BREAKING: Pastor, Wife, Others Kidnapped As Gunmen Attack Church During Sunday Service
Gunmen have attacked a church in Kogi State, kidnapping a pastor and his wife. The…
BREAKING: Pastor, Wife, Others Kidnapped As Gunmen Attack Church During Sunday Service
Gunmen have attacked a church in Kogi State, kidnapping a pastor and his wife. The attack on the newly established Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area, occurred during Sunday service. The community was said to have been thrown into chaos after armed bandits launched an attack during the church service….
Three Killed, Two Others Injured As Cattle Rustlers Invade Plateau Community
Three people have been killed and two others injured after cattle rustlers invaded Mwar community in Chakfem Chiefdom of Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State. The incident occurred between midnight on Saturday and the early hours of Sunday. Our correspondent learnt that the rustlers—suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, and heavily armed—successfully rustled several cattle and…
Malaria Now Rare In Lagos – Health Commissioner
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that malaria has become a rare disease in the state, urging residents to question diagnoses and avoid unnecessary medications. Abayomi, who spoke in an interview with Channels Television on Saturday, said recent findings from extensive laboratory investigations across Lagos show that only a small fraction…
Military Leaders Didn’t Want Tinubu To Become Lagos Governor – Marwa Reveals
Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says military leaders tried to prevent President Bola Tinubu from becoming governor of Lagos state. Marwa, former military governor of Lagos from 1996 to 1999, said the military hierarchy wanted to stop Tinubu because of his pro-democracy activism with the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO)…
‘Na Michael Jackson?’, Fans Fume Over 300K Ticket Price For Asake’s Lagos Concert
Ásake’s much-anticipated homecoming concert may be heading into stormy waters as fans take to social media to criticise the staggering ₦300,000 ticket fee. What was expected to be a triumphant Lagos return for the global Afrobeats star is now spiralling into an online revolt, with many longtime supporters accusing organisers of “pricing out the true…
BREAKING: Troops Kill 4 Bandits, Arrest Policeman Working For Militia
Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army have killed four armed militia members and arrested a police officer alleged to be collaborating with bandits terrorising the Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. Brigade spokesperson Lieutenant Umar Muhammad disclosed this in a statement issued in Jalingo on Sunday morning. He explained that troops responded…
NECO Accredits Schools In Burkina Faso For SSCE, BECE
The National Examinations Council has granted accreditation to schools in Burkina Faso to host its examinations, widening its international footprint. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the council’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani. Sani said the council would now begin to conduct the…
Four Killed, 10 Wounded In California Shooting
Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting at a family gathering in California on Saturday night, US police said, calling it a “targeted incident.” The shooting took place inside a banquet hall in Stockton, northeast of San Francisco, just before 6:00 pm, San Joaquin County Sheriff’s office spokesperson Heather Brent told reporters…
Rufai Oseni Reveals Monthly Salaries Of Nigerian Ambassadors
A popular TV personality, Rufai Oseni, has revealed the monthly salaries of Nigerian ambassadors. This is following the list of Ambassadorial nominees forwarded to the national assembly by President Bola Tinubu on Saturday. Tinubu forwarded the names of 32 additional ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, following the recent submission of an initial three…
Zamfara Governor Allegedly Releases 69 Convicted Bandits Under ‘Religious Amnesty’
The Human Rights Watchdog in Africa, HRWA, has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara State following reports that hundreds of inmates convicted for banditry-related offences were recently released from the Gusau Correctional Centre. The group alleged that Governor Dauda Lawal authorised the release of 69 convicted bandits in…
