The Police Command in Niger has arrested one Umar Ahmed, 46, of Unguwar Gwari, Suleja for alleged perpetrating cruelty on 15 children in the name of seeking Islamic knowledge in Suleja Local Government Area. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Minna. Abiodun said on […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has urged Nigerians to support the military and other security agencies to end the menace of insurgency and other security challenges besetting some parts of the country. Buratai made the call on Monday in an interview with State House Correspondents, after he briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on activities […]

The acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Daniel Pondei slumped while the House of Representatives members probing the misuse of N81 billion interrogated him on Monday. He was however revived after some NDDC officials came to his rescue. Pondei was however ferried out of the venue of the investigative hearing chaired […]

Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has stepped down from the ongoing investigation of misappropriation of funds in the commission. He stated this on Monday during the continued hearing in the National Assembly. Tunji-Ojo said though he had the support of his colleagues, he preferred to […]

A group, Global Integrity Crusade Network, on Monday, dragged Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters, and three others before the Federal High Court, Abuja, over publications alleged to be libelous against Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of Federation (AGF). Also joined in the fundamental rights enforcement suit numbered: FHC/ABJ/CS/816/2020 as respondents are Kabir Akingbolu, Sahara Reporters Inc., […]

The Police Command in Adamawa has paraded 33 kidnappers and 10 robbery suspects, as well as 16 others allegedly involved in inciting communal conflict in the state. Mr Olugbenga Adeyanju, Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, confirmed the development while parading the suspects on Monday in Yola. Adeyanju said that the arrests were made from the […]

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says it is collaborating with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State Council, to ease traffic movement during the closure of Third Mainland Bridge. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the repair of the bridge by the Federal Ministry of Works, expected to last […]

Northern Professionals in Edo State are rallying support for the All Progressives Congress’ (APC’s) governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. The group in Benin through its Chairman, Abdallah Tureta, described Ize-Iyamu as a man of integrity. They said: “We, Northern Professionals, resident in Edo State, have resolved to throw our weight behind the governorship candidate of […]

The Director of Rehabilitation Centre for the Disabled, Old and Tramps (RECDOT) at Ozubulu in Anambra State, Dame Rosemary Odunukwe, has said the centre will henceforth celebrate former Governor Peter Obi’s birthdays with holy mass and prayers. She said the centre would also accompany the celebration with the cutting of Obi’s birthday cake. The director […]

PRIVATE school teachers have taken to the social media to beg Nigerians for alms to feed their families. For most of the teachers, the last time they received any semblance of payment from their schools was in April with many getting between N5,000 and N10,000. With the school lockdown in its fourth month and no […]

Edo State Media Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the news conference in Benin by 35 fringe parties, with Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) endorsed as their sole governorship candidate, was allegedly done in exchange for N5million each and a promise of N65million. The council, through its […]

Tens of protesters demanding ‘justice for lottery operators’ have besieged the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The protest is in connection with a lottery operation case between Western Lotto Ltd and National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Registrar of Trademarks, Premier Lotto Ltd & 22 others. The case, which was to come up this morning before […]