Alhaji Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, says President Muhammadu Buhari was not to blame for the attack on the Kaduna-bound train, insisting that everyone should be concerned with security. According to The SUN, Bodejo expressed outrage at what he called the genocide being perpetrated against Fulani herders by the…
Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, has said that he and his colleagues will bring in foreign mercenaries to fight terrorists hibernating in forests areas if the Nigerian Government under President Muhammadu Buhari fails to tackle terrorism head-on. El-Rufai disclosed this after recent killings in Kaduna including Monday’s bomb explosion on the Abuja-Kaduna…
Adewole Qudus, a Nigerian journalist and publisher, is dead. He passed away on Friday after a brief illness, leaving behind a father, mother and immediate family. INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church leader, Primate Elijah Ayodele has expressed sadness over the death. A statement by spokesman Tosin Osho described Qudus as a hardworking, honest and humble young…
Mr Sunday Ani, a Nigerian man based in Abuja, and his wife are having a traumatic time after their three children ‘disappeared’ from their school and have not been seen since over a week. The businessman speaks with SOLOMON ODENIYI about the incidentFor how long have you been married and how many children do you…
As many as 42.9 hectares of Cannabis sativa (Indian Hemp) farmlands have been destroyed by the National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency,(NDLEA), Ekiti Command in the year 2021, The Nation reports. The NDLEA Commander in Ekiti, Mr Anthony Olowonihi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ado-Ekiti. Olowonihi…
A Nigerian woman has alleged that N600,000 was stolen from her account by a staff of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) The report by FIJ revealed that the money got missing in the woman’s account after the GTB staff helped her setup her app. Read the full report by FIJ below: Ngozi Njoku, a Lagos-based trader,…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has announced that 1443AH Ramadan will start in the country on Saturday, April 2. The NSCIA President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, announced this on Friday in a broadcast. Meanwhile, the muslim fasting month of Ramadan also starts on Saturday in Saudi Arabia and some Arab…
The Government of Kaduna State has received luggage, valuables and other belongings of some passengers who were on the Abuja-Kaduna train which was attacked by terrorists on Monday evening, March 28. The items, according to the state government, were handed over to the state security operatives, who gathered them from the scene of the attack….
An Appeal Court in Enugu on Friday dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, from office. The suit sought Umahi’s removal from office because he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The suit was filed by…
A member of Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Olugbenga Omole, has escaped an alleged assassination attempt on his life. It was gathered that unknown gunmen attacked the lawmaker, who is representing Akoko Southwest Constituency 1, on Thursday night March 31, in Akure, the state capital. The lawmaker who confirmed the incident to journalists in…