Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has said that the Nigerian police Force is yet to receive a formal extradition request for Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mr Abba Kyari following his indictment by a US Court. Recall that Kyari was indicted after being accused of being a co-conspirator in a $1.1m fraud deal involving Instagram…
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has announced that troops of operation Hadin Kai killed no fewer than 38 Boko Haram members in two weeks. Acting director, defence media operations, Bernard Onyeuko who gave an update on operations conducted by the armed forces across the country between October 14 and 28, said a total of 11 criminal elements including their…
President Buhari has approved the construction and equipping of a 14-bed space Presidential Clinic at a cost of N21 billion. The Permanent Secretary State House, Umar Tijjani, disclosed this to members of the Senate Committee on Federal Character while presenting a N40 billion budget proposal for the statehouse on Thursday, October 28. Tijjani while…
Sokoto State Government has announced that it has asked the Federal Government to suspend its telecoms blockade on 14 local government areas of the state. The blockade which was also imposed in Zamfara and Kaduna states, is part of the strategy employed to tackle banditry in North-West states. Sokoto State Government its appeal for a…
As Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB members continue in their struggle for the creation of Biafra, singer Speed Darlington has said that he doesn’t want to belong to a country of only Igbo people. The singer stated this during an exchange with an Instagram user who took to his page to warn him against speaking ill of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has told the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to always embrace dialogue instead of going on strikes. In his address during the 36th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Ilorin on Saturday October 23, the President who was represented by the Prof Ignatius Onimawo, said Nigerian universities can’t afford…
Rev. Fr. Mark Chimezie Godfrey, a Catholic priest who was abducted by gunmen in Umuahia, Abia State, has regained his freedom after 10 days in captivity. Fr Chimezie, a native of Enugu State, was ordained a priest early this year, was abducted at St Theresa’s Parish, along Enyiukwu Road, Ohokobe Afaraukwu Ibeku in Umuahia…
At least 888 people were killed in violent attacks carried out in various parts of Kaduna State in the last nine months. This was captured in a quarterly security report presented by the state government. From the report, a total number of 343 people were killed by bandits between July and September this year alone. 2,553 people…
Singer Folarin Falana aka Falz has taken to his IG page to comment on the first year anniversary of the October 20th #EndSARS protest. See his post below..
The police in Lagos state have reportedly arrested two persons at the Lekki tollgate as Nigerians plan to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the October 20 EndSARS protest that turned bloody. According to BBC, one of those arrested claimed he was a journalist while the other person stormed the tollgate with a placard with…
