Buni commends residents of Yobe over support, prayer
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has commended residents of the state for their support and continued prayers for peace in the country. Buni gave the commendation during the wedding of the daughters of his deputy, Alhaji Idi Gubana on Saturday in Fune town, headquarters of Fune Local Government Area of the state. He described the large turnout of people who...
Buhari expresses outrage over massacre of villagers by bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed outrage at the latest reports of several villagers being massacred by escaping bandits in Zamfara State. The President vowed not to let up military operations against the bandits. As of Saturday, close to 200 villagers have been buried after bandits stormed five villages in Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas between Tuesday and Wednesday. Reacting to the...
Man in police custody for stealing 200 phones in Yobe
The spokesman of the Yobe State Police Command, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, on Saturday, said the suspect, a resident of Nayinawa Sallake area of Damaturu, was arrested by operatives of the Crack Squad Unit of the command. “The culprit on January 7, 2022 at about 0600hrs apprehended by police detectives of the Crack Squad Unit after responding to a distress call...
PDP: We’ve not zoned 2023 presidential ticket
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied zoning its 2023 presidential ticket to a particular part of the country. The main opposition party made this known in a statement signed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, on Saturday. Ologunagba, who described the speculations claiming the PDP has zoned its presidential ticket to a particular part of Nigeria as...
Marwa loses first wife, Zainab
Chairman/Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has lost his first wife, Zainab. Mrs Zainab Marwa died in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 66 after a brief illness. The deceased is survived by four adult children: Abubakar, Mohamed Jr, Mariam and Zainab, and 10 grandchildren as well as her siblings...
Deployment of Super Tucano fighter jets excites Northern governors
Nineteen Northern governors have lauded the Federal Government for approving the deployment of the newly acquired Super Tucano fighter jets to rout the bandits in some parts of the country. Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau, who is also the Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, made the commendation when he addressed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with...
APC governors meet Sunday on National Convention
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be meeting on Sunday to decide on the National Convention of the party scheduled for February. Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau dropped the hint on Friday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. The President had on Thursday warned that if the party leaders and members fail...
Dowen College: Sylvester Oromoni died of natural causes – Police Commissioner
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the death of 12-year-old Dowen College’s student, Master Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., is from natural causes. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, confirmed this while addressing journalists at the command’s headquarters in Ikeja. Odumosu noted that the case had attracted reactions from different quarters, with some parents insinuating a cover-up. He said...
Okoye vows to sue banks over scammers
Popular Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, widely known as Mr P, has vowed to take legal actions against banks in Nigeria after his name was used by online fraudsters to scam people on social media. He said the “banks allowed someone to open an account in the name of PETER OKOYE PSQUARE without valid means of identification”. Peter, who is a member...
NDA begins field exercise for Army Cadets
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) will be conducting its final outdoor Field Training Exercise for Army Cadets of Short Service Course 47. The exercise codenamed CAMP HIGHLAND will take place in Plateau and Kaduna states, respectively, from 8 to 29 January 2022. According to Major Bashir Muhhamed Jajira, the Academy Public Relations Officer of the NDA, the exercise is designed to test the cadets’...
