The Nigerian Air Force says it has neutralized some key Boko Haram terrorist leaders at Alafa Yagayaga on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the operation was conducted on…
The Abia State Police Command has warned members of the Indigenous People of Biafra to steer clear of the burial of the parents of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ene Okon, said the police would not allow IPOB to participate in the burial. He added that if members of the proscribed…
A lovely couple, Jacob and Cassandra, who planned on having just two kids, have ended up with 10. Among their children are two sets of twins who were born one after the other and a girl. The couple said that though they never set out to have a large family, they love them. While it…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has pledged to turn around the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) to enable it to compete with the likes of Cable News Network (CNN) if the $500m loan the ministry requested is approved. He stated this when he appeared before Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Loans to defend…
Veteran singer, Eedris Abdul Kareem, was recently arrested for allegedly beating up his landlord, Oladipo Abimbola, over an unpaid N535,000 accumulated electricity bill on January 3, 2020, at Valley View Estate, Ikeja, Lagos. The singer was said to have forced his way into his landlord’s compound in order to beat and strangle him for instructing…
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), on Sunday called on Nigerians to demand improved health care from the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Falana said it was unfair that Buhari “always travels abroad for medical care while the generality of Nigerians has no other choice but to go to Nigerian…
Tragedy struck on Sunday after six members of the Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, in the Otan Ayegbaju area of Osun State, died in a fatal road crash. Our correspondent gathered that the victims were returning from the church’s annual pilgrimage when the accident happened. The victims were said to be travelling in a bus belonging…
Crisis is brewing at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, following the directive by the Governing Council of the institution to the outgoing vice-chancellor, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, to proceed on terminal leave. Prof. Garba’s tenure expires on April 30, 2020, and the directive by the council for him to leave ahead of his time is generating…
The police in Plateau on Friday confirmed the arrest of an 18-year-old man, Marvellous Luka, who allegedly raped his 70-year-old grandmother. The police officer in charge of the case, Insp. Mulleng Alex, said that Luka, lives in Dangu-gu Village, Ampang West District of Mangu, Plateau. Alex said that the suspect has been charged and would…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has inaugurated contract documentation and project assessment committees in preparation for forensic audit of its finances. The acting Managing Director, Dr. Joi Nunieh, said this in a statement on Saturday by Mr. Charles Odili, its Director, Corporate Affairs in Port Harcourt. She said that the two committees would continue…