Suspected gunmen in Kwara State have killed one AbdulRasheed Alafara and shot two of his siblings before abducting their mother. The incident, our correspondent learnt, occurred around 10:00 pm on Tuesday in Alalubosa community, Okoolowo, Asa Local government area of Kwara State. The kidnappers, who were about six in number wielded AK-47s, and were…
Police in Anambra State have arrested some members of the pro-Biafra group, Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). The group in a press release made available to journalists said the police arrested its members, including Beka Udemefuna, 66 years old and Mr Amauche Ode, 53 years old. It alleged…
A woman, Mrs Tayelolu Solomon, has been accused of killing her 65-year-old husband, Felix Solomon, with a pestle in Ondo State after an altercation. According to the state-owned newspaper, the incident occurred at GRA in Ondo town at the weekend. It was gathered that the couple had been having a lingering crisis and the…
The newly confirmed Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso has made a vow. He vowed to shore up the country’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, to $1 trillion in eight years. Cardoso spoke while answering questions from senators during his screening and confirmation as the governor of the apex bank. Those confirmed…
Former Vice Yemi Osinbajo has gotten a new appointment. He has been appointed as the chairman of Board of Directors of Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A), a public benefit organisation working to unlock Africa’s potential as a global hub for climate action. CAP-A announced the appointment of Osinbajo in a statement on Tuesday….
The Federal Government has vowed to avert the proposed strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress starting on the 3rd of October. Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Tuesday agreed to embark on a nationwide strike over the failure of the Federal Government…
President Bola Tinubu has tasked heads of national drug law enforcement agencies in Africa to consolidate the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in their respective countries. The President warned vehemently that the African continent would remain in chains till it breaks free from the shackles of the criminal enterprises of drug…
15 persons were reportedly killed in an accident involving a trailer and a commercial bus in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. The incident occurred on Monday evening, September 25, 2023, when the trailer said to be coming from Lokoja-Okene road rammed into the Toyota bus that was full of passengers….
Gunmen have shot three students of the Isa Mustapha Agwai l Polytechnic in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The assailants also abducted one female student simply identified as Ajoke, an ND ll student of Science Laboratory Technology. The incident, according to a source, occurred around 08:00 pm on Monday. The source explained that other students, who sustained…
Yoruba World Congress, a socio-cultural and pressure group of Yoruba descent has asked monarchs to strip former President Olusegun Obasanjo of all chieftaincy titles bestowed on him with immediate effect. The group also mandated the traditional rulers to walk out of any event where he (Obasanjo) is present or has the power to use…