Zamfara Killings: Buhari working to crush banditry, insurgency – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday in Abuja assured Nigerians that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is working to crush banditry and insurgency in […]
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Court remands herder for allegedly killing farmer
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a herder, Sule Musa, be remanded in a coThe police charged Musa, who lives in Etenyi Igumale, […]
Killings: ACF unhappy with Buhari, Northern Governors
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has expressed concern over alleged lack of empathy by Northern Governors to communities being attacked and killed by bandits and […]
Buhari condemns killing of Dowen student Oromoni
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lagos State, saying all those implicated in the murder case […]
IYC solicits Govts’ support in unraveling killers of kinsman
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Western Zone, has solicited the assistance of the Federal and Delta state Governments in unraveling the alleged killers of their […]
Police officer stabs colleague to death in Bayelsa
The Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, Mr Ben Okolo, on Friday in Yenagoa confirmed the stabbing to death of a police officer by his colleague. […]
IPOB cancels one week sit at home order
By Chimezie Godfrey The Leadership of the Indegineous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has cancelled the one week sit at home […]
#ENDSARS panel orders police to produce victim’s death certificate
The National Human Rights Commission’s independent investigation panel on Thursday in Abuja ordered a Chief Superrintendent of Police, Isah Hassan, to produce proof of the […]
UN General Assembly debate underscores need to deliver on climate actions
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday underscored the need for Member States to deliver on climate actions, bridging the financial gap and addressing the technical […]
Anambra Election: Buhari talks tough as IPOB issues fresh threats
In a surprisingly crowded week, President Muhammadu Buhari vows to sustain the nation’s democratic order and do the needful in terms of ensuring that governorship […]
Over 50% of cooking gas users have switched to firewood, charcoal – Retailers
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers (LPGAR), branch of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), says over 50 per cent of cooking gas […]
Troops kill 10 bandits in Kaduna
By Idris Ibrahim The governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai has commended security operatives for intercepting and killing 10 notorious bandits operating in Kaduna. The […]
UN chief decries rising levels of global extreme poverty as a ‘moral indictment’
UN Secretary General António Guterres has described current levels of global poverty as a ‘moral indictment of our times’ noting that for the first time […]
Catholic NGO donates foodstuffs, other items to victims of attacks on Plateau
The Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC), an NGO of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, has donated foodstuffs and other relief items to victims of […]
Police arrest alleged IPOB kingpin in Imo
Police have arrested one of the kingpins of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Uchenna Chukwu, in Imo. Police spokesman in the state, CSP […]
NSCDC confirm alleged killing of herdsman in Kwara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command has confirmed the alleged killing of a herdsman by yet to be identified gunmen in […]
Killing of Dr Chike Akunyili barbaric—Orji Kalu
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has condemned the killing of Chief Medical Director of St. Leo Hospital, Enugu, Prof. Chike Akunyili. Kalu, […]
DSS denies allegation of killing Dr. Chike Akunyili
By Chimezie Godfrey The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied allegation that its operatives killed Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband to Former Minister of Information […]
Buhari mourns Dr Chike Akunyili
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is deeply saddened by the gruesome killing of Dr Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late former Director-General of National […]
In Reprisal Attacks, Boko Haram fighters kill dozens ISWAP terrorists at Lake Chad Area
Few days after insurgents of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) killed one Ameer Abubakar Dogo Daawa, a top Commander of Boko Haram, […]
NAFDAC cautions Nigerians against buying drugs from hawkers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to desist from buying drugs from street hawkers as most of […]
APC tasks Gov. Okowa on local crises, govt. says it has such crises under wrap
APC in Delta on Thursday in Asaba charged Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa to address rising incidences of inter-communal crises. The party gave the charge in a […]
Former Deputy Gov of CBN Obadiah Mailafia, dies in Abuja
Obadiah Mailafia, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is dead. Mr Mailafia, 64, died on Sunday morning at a hospital […]
Attack: Bandits kill one, abduct scores in Sokoto
The Police Command in Sokoto State on Saturday confirmed the killing of one person and the abduction of several others, as a result of an […]
Police confirm killing of 4 in alleged cult clash in Benue
No fewer than four persons were killed in a clash between rival cult groups in Gboko Local Government Area, Benue, on Wednesday. An eyewitness, who […]