Just in: Passengers stranded as an Abuja-Kaduna train derails halfway
An Abuja-bound train from Kaduna derailed halfway to the nation’s capital on Sunday. The train, carrying dozens of passengers, departed Kaduna at 8:05...
Ex-EFCC chairman Ibrahim Lamorde dies at 61
A one-time Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, is dead. He was 61. Born on December 20,...
Intervene in Kano Emirate stalemate, Islamic scholars beg Pres. Tinubu
Worried by the tension following the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, and subsequent reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido, Islamic scholars (Ulamas)...
Nigerian economy: Worst days are over, Pres. Tinubu assures
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the worst days are over for the economy, just as he promised that his administration will...
Just in: We will accept whatever the law says, deposed Emir of Bayero breaks silence
The deposed 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has stated that nobody is above the law, saying he will accept whatever...
Breaking: Hunter now the hunted! Gunmen abduct Army officer in Makurdi, demand N5m ransom
The kidnapping of Charles Ogbonna, a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO), has been reported near an army barracks in Makurdi, Benue State, capital. The...
Lamido’s reinstatement: We will obey court’s order for status quo ante – Kano Police Command
The Kano State Police Command has stated that it will comply with the court order that ruled against Muhammadu Sanusi’s reinstatement as Kano...
Just in: Soldiers deployed to protect deposed Aminu Bayero
Following an order for the arrest of deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero by the Governor of Kano, Abba Yusuf, a heavy presence of...
Just in: Kano Gov. Yusuf orders deposed Emir Ado Bayero’s arrest
The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ordered the arrest of the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, barely...
Northern elders react to Sanusi’s reinstatement, caution Kano Gov. Yusuf
As the return of Kano Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II continues to raise dust in the polity, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has sent...
24 hours after arrest, Abuja publisher released on bail
The Enugu Police Command has released Madu Onuorah, publisher and editor-in-chief of Globalupfront newspaper, Abuja, on bail 24 hours after his arrest. The...
Abuja online publisher Onuorah arrested over alleged defamatory publication – Police
The Enugu State Police Command has refuted the allegation that they abducted an Abuja-based online news publisher, Mr. Madu Onuorah. Rather, the command...
Human capital key to economic development, says Emir Sanusi
The newly-reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that human capital is critical to the economic development of a nation, state,...
Just in: Chad swears in sixth president
Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, the son of Chad’s former President and the African country’s interim military leader, took the oath of office as...
Nigerian Army dismisses six soldiers, sanctions two for gross misconduct
The Nigerian Army, 3 Division, Rukuba Plateau State, has dismissed and jailed six of its personnel and sanctioned two others for committing various...
Alleged N19.4bn fraud: Court grants Ex-Aviation Minister Sirika, brother N200m bail
A former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and his brother, Ahmad Abubakar Sirika, were on Thursday granted bail in the sum of N100...
