Thousands of motorists have been trapped for hours as drivers of articulated vehicles block both lanes of the Abuja-Kaduna highway. The road was blocked following ...
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#RevolutionNow: Court grants DSS permission to detain Sowore for 45 days
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted permission to detain the publisher of SaharaReporters and convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days ...
Read More »Shiites resume protest over delays in releasing El-Zakzaky
A peaceful protest by the supporters of jailed Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky in Abuja lasted only a few minutes as protesters quickly dispersed in order to avoid crackdown by security forces who were rushing to the scene ...
Read More »Taraba: Buhari orders probe into Army killings as Police demand whereabouts of kidnap kingpin
The National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday ordered an investigation into Tuesday’s killing of three police intelligence officers by soldiers at a checkpoint in Ibi, Taraba State on Tuesday ...
Read More »Army killings: Police mourn three slain operatives in Taraba
The Nigerian Police Force has lamented afresh, in a special tribute, the death of three of its men killed on 6 August by trigger-happy soldiers of the 93 Battalion Takum, Taraba state in a special tribute ..
Read More »Ikpeazu announces arrest of killer soldier in Aba
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Thursday said that the armed security personnel, who allegedly shot and killed a commercial motorcyclist in a community near ...
Read More »Kidnappers received N300m ransom for 500 Kaduna Christians – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna State said on Thursday that over 500 of its members were kidnapped in the last two years, adding that the body had paid over N300m as ransom ...
Read More »Soyinka calls for state of emergency on insecurity in South-West
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka Soyinka, has called for declaration of state of emergency due to the security challenges in the South West Zone. Soyinka ...
Read More »Alleged fraud: Court remands ex-INEC Chairman in EFCC custody
The Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday, ordered for the remand of former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Maurice Iwu, in tcustody of ...
Read More »APC suspends Kogi Deputy Governor
The Kogi State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba, Achuba, for alleged anti-party activities before, during and after the 2019 general election ...
Read More »APC governors drop support for Oshiomhole
The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman, has launched an attack on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, ...
Read More »Oyo Assembly confirms 14 commissioners, 3 SUBEB members
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed fourteen commissioner-nominees and three members of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), sent by Gov. ...
Read More »Security: Enugu royal fathers, town union PGs pass vote of confidence in Gov. Ugwuanyi
All the traditional rulers and Presidents-General of the Town Unions in Enugu State on Thursday unanimously passed a vote of confidence in the governance efforts ...
Read More »Iwobi secures deadline move to Everton
Everton sealed the deadline-day signing of Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi on Thursday for a reported fee of £28 million ($40 million), completing a busy transfer ...
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