In an exchange of gunfire, two suspected kidnappers were killed by Kwara State police command operatives. They were accosted in the bush while attempting to split the ransom collected from the families of two kidnapped victims. The kidnappers allegedly abducted Afusat Lawal (f) and her son Taofeek Lawal on Tuesday in Shao town, Moro Local Government Area, Kwara State. They …
According to Catriona Liang, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, the country is critical in Africa and remains a key ally and priority for the UK in many areas of mutual interest, including security, trade, energy transition, and climate change. She said this at a press conference in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, while reflecting on Queen Elizabeth the II’s life. Britain …
Rt Rev Victor Okporu, ANGLICAN Bishop of Western Izon Diocese of Ecclesiastical Province of Bendel, has lamented the country’s current state of insecurity, describing it as painful and crushing. He also bemoaned the country’s massive debt burden. Okporu stated at St Barnabas Anglican Church in Sagbama, Bayelsa State, during the second session of the Diocese’s fifth synod that the government …
The Anambra State Police Command confirmed on Monday that five people were killed, including two police officers and three civilians, when gunmen attacked the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of Anambra South on Sunday. Tochukwu Ikenga, the state Police Public Relations Officer, revealed this in an interview. On Sunday, while returning to his hometown of Nnewi, Ubah’s convoy was attacked …
Dele Ogunyemi and James Abraham Chief Frank Ozue, the Vice Chairman of Delta State’s Isoko North Local Government Area, has been kidnapped. The incident occurred on Sunday in Ogor town, Ughelli North LGA of the state, when his car was reportedly stopped by gunmen who whisked him away to an unknown location. When the incident occurred, the council vice chairman …
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Sonia Ekweremadu, the daughter of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, appealed to the public yesterday to help donate a kidney to replace her damaged one. Sonia, whose parents were arrested in the United Kingdom while trying to find her a donor, revealed on her Instagram page that she had a rare kidney disease. The Nigerian …
According to the CIES Football Observatory, Napoli and Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen is ranked third in the target man shooter category among forwards under the age of 25. The Nigerian moved up six places in the ranking, which was released by the football observatory on Monday, with a score of 93.3. Chelsea’s Kai Havertz tops the list with a …
According to findings, 676 people were killed in various communal and boundary disputes in Nigeria between January 2018 and August 2022. In addition, 444 houses were destroyed during the crisis period under consideration. This is happening as security forces fight to keep bandits, militants, and other violent criminals at bay across the country. Security experts said the development required immediate …
By Nsikak Nseyen The Big Brother Naija reality show’s producers have come under fire for the Sunday twist. Remember that Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced the establishment of a Level 3 house for evicted housemates? Ebuka explained that Doyin, Chomzy and Eloswag who were evicted on Sunday will be kept in the Level 3 house until at least Sunday, September 18 2022. …
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lassa fever has killed 170 Nigerians in 25 states since the beginning of this year. This was revealed in the Centre’s situation report on Friday, along with the fact that there were 909 confirmed cases out of 6,547 suspected cases recorded during the period. “From week 1 to week 35 of …
Authorities said on Monday that at least nine people were killed and an unknown number were missing after a passenger boat collided with a cargo vessel on a river in northwest Madagascar. Children were among the 35 people aboard the eight-metre (26-foot) boat when it collided on the Loza river near Antsohihy on Sunday evening, according to the River and …
Two Nigerian military Super Tucano fighter jets have killed scores of Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, terrorists in Somalia, near Sambisa Forest, which is thought to be where the terrorists treat wounded fighters. According to PRNigeria, in addition to killing many ISWAP fighters at the site, the airstrikes also raided Abdallari, a terrorist enclave located northeast of Maiduguri. …
by Mark Itsibor The All Progressives Congress (APC) women’s group, codenamed 774 Women for BAT-KASH 2023, has begun mobilising over 10.689 million women to vote for the party’s presidential joint ticket of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima. The group stated that it will accomplish this feat by mobilising 60 women in each of the country’s 176, 846 polling …
The case between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been adjourned to September 16 by the National Industrial Court. Justice Polycap Hamman adjourned the matter to enable both parties to file the necessary papers for the suit. The Head of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, revealed …
By Olaide Oyelude On Sunday, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force in Katsina State’s Batsari Local Government Area repelled a terrorist attack on the town, killing nine of them. The civilian task force team also apprehended five more terrorists and seized nine of the attack’s motorcycles. Despite the fact that the state police command has yet to be officially …
By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin Prof Wahab Egbewole, the Vice Chancellor-designate of the University of Ilorin, has pledged that his administration will be fair to all members of the university community in its dealings and just in all circumstances. Professor Egbewole was elected as the institution’s new vice chancellor following a rigorous selection process overseen by the university’s Governing Council. …
By Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos The federal government has referred the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUUlong-running )’s strike to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) for adjudication. This was the result of a failed dialogue between the union and the Federal Ministry of Education. According to Section 18 (I) (b) of the TDA …
By Hammed Shittu in Ilorin The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state was hit by a wave of defections over the weekend, with no fewer than 5,000 APC members publicly defecting to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state ahead of the 2023 elections. The most affected local government councils in the state are the Ilorin …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested Okolie Paulinus Nwabueze, a Nigerian returning from Brazil, for importing 92 wraps of cocaine, which he ingested and eventually excreted after days of observation in the agency’s facility. Nwabueze, a father of two, was apprehended at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA). The 53-year-old trafficker, who hails from Mmaku village, Awgu Local …
by Kirk Leigh Yusuf Bashir gleefully counts his ward of cash from the afternoon sales, the total so far was N35, 000. In response to this reporter, he stated in pidgin English, “By the end of today, I fit make N100,000, walahi.” Many people continue to transfer. It’s a good business, and I have to tell you the truth.” Yusuf …
