Governor Bello Mattawale of Zamfara State has placed a ban or the riding of motorcycles between 8pm and 6am in Gusau town. The new order was directly given to security personnel to shoot anyone found violating the order. The measure, according to the governor, was taken by the state Security Council following reports of the…
The kidnappers of the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in Nasarawa State, Yakubu Lawal, are demanding 100M for his release from captivity. The kidnappers switched off their phone after being offered the sum of N3.5 million Naira from the victims family. The Nigeria Police Force had, on Tuesday morning, confirmed the abduction of the…
The Federal Government’s team and The Academic Staff Union of Universities had a meeting which ended sorely. The ASUU president, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, on Monday confirmed to the corresponding reporters that the union and the Federal Governments team were set to meet Osodeke had assured Nigerians that the union would call off its strike if…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control have confirmed that the number of monkeypox cases have risen to 172 in the country. The centre’s 31st weekly report indicates that the spread has reached 27 states since 2022 started. From January 1 to August 7, 2022, NCDC said four deaths were recorded from four states – Delta…
On Sunday, a civil rights group “Bridge Connect Africa Initiative” challenged the Kano State Government to urgently facilitate the passage and implementation of the Child Protection Bill, as a firm commitment to take away almajirai from Kano state. The executive director of the group, Sani Muhammed , briefed the newsmen on the implications of the…
The police command of Niger State arrested two teenagers for the kidnap and murder of a 13 year old Yasir Salisu. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Wasiu stated in Minna that the victim went missing on the 29th of July Wasiu said the suspects, Nafiu Umar, 18, and Usman Sabiu, 22, confessed…
TODAY, Tuesday August 9, 2022, is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The United Nations sets aside August 9 of every year to draw attention to the need to protect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples. The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs designated the universal theme for this year’s celebration…
A team of policemen from Elemoro Division of the Lagos State Police Command, weekend, stormed the Peculiar Generation Assembly at Eputu London in Awoyaya, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos, arresting the General Overseer, Bishop Chris Omosekpa. His arrest was sequel to a bench warrant issued against him by Justice R. A. Oshodi of the Lagos State…
