The Kogi State Police Command on Monday said it has rescued one of the six kidnapped Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) staffs abducted on Sunday along the Obajana-Kabba road. The command’s spokeman, Mr. William Ayah, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), who confirmed the development, said that the police rescued one of the kidnapped […]
The Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Port Harcourt Zonal Head, Usman Imam has warned youths to stay away from all acts of criminality and easy money. Imam spoke after the Ten million man walk against corruption organised by the EFCC and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Imam declared that young people must be vanguards of […]
Travellers in Nigeria may continue to experience flights disruption until the end of February due to harmattan haze, president of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies has said. Although a new landing system is being installed in Lagos to provide a more efficient guide to aircraft arriving at the airport, Bankole Bernard said aircraft […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja Monday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from deregistering 31 political parties. Justice Anwuli Chikere gave the order at the hearing of a suit by some of the parties recently deregistered by INEC. The judge, in her ruling, said INEC failed to counter the application by the applicants […]
More international flights have resumed at the Murtala Muhammed International (MMI) Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State, following the improvement in the weather. For over two weeks, all international flights were diverting to Accra, Ghana, due to inclement weather in Lagos. Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika confirmed the resumption of international flights at MMIA in a statement […]
Those waiting for the Service Chiefs to be fired by President Muhammadu Buhari will have to tarry a while. The President is not ready to dispense with their services, the Presidency said on Sunday night. It was learnt that security reports before the President, indicate that “Nigeria is in a war situation”, as a result […]
Houses of Assembly in the six Southwest states will on Monday simultaneously conduct public hearings on the Operation Amotekun Bill. Speakers Mudashiru Obasa (Lagos); Kunle Oluomo (Ogun); Adebo Ogundoyin (Oyo); Bamidele Oleyelogun (Ondo); Timothy Owoeye (Osun) and Funminiyi Afuye (Ekiti), made the next line of action on Operation Amotekun known at a meeting in Ibadan […]
The military on Sunday confirmed that an attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to infiltrate Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, was foiled. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole, Damaturu, Lieutenant Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, said the insurgents came through Babangida, the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Area, on Gashua Road. Lieutenant Oteh […]
The promise of pay rise, which President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law on April 18, 2019 (2019 Minimum Wage Bill), has yielded positive for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Their monthly allowance has grown from N19, 800, to N33, 000. A few days before the windfall hit the corps members’ account, the […]
Nine suspected cult members, including an alleged Aiye kingpin, Sikiru Samuel, aka Samora, have been arrested by the police in Lagos State. This is coming barely 10 days after the leader of the Berry Boys cult gang, Mailiki Bello, also known as the Supreme Leader of the gang, was arrested by the police strike force. […]
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MTN Sunday announced the start of a new musical reality television show, ‘Y’ello Star, two years after its popular Project Fame reality show was rested. The show seeks to groom musical talent by providing a lifetime opportunity to turn their dreams and aspirations into reality. Since 2006, through the MTNF/MUSON Scholarship Programme, MTN Nigeria has […]