Police arrest student who kidnapped own sister in Taraba
The Police command in Taraba on Friday arrested a 22-year-old Abdulbasit Umar, a 100 level student of Computer Science at the Adamawa State University, Jalingo, suspected to have kidnapped his…
EU to urge G20 regulatory response on Facebook’s Libra, calls for tech tax reform
Facebook Libra European Union finance ministers will tell their counterparts at a G20 meeting in mid-October that a global regulatory response is needed to “stablecoins” such as Facebook’s Libra,…
Fraud: Police in Rivers still searching for Frank Ekpo
The Police Command in Rivers, says it is still in search of Frank Ekpo (39) from Biakpani, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River that was declared wanted in August….
kidnapping: My child should not be safer, more protected than any other child in Kaduna State – el-Rufa’i
Gov. Nasiru el-Rufa’i of Kaduna Gov. Nasiru el-Rufa’i of Kaduna State says his child will remain in public school in spite of reported invasion of the state by kidnappers…
Oldest tortoise in Africa dies in Ogbomoso palace at 344, body to be preserved
Sacred tortoise Alagba A tortoise popularly known as Alagba at the palace of Soun of Ogbomoso in Oyo State has died. The 344-year-old sacred tortoise said to be the…
‘They committed no offence,’ Falana Says as court fixes November 6, 7, and 8 for Sowore, Bakare’s trial
Mr. Femi falana, SAN Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has insisted that Mr Omoyele Sowore and Mr Olawale Bakare have committed no offence….
FBI director warns Facebook could become platform of ‘child pornographers’
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday that Facebook’s proposal to encrypt its popular messaging program would turn the platform into a “dream come true for predators and child pornographers.” Wray,…
Minimum wage: Timi Frank’s comments could spell doom for the country – TUC
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has advised Nigerian workers to shun remarks by Timi Frank, the former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC that labour leaders have compromised. The Chairman,…
Bayelsa election: The APC cannot win in a free and fair election – Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has said the APC could not win in a free and fair election in Bayelsa while calling for a violence-free gubernatorial election in the state as…
Court Grants Sowore, Bakare N150m Bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Mr Olawale Bakare. The trial judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu,…