Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has revealed that bandits operating in Nigeria believe they are serving a higher cause by engaging in criminal activities. Gumi made this assertion in a Facebook post on Sunday, where he reacted to a recent incident involving the seizure of Mines Resistant Armour Personnels (MRAPs) by bandits. The MRAPs,…
Hajia Dada, the mother of a former president of Nigeria, the late Umaru Musa Yar’adua, is dead. According to reports, she died at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina on Monday evening September 2 after a brief illness. Dada was also the mother of the late Shehu Musa Yar’adua and Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua,…
The Federal government has denied reports that Nigerian airlines have been banned from the US airspace by the American government. A report emerged on Sunday, September 1, that Nigeria had been delisted from the United States Federal Aviation Administration Category One Status (USFAA CAT 1) International Aviation Safety Assessment Programme (IASA). According to the report,…
The Police in Lagos state have arrested and detained a man identified as Ayodeji Busari, for allegedly pushing his 47-year-old younger brother to d@ath during a fight in the Iba area of the state. According to the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the case was reported to the police on August 24…
Napoli sporting director, Giovanni Manna has blamed Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen over the current hostilities between him and the club saying it was Osimhen’s decision not to play for the club again. Osimhen’s move to Premier League club Chelsea and Saudi club Al Ahli collapsed on transfer deadline day in the most dramatic of…
Manchester United have completed the signing of Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth up to £50.8million. The 23-year-old Uruguay midfielder signed a five-year contract until June 2029 with the option of another year. Ugarte’s arrival takes United’s spending in this window past £200m. They will pay PSG an initial fee of £42.3m…
We are writing to bring to your attention a grave and disturbing incident that occurred at the NYSC camp in Niger State, where the State Coordinator, (Mrs Olayinka Abdulwahab), deployed soldiers to brutalize innocent Polytechnic and University students at the camp entrance. The students were initially informed that they would be posted to a different…
Sesi Whingah, the lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency in the House of Representatives, has assured his constituents that Nigeria’s borders will soon be reopened for commercial activities. The announcement came during a Badagry Stakeholders and Youth Engagement event organized by his office on Saturday, August 31. During the engagement, Mr. Whingah addressed concerns from local…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has defended itself as questions emanate over the increased rate of kidnappings and lack of tracking of the criminals despite the NIN, sim card registration and BVN registration the organization enforced on Nigerians. Senate President of the Nigerian Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Henry Okunomo wondered why kidnappers can make…
Former Cardiff City captain and Ivorian defender, Sol Bamba has d!ed at the age of 39. The ex-Ivory Coast international, who also played for Leicester City, Leeds United and Middlesbrough, fell ill ahead of a match in Turkey on Friday and was taken to hospital.Turkish top-flight side Adanaspor, who Bamba had been the head coach…
