Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of the Interior, has urged the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to address the challenges Nigerians encounter in obtaining passports. President Muhammadu Buhari is concerned about the difficulties Nigerians in diaspora face in obtaining Nigerian passports, according to Aregbesola, who made the appeal while conferring the rank of Comptroller General on the acting…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, has spoken out against the Academic Staff Union of Universities, or ASUU, which is now on strike. In an interview with Channels Television, the Convener of the National Peace Committee declared that as long as politicians make the rules, the country will not progress. Kukah said;…
Bandits have reportedly killed six persons and abducted many villagers in Maguzawa and Garin Gidigore communities in Rafi local government, Niger State. Three persons were reportedly slaughtered while an unspecified number of people were abducted on Wednesday night, June 15, in the Maguzawa community. According to reports, women and children were among those kidnapped while many…
A man alleged to be an Alfa was captured having sex with a mad woman in Ibadan. In a video going viral on Facebook, the man is seen approaching the woman in a dirty backyard where she lay on a concrete floor. He then looks around, pulls his trousers, and appears to penetrate the woman….
Professor Femi, the younger brother of Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has died at the age of 85. Below are five facts you should know about the late professor: 1. Professor Soyinka received a degree in Medicine and Surgery MBChB from the University of Heidelberg, Germany in 1964 and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from…
A former Commissioner for Housing and Urban Planning, Engr. Babangida was said to have been kidnapped in Adamawa State on Tuesday. It was learned that his kidnappers had surrounded his home situated at Bajabire village in Girei Local Government Area of the state and shot him in the foot. The gunmen also reportedly killed two…
A 43-year-old Nigerian man and his 41-year-old Malaysian wife have been arrested in Kuala Lumpur in connection with an email scam involving RM3.9mil in losses. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) Comm Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said police believed the suspects were responsible for the scam, better known as business email compromise (BEC)….
In what will come across as a really devastating development, a fire outbreak has been reported in a residential building in the highbrow Ikoyi in Lagos. The fire occurred at a building at Ilabere Road in the highbrow area of Nigeria’s commercial capital. The state Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it has activated its response…
Veteran journalist and former president of the National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Raheemat Momodu is dead. Another female journalist Joke Kujenya broke the news on Facebook. According to Kujenya, Momodu died on Tuesday before she could be taken to a hospital. She was reported to be having a meeting when she slumped. Breaking the…
A woman identified as Aisha Alkali Wakil, aka Mama Boko Haram, alongside one Prince Lawal Shoyode and Tahiru Saidu Daura have been arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri. The Commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, made this…