NAF denies paying N20m to avoid shooting down Buhari’s plane

The Nigerian Air Force has denied a report by the Wall Street Journal that it paid N20m as ransom to bandits in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun seized from the Nigerian Army.…

SERAP sues Buhari, wants ‘plan to monitor phone calls, WhatsApp messages’ declared illegal

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), asking the court to “declare illegal and unconstitutional the plan by the administration…

Three die in lone road crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, says FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State on Saturday confirmed that three persons lost their lives in a lonely accident around Four Square Gate on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The…

NSCDC arrests herdsman for attacking farmer with machete in Kwara

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it has arrested a herder who attacked a 16-year old farmer with a machete. The suspect, Bugi Juli, cut Abubakar Sulade’s hand…

Hoodlums attack Oyo PDP leaders, cars vandalised, two chairmen emerge

At least 50 vehicles parked around the Jogor Centre, Ibadan, where the Mrs Mulikat Adeola-Akande-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party held its state congress on Saturday were vandalised by…

JAMB admission quota ‘grossly inadequate,’ says MOUAU VC

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, has said the quota of 5,127 for the school by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is grossly inadequate. The school matriculated 4,522 new…

Enugu monarch, the Ezeani II of Mmaku Kingdom, assures Buhari of Igbo support

An Enugu monarch, the Ezeani II of Mmaku Kingdom, Awgu LGA of Enugu, Maduabuchi Nevobasi, has said the Igbo will always support the President, Major Gen (retd.) Muhammadu Buhari. The…

Fast ahead of my arraignment, Nnamdi Kanu tells supporters

Ahead of his arraignment on October 21, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has asked millions of his supporters to embark on a dry fast.…

EFCC quizzes Kwankwaso over alleged N10bn pension fraud

A Former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, was interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for several hours on Saturday over alleged non-remittance of a N10bn pension fund.…

Kaduna inaugurates interfaith preaching regulator

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has inaugurated an Interfaith Preaching Regulatory Council to guide religious preaching in the state. The governor noted that religion should not be a trigger…