Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have kidnapped commuters on the Maiduguri/Kano highway. According to sources, the insurgents struck between Garin Kuturu and Mannanari hamlet near Auno, which is located along the Damaturu highway,…
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Bandits attack Katsina communities, kill 4 police officers, 22 others
In a devastating turn of events, the serene villages of Gidan Bofa and Dan Nakwabo in Kankara LGA, Katsina state, were marred by a heinous act of violence. According to the Katsina…
Rivers community stage protests at Agip HQ, demands 100bn as compensation
Members of the Mgbuosimini community in Rumueme Kingdom, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, staged a peaceful protest on Monday, blocking access to the operational headquarters of Nigeria Agip Oil Company…
Kidnapped Kaduna Catholic priest regains freedom
Rev. Fr. Gabriel Ukeh, the Catholic Priest of St Thomas Parish, Zaman Dabo in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has been released barely 24 hours after his abduction. The…
NDDC presents N1.9trn 2024 budget to National Assembly
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has unveiled its budget proposal of N1.911 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year. The Managing Director and CEO of NDDC, Samuel Ogbuku, presented the budget, titled…
FAAC shares N1.143tri among FG, States, LGs
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disbursed N1.143 trillion among the Federal Government, States, and Local Government Councils. The distribution was made during the June 2024 FAAC meeting chaired by the…
13-Year-old kills self after torture in Kaduna
A tragic incident has unfolded in the Ungwan Maigero community of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State, where 13-year-old Wisdom Hashimu died by suicide on Thursday, June 7. This heart-wrenching event…
EFCC storms ‘Yahoo Party’, arrests 127 suspects in Ondo
In a swift operation conducted by operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), 127 individuals suspected of involvement in internet fraud were apprehended in Ondo…
FG bans lodging of underage girls in hotel
The Federal Government, FG, says it will sanction hoteliers in the country that allow lodging of teenagers and underage girls in their facilities. Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, made this known…
Python swallows woman while returning from garden
A 45-year-old woman was killed by a five-metre python while returning from her garden in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, local media reported on Saturday. The woman had informed her husband on Thursday…