At least 1,000 pastors will from Friday through to Sunday, lead Christians in Kaduna State to intercede for Rev. Lawan Andimi, the slain Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State and Leah Sharibu. Andimi was recently executed by the insurgents while Leah was among the over…
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, says Nigerians ought to be thankful that the spate of attacks by Boko Haram has dropped. He said despite the recent bombings that have claimed scores of lives, the impact of terrorism was still less than what Nigerians faced under former President…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Monday called on the Federal Government to embark on intensive public enlightenment campaigns as more states confirmed cases of Lassa fever It said the government needed to bolster the country’s preparedness in handling infectious diseases, especially viral hemorrhagic fever , at all levels of healthcare delivery through an increase…
A 19-year-old housewife, Rabi Shamsudden of Danjanku Tasha village has been arrested by police for allegedly killing her 25-year-old husband, Shamsudden Salisu with a knife. Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the police in the state, Gambo Isah said Rabi stabbed her husband with a knife at about 4am on Monday. He said neighbours heard…
Former President Ibrahim Babangida is alive and healthy, some of his aides have confirmed. They denied rumour in the social media that the Niger-born ex-Military leader passed on in the early hours of Monday. As at the time of filing this report, sources in his Hilltop Residence said that Babangida was taking his lunch and…
The popular Sabo market in Sagamu, Ogun State has reportedly been engulf in fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained as many shops and properties are affected. As of the time this report, the fire is yet to be put out.
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, took the oath of office for a second term on Monday. At his inauguration ceremony which held in Lokoja, the state capital, Bello announced the appointment of 20 aides and commissioners. Some of the appointees were those who served with him during his first term in office. The governor…
The Governor, yesterday in a live radio programme monitored in Makurdi said he had gone to his farm in the outskirts of Makurdi town few days ago when armed herdsmen besieged the vicinity and open fire. According to him, “just last week I was in my farm that is situated in the outskirts of Makurdi…
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, on Monday said he was attacked by suspected herdsmen while at his farm located along Makurdi-Naka road in Makurdi, Benue state capital, last week. During an interactive session with reporters in Makurdi, Ortom said he would not bow to the attempt to intimidate him for speaking up for his…
Mr Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, was arrested on August 22 over a report alleging that Mr. Ayade diverted N500 million belonging to the state. “In court, it is Federal Government versus Agba Jalingo, not Cross River State,” Mr. Ayade told reporters on Monday at the presidential villa, Abuja, where he went to meet President…