Police have confirmed that they lost 16 men in an ambush by bandits in Zamfara State during a special operation on November 29. Police said in an earlier statement that they killed 104 bandits, destroyed 50 hideouts and lost one unidentified policeman, while 12 others were injured during the operation. Police also said they arrested […]

The National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) has called for adequate funding of on going projects,  sustenance and maintenance of completed facilities in all area communication centres across the country. In a communique signed by the national president of NAAE Engr Ishaya Dung made available to newsmen in Lagos, also called for a better […]

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has lauded the efforts of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), to extradite the former Minister Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke to face corruption charges leveled against her. This comes from the reports of the acting spokesman for the anti-graft agency, Mr Tony Orilade where he […]

Nigerian pop star and police brand ambassador, Adekunle Temitope aka Small Doctor, was set free today with a slap on the wrist after he was arrested yesterday on a Lagos road where he was threatening the lives of traffic officers with a gun when his car was stopped. A Magistrates’ Court in Ebute Metta freed the […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo today in Abuja wondered how some Nigerians could believe the rumour that a certain Jibril from Sudan would be presiding over the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The Vice President said he believed the fear of Buhari was making some detractors lose their senses. Osinbajo was addressing the misconception of Jibril, a […]

Social media activist and blogger, Deji Adeyanju, has regained his freedom after spending eight days both in prison and police custody. He may however be arraigned by the police on a fresh charge of promoting “terrorism” via social media today. Reports said he was freed around 7pm on Monday from Keffi Prison, where he was […]

Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has revealed that Nigeria’s monthly food import bill fell from $665.4m in January 2015 to $160.4m as of October 2018 saving $21bn. He said the reductions in food import were recorded on rice, fish, milk, sugar and wheat and promised that the policy would be […]

An FCT High Court, on Monday, granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) leave to arraign former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, and a former Chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling company, Olajide Omokore, on February 25. Alison-Madueke and Omokore, are to be arraigned on five counts bordering on conspiracy and illegal act of accepting and […]

Thousands of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters, on Monday, thronged Sokoto State and its environs in colourful attires and motorcades for the launching of the North-West zonal campaign of the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar. Among the dignitaries present were former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Muntari Shagari, Chairmen of PDP in […]

A jobless man who felt he was losing grip on his wife has allegedly beaten the woman to death in Ogun State. It was learnt that the 38-year-old man, Shina Kasali, was arrested by officers in Ogun State after he had beaten his wife, Sofiat Kasali, to death for allegedly disobeying him and accusing him […]