UgamatvNigerian behind Kankara school children abduction surrenders —Report
A Nigerian criminal gang leader behind the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolchildren in northwest Katsina state in December has surrendered to authorities in an amnesty deal, officials said on Tuesday.…
Buhari justifies construction of rail line linking Niger Republic
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, justified the decision of his regime to construct a rail line linking Nigeria with the Niger Republic despite criticisms that trailed…
Lawan reads Buhari’s letter on ex-service chiefs’ appointment as ambassadors
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, read a letter from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), urging the red chamber to confirm the immediate former chief of defence…
Reps to grill NNPC, others Thursday over N3.9bn non-remittance
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts is expecting the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr Mele Kyari, to appear before it on Thursday over an audit…
Democrats set to detail impeachment case against Trump
Democratic lawmakers prosecuting Donald Trump are set to detail their case against him Wednesday, in a longshot bid to convince sceptical Republican senators they should impeach the former president. Trump’s…
FG to set up forfeited assets database, says Solicitor-General
The Solicitor-General, Dayo Apata, SAN, has said the Federal Government would establish a database of forfeited assets. He said this would be done by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Disposal…
Ex-NBA chair’s murder: Police quiz lawyers, detain driver’s surety
The Imo State Police Command has commenced investigation into the killing of an ex-Chairman of the Owerri branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ndionyenma Nwankwo. Nwankwo was found dead in…
10 burnt, two injured as speeding bus crashes in Ebonyi
No fewer than 10 persons were feared dead with two others seriously injured in a fatal auto crash that occurred at the Ishiagu end of the Afikpo-AryaraguIsiagu-Okigwe Highway in the…
Two robbery suspects set on fire in Imo community
Two suspected robbers were on Sunday set ablaze in the Akuma community, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. They were said to have been caught while dispossessing a…
To accept Fani-Kayode is to reject APC values, says PGF DG
The Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Dr. Salihu Lukman, has cautioned the leadership of the All Progressives Congress against admitting former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, into the party.…
