Police in Benue State have arrested a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Dr Ichor Tersagh, for allegedly masterminding the abduction of the wife of his colleague, Mrs Susan Anyagh. Her husband, Paul Anyagh, is the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, JOSTUM chapter. It was gathered that the…
The Kebbi State Police Command has detained three of its officers in connection with the alleged murder of one Abubakar Auwal. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Nafiu Abubakar. According to the statement, the incident followed a complaint of stolen trailer rims lodged at…
President of Nigeria Labour Congress , NLC, Joe Ajaero, has said all efforts to intimidate and silence organised labour would fail. The labour leader also said he would on Wednesday, September 25, honour the last police invitation extended to him. Recall that Ajaero had in recent times been under the radar of security agencies,…
Peller, the popular TikTok personality, has alleged that he has been receiving death threats for calling for an end to the #30DaysRantChallenge on the platform. The challenge began when Ushie Rita Uguamaye, a serving corps member, criticised federal government policies and President Bola Tinubuās leadership. Peller had warned his followers that the federal government might…
According to Reuters, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul 25 told reporters about 25 people were beloved to have to have been killed without elaborating. Sixteen students and three teachers were sent to a hospital for treatment, Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said, adding the causes of the incident were still being investigated. Early images posted on social…
The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra, has announced plans to conduct Nigeriaās population and housing census in 2025, nearly two decades after the last census in 2006. He made this known during the 2024 anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development held in Abuja on Thursday….
Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Labour Partyās 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, were among the global leaders invited to participate in the 2024 International Leaders Forum held on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention in the United States. Obi disclosed this in a statement and pictures shared on social media on Wednesday….
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the National Assembly to enact stricter laws prohibiting politicians from possessing large sums of money within polling areas in order to curb vote-buying and other electoral malpractices during elections. This is also as the Chairman of the House Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon. Adebayo Balogun announced…
The Lagos State Police Command, Onikan, has arrested a domestic staff, Salaudeen Abubakri for bolting away with his new employers Range Rover SUV in Lagos. The suspect, who was on Tuesday paraded before newsmen at the Zone 2 Police Command by the public relations officer in charge of the Zone SP Umma Ayuba, claimed that…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a scathing criticism of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, accusing him of democratic double standards and declaring that his time in Nigerian politics has come and gone. Speaking during a thanksgiving service held in Abuja on Sunday, Wike questioned the democratic credentials…