Armed bandits have killed five members of the Community Protection Guard (CPG) and two civilians in a deadly attack in Jangebe town, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the attack occurred on Friday afternoon. Security sources have it that it happened when five CPG personnel,…
The Senator representing Kogi Central at the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has called on Mrs. Unoma Akpabio, wife of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to stay out of the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against her husband. The dispute between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio began after she refused to sit in a designated seat during a Senate…
The Osun State Police Command announced on Wednesday that it has arrested seven suspects for selling human parts and water used to bathe corpses in the state. A statement signed by the Acting Police Public Relations Officer for Osun Command, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade, noted that those arrested included two mortuary attendants: Johnson Daniel, aged 43, and…
A group of public interest lawyers has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order compelling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara State due to the worsening security situation and political crisis in the region. The plaintiffs in the suit are Reuben Boma Esq.,…
The Presidency has downplayed the significance of a recent order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to release documents related to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Reacting to the development in a statement on Sunday, Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga stated that the materials in…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said although he is Christian, he does not joke with Ifa. The Ifa divination system, which makes use of an extensive corpus of texts and mathematical formulas, is practised among traditional worshippers in Yoruba communities. Ifa refers to the mystical figure perceived as the deity of wisdom and intellectual development….
There may be drama between Martins Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman (VDM), and Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministries (CMDM). The cleric has slammed popular social media critic, VDM, with a one billion naira lawsuit and a restraining order. This comes after VDM tackled the cleric some weeks back for selling miracle products,…
Following the infiltration of the South-West region by suspected fleeing Islamic State in West Africa Province, ISWAP, and Boko Haram terrorists from North-West and North-East, there is uneasy calm in the region. Many, especially in the interiors and border communities, are living in fear over the likely activities of the terrorists. Governor Seyi Makinde of…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has warned the People Democratic Party not to give its presidential ticket to Atiku Abubakar in 2027. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, the cleric noted that Atiku does not have the capacity to defeat President Bola Tinubu. He added that…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has described reports of the killings targeted at Christians in the country as misleading and inaccurate. In a statement issued on Friday, the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa said the report is an attempt to influence foreign governments, particularly the United States, to designate Nigeria…