Boko Haram pounds Chibok in night raid, burn houses, residents flee
Members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect Tuesday night invaded Chibok community in Borno State burning houses, shooting and forced residents to flee the community. No casualty was yet reported…
Police arrest suspected ‘fake news’ publisher in Kaduna medical doctor’s wife murder
The Police on Tuesday said they arrested a female suspect over fake news in connection with the kidnap and murder of wife of a Kaduna based medical doctor, Philip Ataga….
Murdered Aso Rock Assistant Director was professionally strangled – Security sources
The murdered Assistant Director in Aso Rock , Laetitia Naankang Dagan, who was killed inside her Abuja apartment was a victim of pre-meditated murder (assassination), security sources told our reporter…
Buhari expresses regret that Leah still remains in captivity after 2 years
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commemorated the abduction of Leah Sharibu, the remaining Dapchi schoolgirl in captivity. Two years since the teenager was abducted by a faction of the Boko…
How a chef murdered my sister in her Lagos hotel room – Witness
A defence witness, Mr Ige Afolabi, on Tuesday narrated before an Ikeja Special Offences Court how his younger sister, Mrs Feyisayo Obot (nee Afolabi), was allegedly murdered by a chef…
We have chased looters out of Imo government house – Uzodinma
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has said that looters are no longer in charge of Imo State, stressing they left with the Supreme Court judgment. He said this via…
Nigerian freed of drug trafficking charges in Saudi Arabia after 3 years – NIDCOM
A Nigerian has been discharged by a court in Saudi Arabia after charges of drug trafficking levelled against him were dismissed. Ibrahim Ibrahim, a native of Zamfara state was…
Lawmakers, journalists weep at Katsina Assemby over massacre of 30 persons
Katsina State House of Assembly chamber was turned into a weeping arena on Tuesday over recent killings of over 30 villagers in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. Alhaji…
Flights diversion: Lawmakers describe incident as an embarrassment to the nation
The House of Representatives has condemned the recent increase in diversion of international flights by foreign airlines to neighbouring African countries. Debating a motion during Tuesday’s plenary, the lawmakers described…
Customers slam Wakanow for unethical practice, passing off Konga Travel
Nigerians have lampooned Wakanow, one of the players in Nigeria’s travel booking industry for engaging in unethical business practices. Specifically, the company has been accused of fraudulently encroaching into the…