Garkida Attack: President Buhari assures terrorists will continue to face combined power of military until they give up
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the Boko Haram attack on Garkida in Adamawa State, extending his sympathy to families of victims. The President assured that no part of Nigeria would…
Sokoto Hisbah records 606 rape cases in 2019; politicians, clerics, others are suspects
The Commandant, Sokoto State Hisbah Commission, Dr Adamu Kasarawa, said the commission has recorded 606 rape cases across the state in 2019. Kasarawa disclosed on Sunday and decried the rampant…
Governor sacks two aides for alleged murder, orders arrest, prosecution
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has sacked two of his aides allegedly involved in a murder during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) councillorship primaries on Feb.21. The governor also directed…
Turkey shuts Iran border, stops incoming flights due to coronavirus
Turkey has closed its border with Iran and halted incoming flights as a precaution to stop the potential spread of coronavirus after the neighboring country reported 43 cases of the…
Community policing is a fraud, it is a total distraction – Ekweremadu
Ike Ekweremadu The lawmaker representing Enugu West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Ike Ekweremadu, says community policing is a “fraud”. Ekweremadu who was former Deputy Senate…
Alleged forgery: KASG charges fake medical doctor to court
The Kaduna State Ministry of Justice has charged an alleged fake medical doctor, Saidu Ahmed Ya’u before the Chief Magistrate court for certificate forgery and impersonation. According to a statement…
Twenty health facilities sealed in Jan. over non-compliance- LASG
Gov. Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government said it shut down 20 health facilities for lack of compliance with regulatory standards in January. Dr Abiola Idowu, Executive Secretary, Health Facility Monitoring and…
NSCDC confirms death of personnel in Lagos
Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, Commandant NSCDC A female personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Lagos State, Insp. Basirat Olaonipekun, has died a day after writing…
We’ve not prohibited acceptance of foreign currency cash deposits by DMBs – CBN
CBN gov. Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has not prohibited the acceptance of foreign currency cash deposits by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). The CBN…
SERAP, others sue Gbajabiamila, Reps over ‘plan to spend over N5bn on 400 exotic cars’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 192 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Speaker of the House of…