Three people have been killed by bandits who attacked some communities in Niger state on Sunday morning, January 24. The bandits who invaded communities like Beni, old and new Dalolo, Aboloso, Ishau and Amale communities in Paikoro local government as well as Gwari Nyayi, Kabiri and Biri in Munya local government area, also abducted 15 women. 15…
Senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has alleged that the federal government is portraying itself as the “defender of herders” in the country. Featuring on Television Continental (TVC) programme “The Platform”, the lawyer stated that the forestry reserve law requires compulsory registration for those who want to carry out operations in states. Falana said; …
President Buhari has announced that Nigeria will be committing $80 million in the fight against terrorism and banditry in the northern part of the country this year. The President whose speech was read by Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyema during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government…
Fifteen people have died along the Kaduna-Abuja in accident caused by driving against traffic. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, January 24, said the information was presented in a research feedback to the Kaduna State Government by the military and security agencies conducting…
A man who was declared missing after going hiking with a group in Nasarawa has been found dead. Friends and family members took to Twitter early on Sunday, Jan 24, asking for help in finding a man named Stephen Tikya. They explained that he went on a hiking trip with a group to…
A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abdullahi Ibrahim, has died from Covid-19 complications. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who served as Minister of Transport and Aviation in the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari, was said to have died in an isolation centre in Abuja on Sunday, Jan 24. Premium…
A clash between street boys in Aguda, Surulere, Lagos, led to the death of at least one person and the police have now reacted to the clash. According to eye witness reports, the clash was between Pako Boys and Aguda boys. Reacting, the Lagos State Police said arrests have been made. A statement…
1,633 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday, January 23. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 498. Other places with fresh cases include Plateau-214, FCT-176, Rivers-99, Kaduna-98, Edo-87, Anambra-86, Akwa Ibom-50, Osun-47, Kano-40, Oyo-40, Kwara-39, Ebonyi-28, Niger-28, Taraba-28, Ogun-27, Ondo-21, Ekiti-12, Katsina-7, Borno-6 and Delta-2. …
Fulani herdsmen on Friday attacked and stabbed a farmer into unconsciousness in Akure, the Ondo State capital, while he was working on his farm. Itslearnt that the farmer was rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital by fellow farmers who were alerted to the attack. It was gathered that the injured farmer, whose name could…
Officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service stationed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja have apprehended two girls identified as Adebayo Kazeem and Babalola Kehinde, with tampered passports. According to a statement released by the spokesperson of the Immigraion Service, DCI Sunday James, the ladies were about to board a Cairo-bound Egypt Airline flight on Thursday,…
