The Nigerian Army says two soldiers have been killed and one declared missing following a shootout with suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Osina, Ideato North LGA of Imo state. ESN is the armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Joseph Akubo, spokesperson for the 34 Artillery Brigade, confirmed…
A serving Corp member in Lagos State has cried out over a threat she received from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) board following her recent social media post in which she expressed her displeasure about the rising costs of commodities in the country. According to the video shared on TikTok via the handle…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that it will on Friday arraign a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Shamsideen Adio, known as Shameleon, on Friday over the alleged killing of a dispatch rider in Lagos Island. Adio, 55, was arrested after he allegedly descended on the victim during a…
The planned formal declaration of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s former governorship candidate in Lagos, into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Saturday was marred by violence and heavy security presence. Suspected thugs, reportedly acting with the support of security operatives, stormed the second venue secured for the event in Alimosho, dispersing Rhodes-Vivour’s supporters. His…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in 23 newly elected local government chairmen in Rivers State. The exercise held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Sunday, comes a day after the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) conducted an election at the grassroots. The event…
The Nigerian Army announced on Sunday that its troops had neutralised a notorious Boko Haram commander, Abu Rijab, and other terrorist fighters in an offensive operation on Saturday. This was made known in a post on the Nigerian army’s official X handle, saying the operation took place in Bula Daloye, Bama Local Government Area…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has issued a sharp rebuke of the Bola Tinubu administration, accusing it of celebrating false economic successes while implementing policies that “monetize hardship” and further impoverish Nigerians. In a statement by National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party directly challenged the government’s claims of record revenue growth, improved exchange…
In the quiet community of Ibagwa-Aka, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, a tragedy has unfolded, leaving a family shattered and a community in shock. Four children, Kamsiyochukwu Ezema (7), Ezinne Ezema (6), Ujunwa Ezema (5), and Chinedu Ezema (2), of the same parents, were murdered with a pestle by a spiritualist, a…
Your Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, esteemed stakeholders, and security agencies, On behalf of millions of Kano residents, I am writing to express our deep concern regarding the escalating traditional leadership crisis in Kano, which has led to the emergence of two rival kings: His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II and Alhaji Aminu Ado…
Brig Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), disclosed on Wednesday that two individuals who ingested cocaine allegedly en route to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage were recently arrested. Marwa, speaking at the opening of a meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Drug Use Control, said the…