A tea vendor identified as Abdulrashidu Ya’u in Jigawa State has allegedly killed a 20-year-old man named Hassan Garba, over accusations of stealing bread, milk, noodles, and petrol. The suspect, who resides in Sararai village, Jigawar Tsada town in Dutse Local Government Area is said to have committed the crime on August 19, 2024, at…
Co-founder of #BringBackOurGirls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, in this interview, said the Goodluck Jonathan administration should not be applauded for how he managed Nigeria, even though his successors have made the country worse. Yesufu, who spoke on Prime Time, an Arise TV programme also dismissed claims that the #BringBackOurGirls Movement was funded by the United States…
Nigeria’s Super Falcon goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has been crowned the Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year at the 2024 CAF Awards. This solidifies her reputation as one of the finest shot-stoppers in world football. The Paris FC and Super Falcons goalkeeper was honoured during the grand ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday night, after a phenomenal…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has denied describing the Supreme Court ruling on Rivers State as reckless. The apex court recently affirmed the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers House of Assembly members as valid members of the house The court also ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General…
Justice T.G. Ringing of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State has convicted and sentenced two police officers alongside an immigration officer to seven years imprisonment each for employment fraud to the tune of N1,640,000 (One Million Six Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira). The officers are identified as Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa…
The Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa has demanded justice after the killing of two members, Taiwo Raji and Yemi Akinwunmi, who were shot dead by a South African citizen in Pretoria. Raji and Akinwunmi were gunned down in front of their shops on Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, on 20th April, 2025. This was disclosed in…
The Islamic world was thrown into mourning earlier on Friday 6th of December, 2024 when news pilfered in that the respected Islamic Leader and Cleric, Sheikh Muyideen Ajani Bello died at the age of 84. Since the news of his passing, tributes have been trooping in, in large numbers to pay last respect to the…
Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has declared that the North will soon determine its political direction ahead of the 2027 general elections, stressing that no politician can win the Nigerian presidency without the region’s support. Baba-Ahmed made this statement in a video interview that went viral on…
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. This directive was contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, where he condemned the senseless targeting…
The newly sworn-in Sole Administrator for Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (rtd.), has promised to maintain law and order in the crisis-hit state. “We know the circumstances that led to why we are here and Mr President made it clear in his broadcast,” Ibas told reporters after he was sworn in by President Bola…