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Gunmen raid Kaduna South, Kill two, injure others
A 37-year-old Mr Ishaku Musa and Mrs Laraba Alaska have been allegedly shot dead by unknown gunmen at Matsirga village, Madakiya in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Report has it t…
Reps move to criminalise causal and outsourcing of jobs
The Nigerian house of reps has made moves to criminalize the causalization of jobs as well as outsourcing of jobs by corporate firms, according to reports ther fine stipulate a 2 million naira fine o…
Soldiers kill 9 terrorists, rescues 28 women and children in Borno
The Nigerian Army said its soldiers fighting the counter insurgency war in the north east have killed nine terrorists belonging to the Boko Haram/ISWAP group. The soldiers who were on several firefig…
Kwara Looted Funds : EFCC Hands Over N263m Cheque To Gov Abdulrazaq
The Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over to the Kwara State Government the sum of N263 million allegedly stolen by and recovered from public offi…
Buhari vows sustained military onslaught against terrorists
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his administration would not be blackmailed by criminals to abandon the current military operations against them. This is even as he expressed deep sadness a…
Kaduna Massacre : Survivors call out to Buhari for security
Indigens of Igabi local government area of Kaduna state have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to come to their aid following alleged killing of 50 people and destruction of properties by suspecte…
Akeredolu : We are ready to battle Coronavirus
The Ondo State Government has stated that it is battle-ready for any eventuality of an outbreak of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVIS-19) in the state.According to the government, It said it has pu…
Man sentenced to death for armed robbery in Ekiti
The convict, according to the prosecutor committed the offence in contravention of the Section 402 subsection 2 of the Criminal Code Cap C16, Laws of Ekiti State Nigeria. The robbery operation took p…
Lagos Assembly : You can join Amotekun if you have spent 20 years in Lagos and speak Yoruba
According to recommendations of Lagos State House of Assembly, only indigenes, or residents that have spent 20 years in the area and can speak the native language, will be members of the Amotekun cor…
Buhari govt accused of pampering terrorits - Clerics call for the sack of service chiefs
Religious leaders from the South-East and South-South have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the present service chiefs. They condemned the “pampering” of repentant Boko Haram terrorists, …
Ebonyi community raises alarm over attack by suspected Benue militias
The people of Ngbo in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State yesterday raised the alarm over what they described as invasion of the area by a group of armed men who app…
Why we didn't kill Boko Haram Terrorists who attacked Adamawa - NAF
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dismissed as “misleading” insinuations that its platforms withdrew without engaging Boko Haram insurgents when they attacked Garkida community of Gombi Local Government A…
Female corp member dies in Abuja hotel few days to passing out
A female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Amaka Asikaogu, has died in an Abuja hotel, a few days to her passing out, after her meeting with yet-to-be-identified male friend.&nb…
Coronavirus : FG to limit flights to Nigeria's international airports
Indications have emerged that the Federal Government may restrict all foreign airlines to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abu…
Imo police command dispels herdsmen rumour in Imo
The Imo State police command has dismissed as untrue, the rumour making the rounds that some herders were camped in Oru, Ahiazu Mbaise LGA waiting strike. In a release issued by the state Public Rela…
Woman accuses Lagos supermarket of selling bottle of hand sanitiser for N19,950
The consciousness of Nigerians towards hygiene has heightened since the report that the viral disease, coronavirus, is travelling faster outside China. From wearing facial masks to being mindful of t…
Sokoto To Replace Almajiri With Indonesian Pondok Model
Sokoto State government is mulling the adoption of the Indonesian Pondok Pesantren Madrasah system of education as an alternative to the existing Almajiri system in the state.The state governor, Amin…
Police Need N944.9bn To Protect Nigerians - IGP
The Nigeria Police Force will need almost N1tn to be efficient and effective in the fight against rising insecurity in the country. The leading internal security outfit is proposing a total sum of N9…
30 reportedly killed as gunmen attack Kaduna villages
Some suspected bandits have reportedly attacked and killed at least 30 people in some villages in Igabi and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna state. Several people are believed to have been injur…
Imo : Tension, anxiety grips APC,PDP as supreme court gives final judgement
The Supreme Court will today, Monday, likely deliver judgment in the application for judgment review filed by the sacked Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.Last …