The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, has said a policeman has been killed and two others injured in an incident in the Ijegun area of Lagos State ...
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Security: Miyetti Allah bans herders without family in South-East
The Northern Leaders, Livestock and Perishable Goods Market traders and Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria rose from a meeting on Saturday in and resolved to ban herdsmen whose familie ...
Read More »Police launch major manhunt for Taraba kidnap kingpin
Police have launched a massive manhunt nationwide for a fleeing kidnap kingpin in Taraba State, Hamisu Wadume, who was allegedly released by some soldiers at a checkpoint on Ibi-Jalingo road after the troops opened ...
Read More »Taraba killings: Police yet to notify widow of slain cop
More than four days after the killing of three police officers in Taraba by soldiers, Zainab, wife of one of the deceased policemen, Sgt. Dahiru Musa, said she has yet to be officially informed of the husband’s death ...
Read More »Army detains Abia killer soldier
The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army has detained one Lance Cpl. Ajayi Johnson suspected to have killed a commercial cyclist at Umuokereke Ngwa in Abia State ...
Read More »Gowon confirms secret manoeuvres to fix security crises
A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Saturday, confirmed that there were behind-the-scene efforts to resolve the security challenges in Nigeria ...
Read More »Zamfara Governor weeps as 11 perish in auto crash
Zamfara State governor, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle yesterday wept as 11 persons coming from Abuja to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir Sallah in the state died in an auto crash about 5 kilometres to Gusau, the capital ...
Read More »Xenophobia: Buhari, Ramaphosa meet in October
President Muhammadu Buhari and South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will meet in October to discuss issues relating to wellbeing of citizens and ways to further strengthen trade relations between the two largest African ...
Read More »Hackers target Osinbajo’s Twitter handle – Presidency
As Nigerian Twitter users woke up Saturday morning to realise that the verified Twitter handle of Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has become unverified, it has now been confirmed that it was as a result of external attempts ...
Read More »Peter Obi in America dismisses U.S visa snub reports
The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the February 23 presidential poll, Peter Obi, has dismissed reports that the American Embassy denied him an ...
Read More »Eid-el-Kabir: Ugwuanyi felicitates with Muslims, prays for peace, security
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has enjoined all Nigerians to take advantage of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration to supplicate for enhanced peace, security and ...
Read More »My worries about Buhari’s govt – Femi Falana, Human Rights Lawyer
Human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist, Femi Falana (SAN), speaks on the RevolutionNow protest, the growing insecurity in the country, Ruga, ministerial nominees, corruption war and ...
Read More »Remembering Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji
By Taiwo Alimi, Chris Orji The image of his lifeless body at the altar of Nigerian football, Lagos National Stadium, has remained fresh on the ...
Read More »Legends collide as Man Utd host Chelsea in Premier League
Two club legends collide on Sunday as Manchester United take on Chelsea in what promises to be the match of the weekend. Ole Gunnar Solskjær ...
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