The Nigerian Army has announced that its troops have shot dead two suspects accused of killing four soldiers on protection duty in Rivers. Spokesman of the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He revealed that the unidentified gang...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Executive Council has approved the renaming of Borno State University to Kashim Ibrahim University in honour of the first Governor of northern Nigeria. This decision was reached during the first State Executive Council meeting of 2025, chaired by Governor Babagana Zulum. The...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – ECWA Theological Seminary, Jos (JETS) has responded to cyberattacks and defamatory statements concerning its decision to confer an Honorary Doctorate on Apostle Arome Osayi. The criticisms, circulated by a YouTube channel named “The True Christian Faith,” have been dismissed by JETS as unjust, unfair,...
Terrorists linked to the Islamic State group have reportedly killed six soldiers in a raid on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, according to news agency AFP. AFP quoted two military officers, saying that the fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) reportedly launched a pre-dawn attack in...
The Police Command in Ogun on Monday paraded 27-year old Afeez Ayeteru, who allegedly killed and beheaded an 80-year-old woman, Aduke in Ado Odo Ota in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Lanre Ogunlowo, made the disclosure while parading the suspect alongside 24 other suspected criminals...
The National Assembly has set Jan. 31 as the tentative date for passage of the N49.7 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to its joint session by President Bola Tinubu on Dec. 18, 2024. Chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Solomon Adeola, stated this on Monday in Abuja at...
The House of Representatives has fixed Jan. 7 for commencement of the 2025 budget defence by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Rep. Abubakar Bichi (APC-Kano) stated this in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Bola Tinubu had...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has vowed that the 50 individuals detained for vandalising manhole covers on Abuja’s roads would face prosecution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Monday, the Nigerian Police Command in the FCT announced the detention of...
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday in Abuja, sealed a Chinese supermarket for allegedly selling goods labelled in Chinese language without its proper notification. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the supermarket is situated at Azba Mall, 2 Durban Street, Wuse...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has reshuffled the State Executive Council to ensure optimum performance of the administration’s ‘Building Your Future’ agenda. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, announced this in a statement issued on Monday. Kaula-Mohammed said Alhaji Malik Anas,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has decorated his Aide-De-Camp (ADC), Ashigar Baba Kulbu, with the new rank of Superintendent of Police (SP). At a brief ceremony held in the Government House on Monday, Zulum performed the decoration assisted by the Borno State Commissioner...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Tragedy struck in Sokoto on Monday midnight as a devastating fire claimed the lives of Rabi’atu Bello Sifawa, her three children, and a domestic staff. The late Rabi’atu was the daughter of Muhammed Bello Sifawa, who is the Secretary to the State Government. Abubakar...
Netizens and fans of Grammy-winning singer Burna Boy and popular socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, have expressed displeasure over the lingering war of words between the two celebrities on social media. Some of the netizens and fans have taken to their social media pages to drag the...
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has announced his resignation from office. Trudeau says he intends to step down as the country’s prime minister, after a new ruling party leader is chosen, the Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister,”...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dismissed 27 of its officers in 2024 over alleged fraudulent activities. The anti-graft’s Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, Mr. Oyewale said that the affected officers were involved in fraudulent activities...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – A 27-year old woman, Fatima Dzuma, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing her husband, Baba Aliyu, 25, in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. The Niger State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in Minna on Monday. SP...
The Nigerian Army has uncovered 20 illegal refining sites and apprehended 11 suspected operators of the facilities during ongoing raids in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states. Spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, announced on Monday that troops had also dismantled...
Sen. Shehu Sani on Monday, pledged to renovate the historic Palace of the deposed Etsu Nupe Bida, late Mall. Abubakar Ibrahim. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Ibrahim died in 1911 and was among the six northern Emirs that were deposed to Lokoja, Kogi by the then...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday called for investigation into the alleged attempted murder of Sen. Lawal Adamu Usman, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred on Jan. 1 while the senator was inspecting constituency...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, fixed Jan. 13 to hear a N300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the detained Singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington. He filed the lawsuit against the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Justice Musa Liman fixed the...