A bandits’ kingpin in Tsafe West district, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Dan Isuhu has imposed N172.7 million levy on 25 villages, along with agricultural produce. The villages are Gijinzama where he imposed, N8.5 million, Dakolo, N5 million, plus 20 bags of beans, Kibari, N3 million, Kunchin Kalgo, N20 million, Sungawa N15 million, […]

Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of two Catholic nuns. They were abducted by unidentified gunmen along Ufuma Road, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the kidnap incident in a statement on Wednesday in Onitsha. Ikenga explained that the incident happened on Tuesday evening […]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) seems certain to evolve into a different entity following the sad disintegration development involving three of its members who have once again expressed determination to remain outside the block. This followed the six-month transitional period ECOWAS recently gave the countries, Mali, Niger Republic, and Burkina Faso. There […]

Delays in the awareness campaign and roll-out of the federal government’s free Caesarean Section (CS) initiative have further raised doubts about the laudable initiative. The programme, aimed at reducing the high maternal mortality in the country, was disclosed in November last year but is yet to come upstream about three months later. While practitioners are optimistic […]

As part of efforts to ensure a hitch-free experience for Nigerian pilgrims, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi authorities on January 12, 2025, for this year’s Hajj. NAHCON Assistant Director, Information and Publications, Fatima Usara, who disclosed this yesterday, in Abuja, said a delegation […]

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has said his performance in office will speak for him in the 2027 elections. “What I am worried about is not re-election. I am more concerned about delivering the dividends of democracy on the mandate given to me in this first tenure. I want the good people of Kano […]

The Coalition of Editors and Media Executives has condemned a recent media publication that aimed to discredit the image of Professor Chinwe Veronica Anunobi, the national librarian/chief executive officer of the National Library of Nigeria. The group, led by its coordinator, Abdulazeez Dirisu, issued a strongly worded statement yesterday describing the allegations as baseless and […]

Several Boko Haram fighters who invaded Chad’s presidential palace in N’Djamena on Wednesday have been neutralised by the country’s Directorate General of Security Services and Internal Exile, DGSSIE. Confirming the deaths to security analyst and counter-insurgency expert in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama, intelligence sources said the attack was swiftly contained by Chadian security forces, and […]

The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has confirmed that Nigeria’s telecommunications tariffs will soon increase. He, however, assured Nigerians that it will not be the 100 percent that telecom operators are pushing for at the moment. TIjani disclosed this at the end of a stakeholders meeting with Mobile Network Operators, […]