Gunmen kill 2 policemen, cart away AK-47 rifles in Abia, raze INEC HQs in Enugu

Those behind attacks on security agencies and government establishments in the southeast appeared relentless, as some hoodlums yesterday,   killed two policemen  in  an early morning attack  at the Ubakala Police…

Refuse takes over Owerri streets, residents seek Uzodinma’s intervention

Residents of Imo State, especially those who live around the Shoprite mall on Egbu Road in Owerri North Local Government Area of the state, have appealed to Governor Hope Uzodimma…

BREAKING: Buhari seeks Senate approval for fresh N2.3trn external loan

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has asked the Senate to approve another N2.3trillion ($6.18bn) external loan. This is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad…

BABA IJESHA STILL IN CUSTODY DESPITE BAIL – POLICE

Yoruba actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, who has been in police detention for alleged sexual assault, has been granted bail on health grounds. His lawyer, Adesina Ogunlana,…

ASABA ACCORD: REPS NORTHERN CAUCUS SPLITS, MINORITIES BACK SOUTHERN GOVS

A splinter northern caucus has emerged in the House of Representatives. The group is moving to push the interests of minorities in the North. The group, which is dominated by…

YORUBA NATION: FORGET ISEYIN, MONARCH TELLS IGBOHO, OTHERS

THE Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba Abdulganiyy Salau, has asked Yoruba nation agitators, including Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, not to visit Iseyin for now. The monarch said this…

YORUBA NATION: SOUTH-WEST GOVS, GBAJABIAMILA, OTHERS MEET TINUBU

AMID raging calls for secession, South-West governors of the All Progressives Congress are expected to attend a meeting at the Lagos House, Marina, on Sunday, May 23, 2021. The meeting,…

CANNABIS WILL AID OUR INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, BOOST IGR – REPS SPOKESMAN

A member of House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu, on Monday called for the legalisation of cannabis sativa also known as Indian hemp in Nigeria. The federal lawmaker pointed out…

HOW GUN-WIELDING HERDSMEN TOOK OVER FAMILY LAND IN LAGOS, ERECTED STRUCTURES ON IT –LAWYER

In a petition dated May 10, 2021, the Ali Moibi-Balogun Family of Odo-Egiri Town in Eredo Local Council Development Area of Lagos seeks Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s intervention after armed herdsmen…

INEC MEETS SECURITY CHIEFS AS BURNT OFFICES RISE TO 21

The Independent National Electoral Commission will this week meet heads of security agencies as part of moves to end attacks on its offices in some parts of the country. We…