The Kano State Police Command has alerted members of the public on suspected terrorists planning to launch attacks on public gatherings in strategic locations within the state. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, on Friday. “The Kano State Police Command, in liaison with other security agencies,…
The Premier League has ended its partnership with LGBTQ+ charity, Stonewall, bringing an official close to the long-running Rainbow Laces campaign. The initiative, which began in 2017, had seen footballers across the top flight wear rainbow-coloured laces and captains don rainbow armbands to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion and support the rights of gay, lesbian, and transgender…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said without divine intervention, the exchange rate could have soared to ₦10,000 to $1. Speaking during the Special Holy Ghost Congress in Abuja, Adeboye linked Nigeria’s financial struggles to its heavy reliance on fuel imports, despite being a significant oil-producing…
The Presidency has debunked reports that Vice President Kashim Shettima was denied access to the Presidential Villa. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (office of the Vice-President), Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, described the report as “deliberate and well-planned orchestration of falsehood”. In a statement on Saturday in Abuja, Nkwocha said the…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, on Monday ordered the remand of a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu gave the order after Yusuf was arraigned and took his plea. Yusuf is accused of abusing his office to confer undue…
Angry protesters trooped to the residence of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, his hometown in Katsina State, on Thursday. The protesters, in their numbers, joined the #EndBadGovernance nationwide demonstration. The protest turned violent in some states, leading to deaths and forcing at least three governors to declare curfew. The mob which attempted to break into…
A British Airways (BA) flight from London to Abuja was diverted to Barcelona, Spain, in the early hours of Monday, after a retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal from Anambra State died onboard. The aircraft, which departed London’s Heathrow Airport at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, was scheduled to land at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
The Oyo State Ministry of Education and the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Oyo State chapter, have dismissed reports that a teacher was beaten to death by students in Ogbomoso, describing the viral news as false and a complete misrepresentation of facts. According to a statement by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Oyo State Governor,…
The Police in Ogun have arrested a mobile policeman and several security guards for alleged conspiracy, burglary and theft from a warehouse belonging to H.K Printing & Packaging Limited, Agbara. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on Aug. 9 at about 11:00 p.m., when a truck drove into the company premises and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has granted administrative bail to the former group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari Mele Kyari on wednesday honoured an invitation by EFCC over an alleged $7.2 billion dollar fraud during his tenure as the boss of the nation’s oil company. Kyari…
