The Senate has urgently called for the rescue of the abducted female students of the Federal University in Gusau, Zamfara, by yet-to-be-identified bandits. NAN reports that the police stated that on Friday, at about 02:50 hrs, suspected bandits, riding about 50 motorcycles and armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded threeContinue Reading
Festus Akande, the Public Relations Officer for the court, says the fire incident that occurred on Monday morning has no connection and won’t have an effect on the presidential election petition. Earlier that a wing of the Supreme Court complex situated at the Three-Arm-Zone, Abuja, was engulfed by fire onContinue Reading
A wing of the Supreme Court complex situated at the Three-Arm-Zone, Abuja, was engulfed by fire on Monday morning. It was learned that the fire, which started around 7am, caused panic among staff members of the court who scampered to safety. Though no human casualty was recorded, however, itContinue Reading
Popular Nigerian rap artiste, CDQ, was on Friday night arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, for allegedly being in possession of Cannabis in Lagos. The spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, during an interview with newsmen said the agency got information that the rapper wasContinue Reading
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Oyo State chapter, has described comments credited to Sheikh Muhydeen Ajani Bello over the present PDP government under Governor Seyi Makinde as ‘uncharitable and unfair.’ The party said his comments were inspired by the Tafseer royalty he received from organizers of the event where heContinue Reading
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has met with Prince Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The closed-door meeting held in Abeokuta, Ogun State also had in attendance PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC). As at the time of filing this report, the purpose of the meeting was stillContinue Reading
The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has ordered all CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again. A statement signed by JAMB Spokesman in Ilorin Office, Hassan Lawal, quoted Oloyede as saying that the decision was made afterContinue Reading
The Lagos government has ordered street beggars and traders to leave the state. A Special Task Force has been established. The authorities say criminals hide under such acts to attack motorists and residents. Commissioners for Youth and Social Development, Olusegun Dawodu; Information, Gbenga Omotoso; Police, Hakeem Odumosu addressed a jointContinue Reading
A former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Orji, who is a sitting Senator was arrested on Thursday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja while trying to board a flight. Operatives of the anti-graft agency took himContinue Reading
