Author: Abidemi Abiodun Olaleye

No fewer than fifty thousand persons have been displaced and hundreds of communities sacked in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state, following persistent attacks in the area. Chairman, Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressive Union, Ishaku Usman disclosed this during an interview with journalists in Kaduna. Usman who described the situation of Birnin Gwari as […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has recovered an additional sum of One Billion, Four Hundred Million Naira (N1.4 Billion) for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. The information which is contained in a Statement by the Commission explains that the money had been released to the NHIS on the 5th of August, 2022 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Rear Admiral Yaminu Ehinomen Musa (retired) as the pioneer Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). The NCTC is established in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) as the coordinating body for the harmonization of all counter terrorism and terrorism financing efforts in the […]

Two bodies have been recovered  while fifteen others rescued from a fifteen passenger boat which capsized along  Ojo  axis of Lagos State  Friday evening. In a statement jointly signed Saturday by the area manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Sarat Braimah and the general manager of Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Damilola Emmanuel, […]

Seven more abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers have regained their freedom after 103 days in terrorists captivity. Reports say negotiations are ongoing for the safe release of remaining 43 train passengers still in terrorists captivity since their abduction on March 28. Those released are Bosede Olurotimi, Abubakar Zubairu, Alhassan Sule, Sadiq Ango Abdullahi, Muhammad Daiyabu Paki, […]

Two persons are feared dead  while four others  escaped unhurt  when a lexus  jeep with four occupants and a  toyota jeep with three persons inside  were swept into a canal as they tried to navigate  under the heavy rains  at  oyatoki street along  orile agege  axis of lagos state saturday. The  occupants  according to  some […]

Police have arrested one of the alleged killers of former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak in Imo State, South-East Nigeria. He was reportedly among some criminal suspects paraded at the Imo State Police Command in the capital, Owerri. Most of those arrested are members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and the Eastern Security […]

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor has kicked against the recent call by Zamfara State Governor, Bello Muhammad for citizens to acquire arms to protect themselves. General Irabor described it as inappropriate, noting that only the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces can authorise the use of firearms. He said this at […]

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu on Monday travelled out of Nigeria to France in continuation of his consultations. Tunde Rahman of the Tinubu Media Office says the former Lagos State Governor had met President Muhammadu Buhari earlier on Monday at the Presidential Villa before leaving the shores of Nigeria. […]