UPDATED: 80 abducted Kastina students rescued —Police

The police in Katsina on Sunday confirmed the abduction of another set of 80 students from an Islamiya school in the state on Saturday night. The police, however, said all…

SIM cards: SERAP asks Buhari to stop NIN registration

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to instruct the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, and Director-General of the…

Family of six escapes death in Lagos bridge tanker explosion

Six members of a family in a car narrowly escaped death on Saturday after a tanker loaded with 44,000 litres of diesel went up in flames on Otedola bridge, along…

Why I pushed my stepbrother into well – 10-year-old suspect

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 10-year-old girl for allegedly committing murder at Owode Community in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The suspect, whose…

Consider underage married girls as voters, National Assembly tells INEC

The National Assembly Joint Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission Matters has proposed a review of the provision in the Electoral Act which pegged the eligibility of a voter…

Mob sets ablaze suspected armed robbers in Imo

A suspected armed robber was on Friday set on fire by youths at Owo Idemili Community in the Orsu Council Area of Imo State. Our correspondent learnt that the suspected…

SANWO-OLU SAYS Second wave: Lagosians can’t afford fresh total lockdown

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the people of the state cannot afford yet another total lockdown as Lagos enters the second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The economic…

We’re sorry, APC begs freed Kankara schoolboys

The All Progressives Congress has tendered an apology to the recently abducted and released students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, for the trauma they were subjected to…

Six-year-old, six others die in fresh Kaduna attack

Some gunmen were said to have invaded Gora Gan community in the Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State and killed seven locals among them a 70- year old man…

We’re confident you’ll tackle insecurity, APC govs tell Buhari

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have, while wishing the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), a happy 78th birthday celebration, expressed confidence that he will…