Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has given reason what he described as the dominance of the Yoruba tribe in political, economic and social development in Nigeria. Omokri, who cited the outcome of the Southwest governors’ meeting in Ibadan on Monday over rising insecurity, described the tribe as a good example to be emulated for peace,…
A Department of State Security Service investigator, on Tuesday, told the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court that Tukur Mamu was offered a N50 million share by Shugaba, the leader of the terrorist group that attacked the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train in 2022. The DSS operative, who testified as the sixth prosecution witness in the…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed that he became so enraged during his 65th birthday celebration that he briefly felt like grabbing the microphone and hitting former President Olusegun Obasanjo with it. Speaking in an interview with AF24 News, posted on YouTube on Monday, Fayose recounted the events of the Lagos ceremony and…
Peter Ngumba, a Kenyan lab doctor known for popularizing DNA tests among men has broke down into tears after discovering he is not the father of his two-year-old child. Ngumba shared the emotional revelation in a candid video which went viral online. The news generated significant public reaction in Kenya, largely due to Ngumba’s public…
The Federal Government has debunked reports claiming that open grazing has been banned nationwide. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, clarified that no such policy has been announced, and that the government is instead implementing a gradual, well-structured transition from open grazing to modern ranching systems. In a statement by Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu, Head…
The Presidency has confirmed the release of the students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State. The students were abducted from their school premises last week, while Vice-Principal of the school was shot dead. In a statement on Tuesday night, Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, announced their release. “President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, is proposing penalties, in the next six months, for government officials who negotiate ransom payments. Kalu spoke on Tuesday at the lower chamber’s special session on national security, saying a legislative move to make that happen will help in addressing insecurity in Nigeria. He said,…
The 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi state, have been rescued. Security sources confirmed the rescue of the girls to journalist on Tuesday. Details of the efforts that led to the rescue of the students are still sketchy at the time of this report, but an official announcement is expected tonight….
The Federal Government has banned open grazing by cattle rearers as part of efforts to curb the persistent farmers-herders conflicts across the country. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Mukhtar Maiha, during the inauguration of the 1st National Council on Livestock Development in Yola, Adamawa State. The minister…
A 14-year-old Qur’anic pupil was killed on Monday morning in the Illelar Yari (Old Prison) area of Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area, Kebbi State, prompting police to detain a suspect in connection with the incident. The deceased, Salihu Hassan, a student at Hisbulrahim Talamai’a Sheikh Ibrahim Qur’anic School, was allegedly lured from the school premises…