Dr. Rachel Levine, 63,  has become the first openly transgender official confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The vote was 52-48 in favor of her confirmation on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Levine was previously Pennsylvania’s secretary of health, where she led the commonwealth’s COVID-19 response. She will now serve as the assistant secretary of Health and…

Suspected armed bandits have attacked Tunga community in Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing the village head and two others. According to reports, the armed bandits stormed the village on Wednesday evening March 24, shooting sporadically into the air.  The village head was reportedly shot dead after he refused to follow the bandits…

The House of Representatives committee on Petroleum Resources Downstream has been directed to investigate and ascertain the true cost of rehabilitating the Port Harcourt refinery which the Federal Government has approved the sum of $1.5billion for. This directive came after Hon. Onofiok Luke moved a motion of public importance and lawmakers pointing out that so much…

Troops of Operation Thunder Strike (OPTS) and One Division of the Nigerian Army have killed two bandits in Buruku general area of Chikun local government area of Kaduna state. A search-and-rescue operations was also conducted by troops around Buruku forest, precisely in Rima village as part of the ongoing operations against armed bandits covering five local government…

  Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi has said bandits will not let go of their arms if they are not assured of their safety and rehabilitation. Gumi said this on Wednesday, March 24, during a virtual event hosted by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies. The meeting was organised to discuss Nigeria’s…

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old alleged serial rapist, Michael Ovie in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Dafe Bright, who confirmed this in a statement, said the suspect was arrested by a combined team of policemen and army on Monday, March 22,…

Armed bandits have assassinated a Fulani community leader in Doka, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state, Alhaji Lawal Musa, popularly known as Alhaji Maijama’a. The State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed this in a statement on Monday March 21, said that late Musa was brutally killed by armed bandits…

Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi has stated that the country is in a critical situation following the insecurity witnessed in the country. Speaking at a security summit held at the National Defence College in Abuja on Monday March 21, the Minister stated that the fight against insecurity can be won when security agencies collaborate. …

The Ondo State Security Network Agency otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, have seized one hundred cows after its owners flouted the open grazing law of the State. Commander of the Amotekun Corps in Ondo State, Adetunji Adeleye said the cows were seized after Amotekun operatives responded to a distress call of cows blocking the Ilesa-Akure expressway.…