BUHARI ORDERS NDLEA TO RAID DRUG HIDEOUTS IN FORESTS
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). has described Nigeria’s drug war as deadlier than the fight against insurgency and banditry and other threats to the stability of the country.…
BORNO GOV SUSPENDS FRENCH NGO OVER ALLEGED FIREARM TRAINING
Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, has directed the immediate suspension of the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, popularly known as ACTED. The French humanitarian non-governmental organisation was suspended…
DANGOTE TRUCK BURNT AFTER KILLING PUPIL IN OGUN
Pandemonium broke out in Ilaro Yewa-South Local Government Area of Ogun State as angry mob set ablaze a truck laden with cement belonging to the Dangote Cement Company after crushing…
17 DIE IN OSUN, DELTA, BENUE AUTO ACCIDENTS, ROBBERY
No fewer than 17 persons died in separate auto accidents in Osun and Delta states while two others died in reported robbery incidents in Benue State. We report that 12…
JUDICIAL PANEL: IMPLEMENT N770M PAYMENT FOR VICTIMS, GROUP URGES IMO GOVT
A non-governmental organisation, Spaces for Change, has urged the Imo State Government to implement the recommendations of the state Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Police Brutality set up to investigate…
EXCLUSIVE: I DON’T WANT TO DIE, ALLEGED KILLER OF SUPER TV CEO CRIES OUT
…begs late Ataga’s family for forgiveness, speaks on drug use, childhood With investigation still ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the death of the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga,…
ANAMBRA GOV POLL: CONFUSION AS PDP HOLDS PARALLEL PRIMARIES, INEC BACKS COURT RULING
There was confusion as the Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra State held parallel primary elections on Saturday. The Chukwudi Umeaba-led faction held its primary at the Paul University playground in…
FG BEGINS FORENSIC AUDITING OF NDDC PROJECTS IN IMO
The Federal Government has begun forensic auditing of projects executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission in Imo state. A forensic auditing firm, BBC Professional, which was contracted by the…
Again, gunmen kidnap Ekiti monarch
Gunmen have abducted Oba Benjamin Oso, the Eleda of Eda Ile, in the Ekiti East Council area of Ekiti State. The gunmen were said to have whisked the traditional ruler…
Sen Ngige advises Gov Dapo Abiodun to postpone Anambra APC primaries to June 29
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has called for the postponement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for Saturday,…















