Police exhume body of abducted Rivers pastor killed and buried in shallow grave by kidnappers after collecting N500K ransom

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have exhumed the remains of a pastor from a shallow grave where he was buried by his abductors in Luorre Community at Khana Local…

Southern groups lampoon IBB for defending June 12 annulment

Pro-democracy groups have criticised a former military head of state, General Ibrahim Babaginda, over his claim that his regime annulled the June 12, 1993 general election to avoid a violent…

Afenifere kicks as court demands 24 sureties for Igboho’s associates’ bail

The bail perfection of 12 detained aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has suffered a setback as the Federal High Court in Abuja demanded 24 sureties.…

South-West interest: Ooni caucus to meet Obasanjo, Soyinka, Olubadan, Alake, others

Ooni’s Caucus, a Yoruba group recently inaugurated by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, will in the coming weeks meet with top Yoruba political and traditional leaders towards seeking…

Kidnapping: ISWAP, Boko Haram training bandits, says NIS

Nigerian officials have warned that IS-aligned jihadists are training criminal gangs engaged in mass kidnappings in the country’s northwest, in a sign of deepening cooperation between armed factions. The development…

Delta housewife petitions AGF, IGP over husband’s illegal detention, one year after

One year after her husband, Mr Sunday Okoro, has been allegedly detained by the Nigeria Police, a Sapele-based housewife in Delta State, Mrs Rose Okoro has petitioned the Attorney General…

Executive, legislature, judiciary interface’ll enhance citizens’ life quality – Fayemi

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said on Friday that constant interface among the executive, legislature and judiciary on state affairs and how to meet people’s needs would enhance…

PIB: FG to engage oil-producing communities, says Sylva

The Federal Government says it will, again, engage Niger Delta oil-producing host communities on the three  per cent operational costs allocated to them in the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill.…

Igboho’s asylum: Monarchs lobby Benin president, meet top govt officials

Yoruba-speaking monarchs in Benin Republic have mounted pressure on the president, Patrice Talon, and other top government officials to grant asylum to Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as…

We get regular updates on Kanu through his family -Abia Govt

The Abia State Government says it gets regular updates on the leader of the proscribed Independent People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, through his family members and other relevant persons. The…