On the 17th of November, 2024, at about 2023hrs. Operatives of the Command received a distress call from the Command’s Control Room indicating that a gang of armed men numbering about four (4) operating in a Black colour Toyota Corolla car shot sporadically and kidnapped one Madabuchi Julius ‘m’ at Sabbath Filling Station, Oyigbo. Operatives…
American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen as the new Pope and will become Francis’ successor following two days of voting inside the Sistine Chapel. He is the 267th pope, and he will be named Pope Leo XIV, becoming the religious leader of Catholics across the world. His name was announced after cardinal Mamberti uttered…
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore, was reportedly attacked on Saturday morning by suspected thugs at the Lagos City Marathon. Sowore was attacked by the thugs alongside crew members of his media outfit while participating in the marathon. The thugs also attacked some journalists covering the event,…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has officially launched his campaign for the 2027 presidential election. Makinde’s supporters have already begun rallying behind him, using the hashtag #MakindeForPresident to promote his candidacy. At the moment, the governor is hosting PDP press corps members in Ibadan, where he is showcasing his projects in the southwest states. Interestingly,…
A police inspector serving in Rivers State, identified as Maxwell Zabu, has reportedly taken his own life by shooting himself at the residence of his principal, the former Chairman of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, though the circumstances surrounding the act remain unclear as of press time. Sources…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that more than 94 per cent of the cash in circulation in the country is outside the control of deposit banks, marking a significant year-on-year increase of N1.59 trillion in the amount of currency held outside banks. Data from the CBN’s money and credit statistics shows that a…
President Bola Tinubu has approved N10 billion Youth Development Fund aimed at empowering youths in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was disclosed by the Minister of the FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike, on Monday while inaugurating the upgrading of War College/Army Checkpoint Road and other ancillary roads in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, Abuja. The minister…
Protesting students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Wednesday, attacked the convoy of the Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele. It was gathered that the angry students attacked the convoy of Salako-Oyedele, who was on her way to the 35 Artillery Brigade Alabama, Abeokuta, to represent the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, at the reception…
There was tension at the entrance of the Abia state House of Assembly, Tuesday, as some DSS personnel allegedly beat up a policeman attached to the Assembly. It almost turned to a free- for -all -fight between the two sister security agencies as other policemen attached to the Assembly came out to defend their colleague….
Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, who represents Nasarawa West in the 10th Senate, has confirmed dumping the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wadada disclosed this shortly after holding a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday. The senator said that, though he had yet to…