Two police officers have been killed in an ambush by gunmen in Isanlu community, Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi state. The officers, attached to MOPOL 70, were attacked on Sunday while on duty. Sources said the assailants, suspected to be bandits, opened fire on the policemen along Ilafin road, killing two on the…
A top US official, Tom Homan, was caught accepting a $50,000 cash bribe in exchange for facilitating government contracts for business executives in an undercover investigation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a report by MSNBC has shown. Mr Homan, the White House border czar responsible for co-piloting the present administration’s immigration crackdown,…
A key spokesman for Djibouti’s long-ruling president has resigned, denouncing the country’s democratic regression and “nepotistic practices”, according to a statement seen by AFP on Monday. President Ismail Omar Guelleh has held power since 1999, turning the tiny, arid Horn of Africa nation into a reliable international military and maritime hub for the United States…
A violent clash between residents over a gold mining site has claimed one life in Garin Katta community, Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The crisis, which broke out on Saturday after a misunderstanding among miners, escalated on Sunday when relatives of the deceased reportedly launched a reprisal attack. The confrontation led to the…
Gunmen on Sunday night abducted Mrs Patience Nasamu, wife of Pastor Samuel Nasamu of the Word of God Church, Agyaragu, along with a female church member in Obi Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. Narrating the incident, Pastor Nasamu said his wife, who is nursing a three-month-old baby, was taken alongside a church member who had…
Running a business today comes with both excitement and pressure. On one hand, social media gives you a platform where millions of people can discover your brand. On the other hand, the competition is intense, algorithms keep changing, and it sometimes feels like you’re just shouting into space. If you’ve ever felt that way, you’re…
The Oyo State House of Assembly member representing Ibadan North 1, Hon. Olufunke Comforter Olajide has congratulated the newly elected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in Ibadan North local government. Hon. Comforter extended heartfelt congratulations to Alhaji S.A. Mustapha and his entire team on their well-deserved victory as the newly elected PDP Executives of Ibadan…
The presidency has reacted to recent assertion by former Kaduna governor, Nasir-El-Rufai assertion that President Bola Tinubu is plotting to become Nigeria’s life president if re-elected in 2027. El-Rufai said this during a recent visit of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to his home. The former Kaduna governor and Atiku are chieftains of African Democratic…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has said Nigeria adopted the often repeated refrain of his supporters, ‘Nigeria is finished’ in reaction to recent appeal by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu for donations towards completion of the National Library. The First Lady who clocked 65 on Sunday had in an earlier…
A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani, on Sunday urged the Federal Government and relevant authorities to consider replacing the designation of Local Government “Chairman” with the title of “Mayor,” arguing that the current nomenclature does not properly reflect the executive authority of the office. In a post on his official Facebook page,…