Inspector General of Police (IG), Kayode Egbetokun, has responded to recent reports of bandits seeking peace deals and ongoing attacks on police officers, emphasizing a balanced approach of encouraging surrender while maintaining law enforcement. Addressing the issue of bandits coming forward for amnesty, Egbetokun said the police would not shut the door on those willing…
A lady (name withheld) has reportedly died in a highbrow hotel owned by a popular politician, adjacent a private radio station, NTA road, Ado-Ekiti, after she slumped in the bathroom. It was gathered that the lady was confirmed dead shortly after she was rushed to the hospital. Sources in the facility revealed that the deceased…
A group of over 500 former students of Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, a highly esteemed lecturer in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at Ekiti State University (EKSU), has publicly commended the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). This commendation recognizes his remarkable achievements in academia and transformative leadership, particularly during the recent 9th Convocation…
The Anambra State Government, through its Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, has shut down a brothel in Amawbia in the Awka South Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the brothel (name withheld) is notorious for harbouring underaged sex workers, drug peddlers, armed robbers and other criminals. During the raid on the…
Boko Haram jihadists killed over 17 fishermen and farmers in Malam Karanti village near Baga, Kukawa Local Government, Borno State, ‘for supporting Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP’. The terrorists kidnapped many more, sources say, with the death toll expected to rise. It was just the latest attack on civilians in the region’s long-running insurgency….
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Sirajo Jaja, the Accountant General of Bauchi State for alleged N70 billion fraud. He was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 alongside Aliyu Abubakar of Jasfad Resources Enterprise, an unlicensed bureau de change (BDC) operator and Sunusi Ibrahim Sambo, a Point of…
The immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress and defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In a statement he issued on Monday, El-Rufai expressed his disappointment with the APC’s leadership style, accusing the leadership of the party of straying from the progressive ideals of its founding…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Nigerians not to resort to insult in expressing their grievances to their leaders. “It is good to always tell our leaders when there is problem but in doing so, we should avoid abusive words. “If you insult your leader, how can you ask him to…
The Sokoto State Police Command has announced the death of its Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, DCP Kabir Abdu, who passed away after a prolonged illness. A statement issued by the Command on Sunday disclosed that the senior officer died while receiving treatment at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, where…
The president of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that Nigeria’s state-owned refineries, located in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna, may never operate properly again despite about $18 billion invested in their rehabilitation. Alhaji Dangote disclosed this while hosting members of the Global CEO Africa, who visited the Dangote Petroleum Refinery yesterday. He…
