The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed an helicopter and police security apparatus to rescue the remaining abducted university students in Kogi. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the police command in Kogi, SP Williams Ovye-Aya on Thursday in...
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The convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans and his co-defendant Joseph Emeka, charged with murder and attempted kidnap have opted for an option of plea bargain. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state lead counsel, Mr Yusuf Sule, informed the court about...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is committed to unlocking the human and natural resource potential of Ogoniland, while ensuring the environmental and economic security of Nigerian communities. The President stated this on Wednesday at the State House during a meeting...
Wife of Labour party governorship candidate in Anambra – Godwin Agbasimalo, Eucharia Agbasimalo, sits with host of the viral show #WithChude, to discuss her husband’s kidnap, the trauma she faces, the support she received, and keeping hope while waiting for her husband’s return. “My husband went missing in...
A Second Republic Senator in the old Ondo State, Michael Onunkun, popularly known as MAE Onunkun is dead. He was aged 98. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Onunkun represented Ondo West Senatorial District, now Ondo South, in the old Ondo State from 1979 to 1983....
The House of Representatives Committee investigating Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Concessions programme has threatened to cancel all leases and concessions in Federal Ministry of Transport. Rep. Ademorin Kuye, Chairman, House Committee on Public Assets made this known when the delegation from the Federal Ministry of Transport led...
Five Israeli soldiers were killed and seven others injured, three of them seriously, by errant Israeli tank fire in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Thursday. The casualties were with a force that entered Gaza...
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of Haruna Abdullahi, 27, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 10-year old daughter in a Correctional facility. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, who did not take Abdullahi’s plea for want of jurisdiction, ordered that he be remanded. Emmanuel ordered the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has not extended the closing date for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal Registration. The Registration which started on Monday 18th December, 2023 will close on Monday, 3rd June, 2024. A statement by the Acting Director,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A total of 47 individuals associated with Boko Haram and the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered to troops of 403 Amphibious Brigade of MNJTF Sector 3, Nigeria. The group includes: 7 men, 9 women, and 31 children, who turned themselves...
A pathologist, Prof. Shokunle Shoyemi, on Wednesday said that the cause of the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba (a.k a Mohbad) was concluded as ‘uncertain’. Shokunle testified before a coroner sitting at Ikorodu, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the musician died on Sept....
Organised Labour has pulled out from the ongoing Tripartite Committee on the new national minimum wage negotiations meeting for workers. The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at a joint news conference stated this on Wednesday in Abuja. The Organised labour had said that the...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the failure of presidential fleet to perform optimally, forcing President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima to use chartered flight for their engagement. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance, by Rep Ahmed Satomi (APC- Borno)...
The National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Julius Abure, has said the party and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) should form a united front to serve the interest of Nigerian workers. Abure made this call at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The LP chairman said it...
The police command in Kano State on Wednesday confirmed six persons dead in a mosque fire attack at Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a telephone interview, that six...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – President Bola Tinubu, has commended Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, for his initiative to make the state an industrial hub for the economic benefit of the state and the country at large. Similarly, the United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed,...
All Progressives Congress (APC), ward officials in Galadima Ward of Gusau Local Government in Zamfara have explained why they suspended Alhaji Tukur Danfulani, the State Chairman. The ward youth leader, Alhaji Ahahuraira Ilyasu, told newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja that the chairman was booted out because he had...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 5 suspects for allegedly involved in illegal refining of crude oil stolen from pipelines in Odagwa community in Etche area of Rivers. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, Maj.-Gen. Jamal Abdussalam, disclosed this to journalists on...
The House of Representatives in a resolution on Wednesday urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to formulate policies to regulate house rents and activities of landlords in Abuja. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Emmanuel Udo (PDP-Akwa-Ibom) on the floor of the House...
The Naira on Wednesday appreciated at the official market, trading at N1,459.02 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, revealed that the Naira gained N61.38. This represents a 4.04 per cent gain when compared to the previous trading date on Tuesday, when...