An Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has tackled the federal government over the declaration of bandit groups as terrorists won’t change anything. The cleric who is well-known for his frequent…
Court declares bandits’ groups terrorists organisations
The Federal Government has been granted a node to declare bandits terrorising the country as terrorists. The request was granted by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday,…
Kaduna restores telecoms network
Governor Nasir el-Rufai-led government has reported the reclamation of telecommunication networks in parts of Kaduna State which were closed down since the start of October. The state Commissioner for Internal…
B’Haram will soon start recruiting out-of-school children – Obasanjo warns
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that Boko Haram might soon recruit out-of-school children if the government fails to return them to their classrooms. Obasanjo spoke while addressing participants at…
NDLEA intercepts N2.7b cocaine at Abuja airport (photos)
A drug trafficker based in Liberia, Maduabuchi Chinedu, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with…
Gunmen abduct principal, vp, three teachers in Ondo
The principal of Auga Community Grammar school in Ondo state, Joshua Adeyemi, his Vice, lfedayo Yesufu, and three other teachers were abducted by suspected gunmen along Auga-Ise road in Akoko…
Skills Acquisition: NAKSS NHQs To Train 100 Kwara Indigines
The leadership of the National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) National Headquarters under the able watch of Comrade MUFTAU, Mubarak Shittu (ATUNLUSHE) calls on the entire Kwara State students…
Secondary school student jailed for threatening to kill teacher
An Abeokuta Magistrates Court on Thursday, sentenced a 20 year-old secondary school student, Segun Dosumu, to three weeks in jail with hard labour, for taking steps to kill his teacher.…
Kwara PDP decries gruesome killing of Onijala by kidnappers
…asks Gov abdulrazaq to wake up to his responsibility of securing lives The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has condemned the gruesome killing of Mr Adegboyega Onijala in…
NHRC receives 814 human rights violations in Bauchi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 814 complaints of human rights violations from January to November in Bauchi State. The Coordinator of the commission in the state,…