Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said the denial of the Western Security Network, Amotekun Corps, the right to bear arms by the Federal Government exposes South-West to life-threatening marauders and organised crime. Akeredolu said while Katsina was allowed to...
A legal practitioner and human rights activist, Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola, has been arrested for causing grievous assault on her Police orderly, Inspector Teju Moses. Prof. Abiola, an Mbaise-born activist, grievously assaulted her orderly in company of some accomplices on...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has cautioned Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDAs) against the appointment of consultants and concessionaires to collect taxes due to the Federal Government or any of its agencies. The FIRS reiterated that it...
A team of fraudsters have hacked into the system of one of Nigeria’s Tier 1 banks, stealing N523,337,100 from a customer’s account. The fraudsters posted the funds into 18 different accounts in the same old generation bank before transmitting the...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has lost his Private Secretary, Barr. Abdulahi Nyako. Nyako passed away early Thursday morning. He was a long time associate and mentee of the former Vice President. "Abdullahi was more than...
Former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for granting him state pardon. Dariye was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment over corruption charges in 2018. He was, however, granted pardon by Council of State led by President...
By Umar Adam, Sokoto The Senior Media Programme Officer of USAID's Breakthrough-Action Nigeria, Mrs Fatima Shehu, says no fewer than 3.1 million mosquito treated nets will be distributed free to every household in Sokoto State from October 21 to 29,...
By Umar Adam, Sokoto Aggrieved Sokoto communities have dragged BUA Cement and the Sokoto State Government to the state High Court over forceful acquisition of their settlements and farmlands in Wamakko Local Government Area of the state. The leader of the...
The Ogun State Police Command says it has launched manhunt for a former Chief Security Officer of Balita Company at Sango-Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State for allegedly hiring some robbers to attack the company after...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it is waiting for its lawyers for professional advice, following the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) order directing the union to call off its strike. The ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke,...