AJIA Hasana Garuba, wife of the late Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Zakawanu Garuba, was on Monday released by her abductors. She was kidnapped along Okene-Abuja Expressway three days ago on her way to Auchi, her husband’s hometown, for his burial. A source said the kidnappers demanded about N20m but it was not […]

WIFE of the slain immigration officer in Nasarawa State, Salisu Usman Maku, Mrs. Asma’u Salisu Maku has been released by her abductors but it was after N20 million ransom was paid, a family member has said. Mrs Maku was kidnapped on July 14 in her residence in Gudi town, Akwanga council alongside her husband who […]

TENS of protesters demanding ‘justice for lottery operators’ on Monday besieged the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The protest was in connection with a lottery operations case between Western Lotto Ltd and National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Registrar of Trademarks, Premier Lotto Ltd & 22 others, before Justice C.J. Aneke. Western Lotto Ltd is owned […]

A CENTRE where the almajirai are reportedly tortured in dehumanising conditions has been discovered in Niger State. Fifteen of the almajirai were rescued, some of them with scars, and some in shackles. The centre located in Anguwan Gwari Suleja was conceived as an Islamic school. Some of the pupils are as young as five years. […]

POLICE in Adamawa State on Monday paraded 61 crime suspects. Thirty-three were said to have been involved in kidnapping, 16 for inciting communal clash, 10 for armed robbery and two for possession of a human eye. The 33 suspected kidnappers were arrested in four local government areas. Commissioner of Police Olugbenga Adeyanju, who paraded the […]

The sitting, yesterday, in Abuja by the House of Representatives committee probing the alleged misuse of N81bn by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) witnessed dramatic scenes. The drama unfolded when the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Apkabio and the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei […]

Credibility crisis continues to dog the heels of Nigeria’s National Assembly as government officials repeatedly stage walk-outs on its various committees probing activities of government as part of its oversight functions. While some officials walk out on some committees, others provoke the sitting committees to the extent that the committees walk them out for lack […]

• Ex-gov denies any shaddy plan • It’s an affirmation of loyalty, says Olu-Ojo • Tactic meant to coerce people, says PDP youths’ leader There was a cause for concern yesterday in Ekiti State as the political camp of the former governor of the state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, was enmeshed in a secret oath-taking scandal. […]

The Lower Anambra Irrigation project sponsored by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda support Programme of the Federal Government at Ifite Ogwari, Ayamelum Council Area of the state has received a boost.The project comprises rehabilitation of the pumping station and irrigation channel at Ifite Ogwari awarded to Raycon Construction Company at […]

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has decorated the 10 newly promoted senior officers at the force headquarters in Abuja. The event followed the recent elevation of 6,601 personnel, including one DIG, four AIGs, three CPs, three DCPs, eight CSPs, 607 SPs, 206 DSPs, and 5,769 ASPs. At the ceremony yesterday, the Secretary to […]

PDP calls for president Buhari’s resignation…. Join Marshall Anthoni Ononye with his Guest as they discuss issues of the nation.

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 […]