According to a report by the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), Nigeria has been ranked the third most terrorised country by insurgents in the world. “Over the past year, Boko Haram increased attacks on military targets, with deaths rising from 26 in 2018 to 148 in 2019,” the report said. This year’s report ranked Nigeria, for…
Akwa Ibom State police command has denied having in custody one Glory Edet, a restaurant operator on Itam road, Uyo. Glory was accused of cooking with water used in bathing corpses to attract and retain her customers. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macedon gave the rebuttal in a statement on Thursday following online…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Police Command says three persons were abducted on Pei-leilei road along Kwali axis by unknown gunmen on Wednesday. However, the police said it rescued 19 persons from the kidnappers as they responded immediately to the situation that was brought to their attention through a distress call. The police said…
47 cows worth over N10m have been crushed to death by a train in Osogbo, Osun State when the coach detached from a train. The incident occurred at the back of the regional office of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Powerline area around 3 pm. It was gathered that the last coach of a Kwara…
The Pan-Yoruba Socio-Political group, Afenifere has again raised the alarm that Nigeria is on the brink of imminent collapse. The group stated this during its national leadership caucus meeting held at the country home of its Leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure, the Ondo State capital. According to Afenifere in a communiqué issued at the…
The acting Director-General (DG) of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Alex Akpa has been arrested by the ICPC for allegedly defrauding the federal government of N400 million. Mr. Akpa who is a professor of microbiology was arrested by operatives of the commission to answer questions on how the said amount was misappropriated under his…
Angry youths have reportedly set Agofure Motors ablaze after it crushed two brothers at Owhelogbo Community, in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, GIOTV reports. The vehicle was trying to maneuver its way out of a traffic jam caused by Oleh indigenes who barricaded the road in protests of the gruesome murder of…
Police officers attached to Alakuko station in Lagos state police command have arrested four suspected armed robbers. A statement released by SP Muyiwa Adejobi, states that the robbers were arrested on November 24 at about 12 am. According to Adejobi, the suspects have been terrorizing and dispossessing residents of AMJE Bus Stop, Ajegunle, Masalasi, and…
Lai Mohammed, The Minister of Information and Culture has said that the government is confident that with the intervention policies, the fiscal and monetary interventions that have been put in place, the recession will be short-lived. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS had two days ago said that Nigeria’s economy has slipped into another recession,…
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has given a clear hint that the country’s land borders may be reopened soon. The borders that have been closed since August 2019. But speaking to State House correspondents on Wednesday, Ahmed said the presidential committee set up on the matter has completed its job…