Bandits attack Zamfara community, kill 12, raze police outpost, house and patrol vehicles

At least twelve persons were killed when bandits attacked Sakajiki village in Kauran Namoda Local Government area of Zamfara State. 19 shops and many houses were torched while a police…

Obiano blames sit-at-home for dwindling revenue, presents N141bn budget

ANAMBRA State Governor, Willie Obiano, has presented the 2022 appropriation bill of N141.9bn to the State House of Assembly. The budget was tagged, ‘Continuity, Sustainability and Development of a New…

Woman reportedly found dead with multiple stab wounds and her throat slit in Delta

A woman identified as Bazunu Michelle has been reportedly found dead inside her apartment in Warri, Delta State.  Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of this report but…

Two hunters missing, gunmen killed as insurgents, residents battle in Niger

Two hunters have gone missing and several bandits killed in Farin Doki community, in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, after a clash involving a team of vigilantes…

Peter Obi distances self from 2023 presidential campaign posters

THE Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has denied having hands in his campaign posters being circulated both offline and online, and…

Defection Rumours: I can’t return to where I was pushed out – Obaseki

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has squashed rumors of planning to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) where he was first elected. Obaseki gave the reassurance on Wednesday October…

Nigerian military finally confirms death of ISWAP leader, Abu Musab Al-Barnawi

The Nigerian military has finally confirmed the death of vicious Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abu Musab Al-Barnawi. LIB reported in September that Al-Barnawi who is the son of Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf…

Reps pass South-East, South-West, North-Central, North-West commission bills

THE House of Representatives, on Thursday passed bills seeking to establish a South-East Development Commission and a South-West Development Commission.’ Equally passed were bills to establish a North-Central Development Commission…

I joke with my south-east governor friends that the whole of five states of south-east can fit into Kaduna two and the half times – El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that their biggest fear in the North-West region is Boko Haram relocating to the zone because they are being chased out from the north-east by ISWAP.…

Supreme Court declares Soludo APGA candidate, returns Oye chairman

The Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja affirmed a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Soludo, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance.…