Nasarawa State University Keffi, NSUK, is set to reopen after the state government agreed to pay the university’s employees’ salaries. This was stated by Governor Abdullahi Sule while briefing members of the state executive council at the Government House in Lafia, the state capital. While briefing the council on recent developments in the educational, health, and security sectors, Governor …
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has chastised the Labour Party’s flagbearer, Mr Peter Obi, for his church visits. Okowa told reporters in Kano State on Wednesday that he does not believe in dragging the church into partisan politics, emphasising that politics is not the church’s calling. He …
