Suspected bandits kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Peter Amodu, in Benue South Senatorial District. The incident happened on Wednesday night along Otukpo – Ugbokolo Road, when armed men ambushed and abducted the priest to an unknown location. The victim was on his way to Okwungagga-Ugbokolo to celebrate Holy Mass when the incident occurred, according to Rev. Fr. Joseph Itodo, …
Mr. Hassan M. Taura, Niger State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), said yesterday that two corps members from the 2021 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 died during their service year. The State Coordinator, who announced this at the Passing Out Parade (PoP) of the 2021 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 of the Corps, which took place yesterday at the …
Ogun State police have paraded 42 suspects for various offences committed in the state. The suspects were those arrested for murder, kidnapping, cultism, robbery, and other crimes. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command’s spokesman, said the officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force in Ogun would not rest on their oars in bringing criminals to justice. Among those paraded were Daniel …
The Coalition of Northern Youth Leaders (CNYL) has threatened to launch a political backlash if the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not present its unanimous choice for the position of vice president, who it has stipulated must be under 50 years old. During a press conference on Monday in Abuja, the coalition’s president, Mallam Suleiman Musa, and secretary, Comr. Yahaya …
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), a four-vehicle collision on the Kaduna–Zaria highway on Thursday resulted in nine fatalities and 12 injuries. According to Hafiz Mohammed, the FRSC Kaduna State Sector Commander, the accident happened at around 5 a.m. on the Rigachikun bridge, close to the National Open University. “Speeding, improper overtaking, and loss of control led to …
Due to theft of crude oil and pipeline vandalism, among other issues, the Nigeria LNG Ltd. plant is only operating at 68% of its potential. According to statistics from the company, the plant in Bonny Island, Rivers State, is only operating at 68% of its potential because of theft of crude oil and pipeline vandalism, among other issues. The NLNG …
To coincide with the Eid-el-Kabir festival, which is celebrated by Muslims all over the world, the Kano State Government has approved a ten-day holiday for the state’s schools. The holiday will start on July 7 and last through July 17, according to a statement from Aliyu Yusuf, the Kano State Ministry of Education’s spokesperson. But, according to the statement, students …
The Kuje Medium Security Custodial Center in Abuja was attacked on Tuesday night, and the terrorist organisation Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) has taken responsibility. There have been previous reports of terrorists breaking into the prison and freeing 879 inmates, including prominent suspects. The terrorist organisation displayed some of its members shooting their way into the detention facility …
The Academic Staff Union of Universities is on strike, and the Rivers State government and the Nigeria Labour Congress are planning a protest in support of them. The NLC argued that the state government lacked the authority to punish any civil servant who joined the strike out of sympathy. The state government had threatened to do so. In a speech …
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his dissatisfaction with the failure of the intelligence system and its application at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, in Abuja, which was attacked by terrorists on Tuesday night. According to a tweet posted on President Buhari’s official Twitter account, he expressed his feelings to journalists during a visit to the correctional facility on Wednesday …
Malam Muhammad Bello, FCT Minister, tasked traditional rulers in Kuje Area Council on Wednesday in Abuja to work with relevant security operatives to apprehend all escapees from the Kuje Prison. Bello issued the directive during an on-the-spot assessment of damage following the attack at the Kuje Medium Correctional Facility by suspected terrorists, which resulted in the escape of many inmates. …
Members of a vigilante religious group in Iwo, Osun State, arrested a man named Afolabi Jacob on Wednesday. The Taawun Security, Al-Jayshu Islam detained Afolabi in the wee hours of Wednesday while conducting a routine security patrol in the town’s Yemoja neighbourhood. Afolabi Jacob admitted, according to a report from Jamaatu Taawunil Muslimeen, that the human head that was discovered …
Asari Dokubo, an ex-militant leader, believes Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi will not be elected president in 2023. The founder of the now-defunct Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force declared in a live video on his official Facebook page that the current ‘Obi-dient’ movement is a scam. Dokubo stated that the Labour Party candidate succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari in …
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to implement more accommodating supply-side policies in order to boost the country’s productive sectors. LCCI President Michael Olawale-Cole stated this on Tuesday in Lagos at the chamber’s third quarterly media briefing on the state of the Nigerian economy in 2022. To combat rising inflation, …
Nollywood celebrities such as Yul Edochie, Femi Adebayo, and others have praised industry veteran Olu Jacobs on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Olu Jacobs, who will turn 80 on July 11, 2022, is a veteran actor who has appeared in a number of Nigerian and British drama series and films. Joke Silva, his actress wife and fellow veteran, hinted …
Unknown gunmen assassinated Mr. Sunday, a security guard at the Titolu Venture filling station in Igoba, Akure North Local Government Area, Ondo State. The hoodlums set fire to the filling station after killing the security guard, according to reports. The incident was said to have sparked panic in the surrounding area. According to the station’s manager, Ajisafe Oluwatobiloba, he was …
Unknown gunmen are said to have kidnapped a Nigerian Navy officer in Kogi State. According to reports on Tuesday morning, Musa Lawal, a Naval officer with the enlistment number X12775 ABRP3, was abducted on Monday night. At around 8:00 p.m. yesterday, the officer serving with the Naval Headquarters in Abuja was whisked away from his residential home located behind Post …
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has stated that former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso is not a presidential candidate. Ohanaeze’s National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, was responding to a remark made by the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. Kwankwaso previously stated that the Southeast was too politically immature to produce Nigeria’s President in 2023. …
Disgruntled youths from the All Progressives Congress’ North East Stakeholders Forum have spoken out against Tinubu Support Organisation’s open endorsement of Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai as the best candidate for the vice presidency. According to the TSO, El-Rufai is the best candidate among those being considered as running mate to APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Aminu Suleiman, Director-General …
The government of President Muhammadu Buhari claims that at least 1,600 “repentant” Boko Haram fighters have taken trade classes and are now part of society. The regime had been successful in halting the insurgency in Nigeria, according to information minister Lai Mohammed, who made this disclosure during his interactions with international media outlets in London. Mr. Mohammed assured the media …
