2025
Police apprehend culprits and save 59 trafficked Kano children.
Police in the Federal Capital Territory have stopped a white Peugeot 15-seater bus carrying 59 youngsters who may have been trafficked. The children’s ages range from four to twelve. The car with the license plate KMC 283 ZJ was reportedly stopped on the Abuja-Kano route on January 6 by a group of police officers under […]
President Mahama’s Inauguration: Governor Adeleke Calls for Subnational Partnership between Ghana and Nigeria
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged Ghanaian and Nigerian leaders to expand their close partnership to the subnational level in order to achieve mutually beneficial results. In a statement released following a private meeting with President Mahama at his Accra home, the State Governor praised the two nations’ longstanding relationship as worthy of future […]
Machete attacks in Imo communities claimed 18 lives.
In the Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, coordinated attacks on multiple towns on Sunday claimed the lives of at least eighteen individuals. Umukabia, Eziawa, Ihitte Nasa, Umuhu, Amaoku, and Amaebe were the locations of the murders. Locals were horrified and incensed after victims suffered severe knife cuts. Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, a native of […]
Gani Adams: “We will oppose any effort to transform Yoruba territory into a base for bandits and kidnappers.”
Governors in the southwest have been urged by Gani Adams, the Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, to exercise vigilance in safeguarding the area after Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde voiced concern about the inflow of bandits from the North-West. According to Gani, the alarm raised by the Oyo governor was real and needed urgent attention. Reiterating that […]
A three-year-old boy was viciously slapped by a Lagos school teacher. (video)
Outrage has been triggered by a video that shows a teacher in Lagos repeatedly and viciously striking a student. The boy named Abayomi Michael is shown in the video being instructed to write “six” by the teacher, who is allegedly Stella Nwadigo. The child seems to have trouble writing the word correctly. The teacher then […]
Obi vs Morka: LP, APC at war over threat to life allegation
In a fierce political landscape marked by escalating tensions, the Labour Party (LP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) are embroiled in a heated exchange following allegations of a threat to life made by APC spokesperson, Felix Morka, against LP presidential candidate Peter Obi. The situation has intensified, with both parties issuing stern statements. Morka, in […]
The Adviser to the Kano Governor, Ahmad Ishaq Bunkure, passes away a day swearing-in.
The unexpected death of Engr. Ahmad Ishaq Bunkure, Governor Abba Yusuf’s recently appointed Special Adviser on Works, just 24 hours after his swearing-in, has plunged the Kano State Government into mourning. In a statement issued today, January 8, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the governor’s spokeswoman, confirmed Bunkure’s death in Egypt. On Monday, January 6, 2025, […]
El-Rufai’s former Chief of Staff is charged with money laundering by the ICPC.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) charged Muhammad Bashir Saidu, the former chief of staff to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, in the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday. Saidu, a former Kaduna State Commissioner for Finance under El-Rufai’s rule, was charged with the same offense as Ibrahim Muktar, […]
A new levy of N2700 is imposed on parents of secondary school students by the Ondo State Government.
Parents of senior secondary children are now subject to a new N2,700 fee levied by the Ondo State government. The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology has authorized the charge, which is intended to buy educational supplies for SS3 pupils. In a circular sent to public secondary school principals on December 30, 2024, the Ministry […]
The Chief Defence of staff: we have over 120,000 terrorists that have surrendered (video)
Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, has addressed allegations of illicit military procurement by charging foreign nations with financing terrorism in Nigeria and impeding the sale of essential weapons to fight insecurity. Musa attributed the ongoing fight against insecurity in the nation to “political decision” in his remarks during Saturday night’s appearance on […]