Military hands over 86 Boko Haram child fighters to Borno gov’t
Troop on patrol in N/East The Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) has handed over 86 Boko Haram child fighters who voluntarily surrendered to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to the…
Sowore’s Bail: Counsels confirm Service of release order on DSS
A team of lawyers representing Mr Omoyele Sowore in court say they have served the order of the court on the Department of State Services (DSS) to release their client….
Senate probes delay in execution of N7.7bn Kagara Dam
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Water Resources to investigate the delay in the execution of the Kagara Dam in Niger State. It noted that the probe was important…
Sodomy: He asked me to remove my trousers and had sex with me – recounts six-year-old boy
The Sexual Assault Center of Gambo Sawaba Hospital, Zaria, is currently treating two boys aged six and 15, who were sexually assaulted (sodomized) in Zaria, Kaduna State. The victim’s father…
NYSC: Lagos records more female than male members; Sanwo-Olu demands service
The Lagos State NYSC Coordinator, Mr Sunday Aroni, said that 2, 444 corps members had registered before the close of registration at the camp. He said that the number comprised …
Reps to investigate First Bank, GT Bank, others over $7bn asset management fund
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the non-payment of seven billion dollars disbursed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to 14 global asset managers and their Nigerian…
NCS suspends supply of petroleum products to filling stations around borders
Hameed Ali, NCS boss The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the supply of petroleum products to filling stations within 20 kilometers of all borders. The NCS made this…
10 Nigerian soldiers killed, 9 injured in deadly Boko Haram ambush
No fewer than 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and nine severely injured in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram fighters in restive northeast Nigeria, military sources said Thursday. Another…
U.S. accuses two former Twitter employees of spying for Saudi Arabia
Two former employees of Twitter and a third man from Saudi Arabia face U.S. charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and giving it to…
Stop cash payments, revert to PoS, bank teller transactions immediately – FG orders NIPOST
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami The Federal Government has ordered immediate termination of all cash payments in all Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST). The Minister of…