Gbajabiamila suspends security aide who killed newspaper vendor
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has suspended his security aide who shot and killed a newspaper vendor in Abuja, he announced early Friday. In a statement…
Editorial: Zamfara Gold Controversy and Matters Arising (1)
Despite the preachments of successive northern politicians, including President Muhammadu Buhari about the imperative of a united Nigeria for national development, it is an insulting and shameful paradox, and a…
Editorial: A Presidential insult to the South-south zone
Things are falling apart in Nigeria and in the minds of a beleaguered citizenry; the president is making things even worse. That traditional rulers, youth organizations, elected Governors, ministers and…
Lagos calls for identification of missing persons at mortuary
The Lagos State Coroner has asked members of the public to come forward to identify persons who were declared missing between October 19 and 27, 2020. This period covers the…
Bandits demand N100m for 6 Kidnapped Police Officers
Bandits who kidnapped six Assistant Superintendents of Police in northern Nigeria have demanded a ransom of N100m for their release. They were kidnapped in Katsina State about a week ago…
FG Dismisses CNN report on Lekki as ‘massacre without bodies’
The Nigerian Government has dismissed CNN’s report of massacre of #ENDSARS protesters on October 20 by security agents, describing the incident as ‘massacre without bodies’ Minister of Information and Culture,…
Zamfara Gold constitutionally belongs to Nigeria, not state ― Buhari’s supporter
…blames resource control for EndSARS protests Alhaji Danladi Pasali, National Coordinator of the Buhari Campaign Organization, has declared that the gold deposits found in Zamfara State belong to Nigeria, and…
Strange disease kills at least 50 in Kogi LGA
At least fifty persons are said to have died from a strange disease in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state. The State House of Assembly has therefore called on…
Sexual assault: Nigerian Embassy in Germany suspends security staff
The Nigerian Embassy in Germany has suspended a security staff over alleged sexual abuse and other criminal activities in Berlin. A statement issued by the Nigerian Embassy in Berlin, Germany,…
Abuja Court orders Maina’s arrest, trial in absentia
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, who is believed to have jumped bail…