Attack on Ortom, Invitation to Anarchy, PDP Governors Warn
State governors elected on the platform of the opposition People’s Democratic Party warned that the attack on their Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, is an invitation to anarchy in the…
IGP orders full investigation into attack on Ortom
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has ordered investigations into the attack and attempt on the life of Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Saturday. Mr. Frank Mba, a…
Gov. Ortom’s Speech After Herdsmen Opened Fire on Him Saturday
“You know today is Saturday and it normal as a farmer, I usually go to my farm on Saturdays. so I went to my farm along Gboko road and while…
Ortom escapes death as herders open fire on his convoy
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Saturday morning escaped death after hi convoy came under attack by armed herders The attack occurred at Tyo-Mu community in the outskirts of…
Why I was removed as CJN, Onnoghen opens up two Years later
After more than two years he was unceremoniously kicked out as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Friday, opened up for the first time and declared that…
Editorial: A republic of insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and rapists
That the incongruity called Nigeria is not working as presently constituted is a point of general consensus. Against this context, the protracted silence of President Muhammadu Buhari in the face…
Nigeria’s inflation spikes to 4-year high
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to its highest level in four years at 17.33% in February, from 16.47% a month earlier, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This had little…
Emir of Birnin Gwari’s convoy attacked by Bandits, car Riddled with bullets
A convoy of the 73-year-old Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Jibril Mai Gwari II, was attacked by some bandits along the dreaded Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Highway. The State Commissioner of…
Covenant Varsity Lecturer arrested for alleged rape of 17-year Student
A lecturer in the Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota, Dr Stephen Ukenna, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly raping a 17-year-old student of…
FG approves $1.5bn for rehabilitation of Port Harcourt refinery
The Nigerian government has approved the sum of $1.5bn for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery, the junior minister in charge of the oil ministry has said. Timipre Sylva,…