Gunmen abduct Nasarawa council chair, driver
Gunmen have abducted Chairman of Keffi local government area in Nasarawa State, Hon Muhammad Baba Shehu and his driver. The gunmen killed the police orderly of the chairman Seageant Alhassan…
Police pledge tight security as NANS vows to disrupt APC, PDP primaries
The Nigeria Police says it is set to provide tight security during the primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party scheduled to hold in…
2023: Reject Northern presidential candidates – Clark, Ohaneze, others
The Southern and Middle belt Leaders Forum has asked Nigerians to reject northern presidential candidates from political parties and vote for those from the southern region. They made the call…
Former NDDC official, Turnah, jailed four years
George Turnah, the godson of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been jailed for four years by the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The presiding judge, Justice…
Okada ban: 230 operators, motorcycles in police custody – Lagos CP
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has confirmed the arrest of no fewer than 35 motorcyclists and the seizure of 195 motorcycles during the ongoing enforcement of the…
Naira notes will be out of circulation soon, says CBN official
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that paper currency will soon be out of circulation, urging market men and women to sign into the e-Naira. The Delta State Branch…
Danish man sentenced to death for killing Nigerian wife, child
A Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter. Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile convicted Nielsen, 54, on two…
NRC postpones resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has postponed the resumption of train services along the Abuja-Kaduna corridor. The Corporation had announced that operation would resume along the route on May 23,…
Buhari’s exclusion of South-East fuelling insecurity -Tambuwal
The Governor of Sokoto State and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Aminu Tambuwal, on Friday, said that the insecurity in the South-East was a result…
LAUTECH shuns ASUU strike, directs staff, students to resume
The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has announced the continuation of academic activities for the 2021/2022 academic session. In a circular signed by the Registrar…