Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has reportedly ordered the arrest of Malam Idris Usman Makanta, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governorship aspirant in the state. Our correspondent gathered that Makanta, who also served as a coordinator of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Niger, was picked up…
Unconfirmed reports say there is another explosion at an oil facility in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the Rivers State. A source in the area alleged that the explosion happened on a Manifold Connecting federal a line in Okwawriwa area in ONELGA, Tuesday morning. The source, who did not want his name mentioned, claimed that…
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned the act of raining direct curses on individuals online, emphasising that such behaviour constitutes cyberbullying and is a punishable offence. In a post on X.com on Friday, Adejobi stated that the act of targeting someone with harsh and abusive language online goes…
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 Federal Government has congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States of America. The message was conveyed in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, on Tuesday. The federal government stressed the strong and historic ties between the two nations, highlighting…
The London-based NetBlocks organisation that monitors cybersecurity said Iranians are largely cut off from global communications after their internet went down. “Metrics show Iran has now been offline for over 12 hours as authorities impose a nation-scale internet shutdown, citing Israel’s alleged ‘misuse’ of the network for military purposes,” the non-profit organisation posted on X…
The Federal Government has summoned the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the management of Dangote Refinery to an emergency conciliation meeting scheduled for Monday in Abuja, following the union’s threat to embark on strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, who disclosed this in a statement over…
The Ekiti State Government has announced a new wave of job vacancies at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport as part of efforts to scale up operations and support its logistics and export infrastructure. The announcement was made available through a public notice, detailing various positions ranging from aviation security and firefighting to finance, engineering,…
An Islamic group under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, the Oyo State chapter has set plans to unveil a Sharia court in the state and its environs. The group, in a flier that went viral on Tuesday, invited guests from across the country to the court’s inauguration ceremony, which will…
The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended an Islamic cleric named Oluwafemi Idris, who was discovered with a gruesome collection of human parts in Ondo State. Authorities, acting on a tip-off, conducted a raid at Idris’s residence in the Akoko area, unearthing a chilling assortment: severed human hands, three kidneys, three hearts, a spine, and even…
