Again, terrorists in Kaduna State have abducted a Catholic priest and 10 other residents while killing three persons during an attack on Karku community in Kauru Local Government Area. The Catholic Archdiocese of Kafanchan confirmed the abduction of Reverend Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, who was reportedly taken alongside the…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Saturday admitted that the Senate deliberately deleted the provision for “real-time” transmission of election results from the Electoral Bill, 2026. Akpabio said the Senate took the decision because it believed that “technology must save and not endanger democracy.” He spoke in Abuja at the unveiling of a book…
Viktor Gyokores scored a brace as Arsenal sealed a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sunderland in their English Premier League (EPL) encounter at the Emirates stadium on Saturday. The Swedish striker, who has come under intense scrutiny as Arsenal continue to fight for the elusive EPL title, proved his worth with the clinchers on a day…
Yobe State Police Command has commenced a manhunt for an 18-year-old housewife who allegedly attacked her 25-year-old husband, inflicting a deep cut on his genitalia. The announcement was made by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement issued to journalists in Damaturu on Saturday, stating that the Command recorded a disturbing…
The Federal Government has approved the reopening of the Tsamiya land border in Kebbi State for trans-border trade, subject to strict security and compliance measures. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, announced the approval on Saturday during an interactive session with exporters, transporters and commodity traders in Kebbi State. Adeniyi said the decision followed consultations…
Supporters of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), have proposed a joint presidential ticket pairing Peter Obi and Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 general election. The proposal was announced on Friday in Kano by Abba Sadauki Gwale, who spoke on behalf of several Kwankwaso support groups. He said…
The Rivers State chapter of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that governors are not needed to mobilize support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 election. Wike made this statement on Saturday during the opening of the group’s office in Port Harcourt….
United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has said has said any effort to embolden separatists calling for division of Nigeria will hurts Christians in the North and Middle Belt part of the country. “A destabilized Nigeria would embolden terrorists and make Christians less safe in Nigeria and across the continent,” Congressman Moore said in a statement…
Abubakar Abdullahi, one of the seven suspects arrested by the Oyo State Police Command in connection with the attack on and killing of five forest rangers at the National Park Service office in Oloka Village, has revealed how he was invited by one Mohammed Dangi, whom he described as the second-in-command of the bandit gang,…
A man, Lukman, has told Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, that he is no longer interested in his marriage to his wife, Aderonke, giving troublesomeness, constant fight, infidelity, and threat to his life by the latter as his reasons. Lukman stated that he found it hard to live in peace…
