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Hunter becomes the hunted: Notorious Abuja kidnapper kidnapped by another kidnapper

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Even among criminals they get masters and superiors. This played out in a case of an Abuja notorious kidnapper,...

Bartender bags 8 years for stealing his employer’s ATM card, withdrawing N1.07m from his account

  By Boye Ajayi   A 35-year-old bartender, Godwin Job, is to spend the next eight years in jail for stealing the ATM...

Social media laudatory comments for Osinbajo on digital technology promotion for youth employment

  Nigerians particularly the youth have taken to the social media extolling Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s contributions to the promotion of opportunities for the...

Another COVID-19 lockdown imminent, warns FG

  Unless Nigerians comply with the COVID-19 protocols to flatten the curve of the second wave of the virus, the Federal Goverment says...

Outrage, condemnation trail distribution of cutlasses, wheelbarrows at launch of FG’s 774,000 jobs

  Outrage, disdain and disappointment greeted the launch of the 774,000 jobs in Delta State for unemployed youths as the Federal Goverment distributed cutlasses and...

Ex-Benue military administrator, Kontagora, is dead

  A one-time military administrator of Benue State from 1996 and 1998, retired Col. Aminu Isa Kontagora, is dead. Aged 65, Kontagora passed on...

Abuja court slams N20m bail on Sowore, N4m on four others

  …to report to court Registrar Mondays, Fridays pending determination of case   After about 12 days of his arrest and prosecution, Sahara...

Buhari Administration in 2020: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

    Nigerians across the political divide and party affiliations or creed were euphoric, ecstatic and expectant as the retired Army General, ex-Head...

Nigeria’s fallen heroes are perfect examples of patriots — VP Osinbajo

Officers and men of Nigeria’s Armed Forces particularly the fallen heroes are perfect examples of patriots, who have made the nation proud. According...

Fire damages Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters, Abuja

    Fire has destroyed the headquarters of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) located on Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Road, Abuja. The fire which...

Don’t borrow from dormant accounts in banks, unclaimed dividends, SERAP cautions Buhari

  The plan by the Federal Government to borrow about N895 billion from unclaimed dividends and funds in dormant accounts to finance 2021...

Amotekun, Herdsmen’s Clash Consumes Father, Sons, Houses Razed

  By Boye Ajayi At least seven persons,  including a father and his two sons, have lost their lives in a deadly clash...

Certificate Forgery Suit: Obaseki Floors APC Again As Court Dismisses Suit 

  The certificate forgery suit filed against Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki by the opposition party in the state, APC, has been thrown out...

Five minutes after take off, plane with 50 passengers on board missing from Indonesia

A passenger plane with about 50 people on board has been reported missing minutes after take-off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. According to...

UAE set to reopen air, land and sea borders with Qatar

    The United Arab Emirates is set to reopen air, land and sea borders with Qatar from Saturday, WAM the UAE state...

Elon Musk outstrips Jeff Bezos as world’s wealthiest person

  Elon Musk, the outspoken and envelope-pushing chief executive of Tesla, overtook Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to become the world’s wealthiest person, US...