Nigerian troops killed in jihadist ambush on convoy
Several Nigerian soldiers died in an attack on a military convoy in the Lake Chad region by jihadist fighters aligned with the Islamic State group, security forces said Tuesday. The convoy was hit by militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province outside the northeastern village of Metele on Friday, leading to a battle where […]
Ex-Ekiti Speaker, one other remanded over fraud, attempted murder
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a former Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi, and one Tajero Adebayo in the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre over cases involving fraud and attempted murder. Olugbemi, 48, and Adebayo, 42, whose addresses were not given, are facing a four-count of conspiracy, fraud, attempted […]
Lagos police arrest one-chance gang, recover operational vehicle
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a three man one-chance gang who had been terrorising unsuspecting commuters along the Oshodi-Gbagada axis of Lagos state. The suspects, Wale Ajayi, 24; Abideen Saka , 26, and Oliseh Sunday aka Bobwhiskey, 29, were arrested by Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad at their hideout weeks after they […]
Nasarawa Assembly postpones inauguration
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has indefinitely postponed the inauguration of the 24 members-elect for the seventh Assembly earlier scheduled for today. In a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to journalists in Lafia, the acting Clerk of the House, Ibrahim Musa, said the postponement was based on a security advice made available […]
25% FCT votes: Court dismisses case against Tinubu
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit filed by five residents of the Federal Capital Territory, who prayed to the court to halt the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as president. The five applicants —Anyaegbunam Okoye, David Adzer, Jeffery Ucheh, Osang Paul and Chibuike Nwachukwu—identified themselves as registered voters of the FCT. […]
EFCC arrests 20 internet fraud suspects in Kwara
In its bid to curb the rising tide of internet fraud related crimes particularly among the youths, operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 20 suspects over offences bordering on cybercrime. A statement signed by Wilson Uwujaren, the head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, made available […]
Kwankwaso pays tribute to late Emir of Kano
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has paid glowing tribute to the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, who passed away in June 2014. The monarch, one of Nigeria’s most revered Muslim leaders and a vocal critic of the Islamist Boko Haram militants, died, at age 83 in June 2014 after a long […]
UNILAG confirms student’s killing, condoles with family
The University of Lagos on Tuesday morning confirmed the killing of a 200-level student of the Department of Metallurgical and Material Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Adekunle Agboola, who was shot outside the University premises on Saturday while trying to retrieve his mate’s phone from robbers. In a condolence message to the bereaved signed by the […]
Group demands compensation for herders killed in military bombing
The Human Rights Watch has criticised the Nigerian military for failing to own up to the bombing that killed no fewer than 39 herders and injured many others in the Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The HRW, in a report on Tuesday, described the military’s delay in accepting responsibility for the mishit as […]
Fund agriculture with fuel subsidy savings, group tells Tinubu
The Nigeria Young Farmers Network has urged the Federal Government to divert a large percentage of funds saved from fuel subsidy withdrawal to the National Agricultural Development Fund. Dr. Abubakar Musa, the National President of the organisation, made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Musa said that this […]