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The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has described the Federal Government’s accusation against the Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho as having connection with Boko Haram, a ridiculous diversion from reality. It is recalled that the Federal Government, through the Attorney General ...

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to seek authorisation from the Pre-Trial Chamber of the court to open an investigation into cases of abduction of schoolchildren in Northern Nigeria. The prosecutor will also probe closure of ...

  A catholic priest, Rev. Father Mark Chimezie Godfrey, who was kidnapped on October 13, 2021, in Umuahia has been released on October 23, 2021, after spending ten days with his abductors. The Catholic Diocese of Umuahia announced the release ...

Why has Government not linked Gumi to terrorists despite their relationship – Eedris Abdulkareem probes… Eedris Abdulkareem, has reacted to the claims by the Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami that Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known ...

The Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola on Friday said he would support the right of prisoners to vote during the 2023 general election. “This is so, because the enabling laws do not remove the right to vote from inmates because ...

  A pair of scissors has been removed from the pelvic area of a Sierra Leonean lady, Zainab Kamara, 7 years after doctor’s negligence left her in that state. Kamara who went for a Caesarian operation and lost the baby ...

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected ritualists after exhuming the corpse of one Segun Taiwo buried about six months ago at Abule Sikiru in Sabo, Abeokuta. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP ...

  Bandits in Zamfara State have evaded the telecommunication blackout in many parts of the state to reach out to families of two graduates abducted en route to the National Youth Service orientation camp in Kebbi State. The kidnappers reportedly ...

  The Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo town in Oyo State was on Friday invaded by gunmen.   Punch correspondent gathered that the gunmen attacked the facility with explosives around 10.30pm and set the inmates free.   A search by ...

The Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said 61-year-old man, Olayiwola Rasak, has been remanded in prison on the order of Family Court, Iyaganku, Ibadan, for allegedly r*ping a 15-year-old girl. The NSCDC Commandant, Michael ...

  The Indigenous People of of Biafra (IPOB) has declared one week sit-at-home protest from November 5 to November 10, to prevail on the Federal to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The order is coming at a time when Anambra ...

The Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, says 837 awaiting trial inmates escaped from the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo Town, when suspected gunmen attacked the facility. Its Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Anjorin, made this known in a statement on ...

  The Federal Government on Friday revealed an alleged sponsor of self-acclaimed Yoruba activist and the major pioneer of the agitation for Oduduwa Republic, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General Of The Federation And ...

Terrorists operating in Imo state stormed Isiala Mbano police station and threw petrol bombs at the building. CSP Michael Abattam who confirmed the incident said the terrorists arrived in five cars and three motorcycles at about 6 p.m. on Thursday. ...

A High Court in Ibadan on Friday ordered an internet fraudster, a.k.a Yahoo Yahoo boy, Adewale Tosin, to sweep the court premises for six months. Justice Bayo Taiwo, sentenced Tosin after he pleaded guilty to defrauding an American man, Lylian ...

  US President Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Enoh Titilayo Ebong to the post of Director, United States Trade and Development Agency. This was contained in a brief with names of nominees for different positions in the president’s cabinet sent ...

The Muslim Rights Concern have tackled the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over his comments regarding the presence of Turkish terrorists in Nigeria. The group, in a statement signed by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Friday said the ...

An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi on Thursday ordered that the former board chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme, be remanded in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) custody, until Friday. Justice Maryam Hassan ...

  A 22-year old Disc Jockey (DJ) Emeka Nwoye from Enugu State, has allegedly hung himself at Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State. The deceased lived with his parents at No. 38, Olakunle Domingo Close, Off Popoola ...

Detectives have launched a manhunt for a suspect who r*ped his 90-year-old mother on October 20, 2021, in Mbooni-Makueni county, Kenya before going into hiding. It is reported that the octogenarian was found in her bedroom by her eldest son ...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has demanded the immediate redeployment of the new Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole over abuse of power. NANS made the call during a press conference led by its Deputy Coordinator ...

Thirty-four suspects arrested by security agents during a clampdown on protesters marking the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protest at the Lekki Toll Gate on Wednesday have been arraigned in court. The state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, ...

The Queen spent the night in hospital for tests after canceling official duties. Royal doctors sent the 95-year-old sovereign to be seen by specialists in London on Wednesday afternoon. Her Majesty was discharged — with Buckingham Palace saying she was ...

This is the incredible moment the ‘world’s biggest snake’ was lifted out of its rainforest home by a digger. The huge reptile, which is at least 10ft long, was still alive when it was pulled out of the thick foliage ...

The Taliban executed a young woman and uploaded sickening photos of her beheaded body on social media, it has been claimed. Mahjabin Hakimi, a highly-rated player with the Kabul Municipality Volleyball Club, was slaughtered by jihadists, her former coach says. ...