By Ismail Abdulaziz The presidency has cautioned former Vice Presiden Atiku Abubakar against negative assumptions about the economy in the face of the various positive reforms instituted by the administration. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the […]
By Polycarp Auta The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed the murder of Mr Sylvanus Namang, the StatecPublicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, in a statement in Jos on Sunday, said that Namang was killed by gunmen at a relaxation spot […]
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will embark on a two-day nationwide protest from Feb. 27 to Feb. 28, over the worsening economic hardship and insecurity in the country. Mr Joe Ajaero, President of NLC said this at a news conference at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) […]
By Isaac Aregbesola Abuja, Feb. 16, 2024 (NAN) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it has arrested 26 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said they were arrested at Kurudu, Jahi, Kubwa and Gwarimpa areas of Abuja. He said that the arrest […]
By Edeki Igafe Warri (Delta), Feb. 16, 2024 (NAN) Residents of Abigborodo and Obagboro Communities in the Warri North Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta on Friday held a peaceful protest over the ownership of the Kuri Oil Field. They consequently called on both the state and federal governments to intervene before the situation escalates […]
By Emmanuel Mogbede A Coalition of over 150 Pan-American organisations has called on the African Union (AU) to reject the Israel’s application for an Observer Status in the union. Ms Ann Lorna, the Communications and Media Lead, Africans Rising, a Pan-African Movement said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “We have sent a to the […]
By Suleiman Shehu Police in Oyo State have arrested five persons suspected to be killers of a 68- year-old retired Permanent Secretary in the state’s civil service, Mrs Olaitan Gbenle. Assailants strangled Mrs Gbenle in her apartment at Apata area of Ibadan on Nov.10, 2023. Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Adebola Hamzat, paraded […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba UN refugee agency UNHCR says civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are once again bearing the brunt of localised violence. UNHCR, in a statement on Wednesday, said this has come amid a sharp uptick in fighting between Government forces and the M23 armed group. Fresh fighting since last week […]
By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo An Ilorin Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the 13 suspects arraigned over the killing of the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara, Oba Olusegun Aremu, be remanded at the Federal Correctional Centre. The defendants were arraigned on a four-count charge of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, kidnapping and giving […]
By Wandoo Sombo The Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the insecurity bedeviling several parts of the country. The NBA president, Mr Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at a news briefing on the state of the nation. “It is […]