Six policemen have been killed by gunmen in Benue and Kano states. Those who struck during an ambush in Anyone, Ayilamo, Tombo ward Logo Local Government area of Benue state are believed to be herdsmen. They killed five of the…
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I AM BOTHERED MORE ABOUT SECURITY AND THE ECONOMY – BUHARI TELLS MAY
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday told the British Prime Minister Theresa May at her No. 10 Downing Street office in London that he was more worried about the state of Nigeria’s security and the economy than the 2019 election, which he…
AFRICAN LAND SUMMIT HOLDS IN ABUJA
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai on Monday said it will require collaborative efforts to combat Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Buratai said this while addressing top military chiefs during the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja.…
OGUN SET FOR AFRICAN DRUMS FESTIVAL
All is now set for the third edition of the African Drums Festival, scheduled to hold in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, between April 19 to 21, 2018. The State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun who stated this in Abeokuta, while…
OAU SEX SCANDAL: CHURCH PRAYS FOR LECTURER
Authorities of Anglican Church, Moremi Estate, Ile-Ife has raised a team of 21 prayer warriors to intercede and seek God’s intervention on behalf of one of their Reverend, Professor Richard Iyiola Akindele of the Department of Management and Accounting, Obafemi…
26 KILLED AS GUNMEN IN ARMY UNIFORMS WENT BERSERK IN BENUE
Gunmen in the army uniforms yesterday went berserk, killing 26 people, following an attack on Jandeikyura, a border settlement between Taraba and Benue states. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Friday in Tiv dominated villages, bringing the total…
MURDER: KADUNA POLICE WRITES SHEHU SANI
The Kaduna State Police Command has written the Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, to appear at the command headquarters after identifying him as a person of interest in a murder case. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Austin Iwar,…
SENATE SESSION GOES ROWDY OVER ABARIBE’S RUDE DESCRIPTION OF BUHARI
It was a rowdy session in the Senate on thursday following Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe’s description of President Muhammadu Buhari as “incompetent” in his handling of clashes between farmers and herdsmen. Abaribe (Abia PDP) had used the word while reacting to…
LAGOS POLICE UNCOVERS FAKE MALT AND STOUT BREWERY
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday uncovered an illegal brewery where malt drinks and fake stout are produced at Egbe-Afa, Igbobo area of Ikorodu in Lagos. Five of the suspects behind the factory were also arrested by a team…
MURDER CHARGE: EKITI HIGH COURT ACQUITS STATE APC CHAIRMAN ON FAYOSE’S ORDER
Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has discharged and acquitted the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Jide Awe, and two others of murder charge. “They had been on trial for the murder of Madam Juliana…