Service Chiefs appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari were on Tuesday confirmed by the Nigerian Senate. The confirmation followed the report by the Senate Committee on Defence submitted to the Senate plenary. Senate Committee Chairman on Defence and former Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Wamakko in the report explained that the nominees who were appointed to…
The mother of Abdulmalik Kabir Garba, who allegedly committed suicide by drinking sniper has claimed that her son was murdered. GIOTV reported that Malik allegedly took his own life in the Dilimi area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on February 21, because he was unable to pay back the N300,000 he borrowed from…
A faction of Boko Haram linked to the Islamic State has attacked a UN base and overran a humanitarian hub in Borno. It was learned that scores of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters invaded the town of Dikwa in restive Borno state, dislodging troops from the military base and torching the humanitarian hub. Security…
Three members of a notorious bandit-kidnapping syndicate have been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command and a ransom of N3.6m recovered from them. Parading the suspects at the police headquarters on Monday, spokesperson of the command, SP Gambo Isah, said the suspects, Lawali Duna, 40, Muhammadu Lawali Babuga, 22, and Hussaini Abubakara, 30, were arrested by a…
Police have arrested one Godiya Ishaku for allegedly stabbing and raping an 18-year-old girl in the Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday said the suspect was arrested on February 3, following a report made by one…
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the blockade of food stuff from the North to the Southern part of the country. Kanu described the blockade as an act of war. In a tweet, the IPOB leader wondered why President Muhammadu Buhari would allow such. According to Kanu: “Nigerians…
The presidency on Monday said Nigerians will be making a grave mistake if they believe that it is the sole responsibility of President Muhammadu Buhari to provide security for the country. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, who disclosed this while featuring as a guest on Channels Television programme, ‘Politics Today’, said the…
Nigeria may be forced to stop power supply to the Republics of Niger and Benin over an outstanding N2.60 billion electricity debt. Details of the unpaid electricity debt owed by the two countries are contained in the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) second-quarter 2020 report released yesterday in Abuja. The report indicated that of the…
A Lagos State High Court has barred Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, the daughter of All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, from imposing levies on traders at the Computer Village, Lagos. The development comes over a year after Tinubu-Ojo, who is also the Iyaloja-General of Lagos State reportedly imposed leaders on the traders who then introduced new levies,…
Three out of five suspects linked to the kidnap of two businessmen in the Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa state have been arrested by the police. The suspects who are reportedly part of the gang that kidnapped Ali Ahmadu and Alhaji Guruza of Antasa and Balhona villages in Gombi LGA sometime in November last…