The 12 victims of Friday night’s mob attack in Mangun District of Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State, have been laid to rest at the Hayi Muslim Cemetery in Mangu. The deceased, including women and children, were part of a 31-member group from the Basawa community in Zaria, Kaduna State, travelling in an 18-seater Ahmadu […]

Not fewer than 32 cows were reportedly struck dead at Osara, Obantoko area of Abeokuta in Odeda Local Government area of Ogun State during a heavy rainfall on Saturday. The incident, according to the Baale of Osara, Wasiu Afolabi, who spoke to our Correspondent on Sunday, reportedly happened during the torrential rainfall, which started at […]

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the suicide bombing that occurred in Konduga, Borno State, over the weekend, describing the act as a coward action. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President expressed anguish over the attack and mourned those who lost their lives. The […]

A 43-year-old makeup artist, Adekoya Mary, who claimed she was travelling to India for fibroid surgery, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, for attempting to smuggle 2.20 kilograms of cocaine concealed in her suitcase. The arrest, which occurred on Monday, June […]

Atiku Abubakar has met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Vice President Kashim Shettima and ex-military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon. He also met with former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, National leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and other imminent Nigerians. They met during the 70th birthday of former Bauchi State […]

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has met with Benue State’s two foremost traditional rulers as part of a presidential directive to establish a strategic peace committee aimed at ending the lingering violence in the state. The meeting, held in Benue, brought together the Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty […]

Following a directive issued by President Bola Tinubu when he visited Benue State last week, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, has began consultations. Akume met with the paramount traditional rulers of Benue State – the Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty, Orchivirigh Prof. James Ayatse, and the Och’Idoma, His […]

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has condemned the killing of 12 residents of the state in a mob attack in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, calling on security agencies to swiftly apprehend and prosecute those responsible. The victims, who were part of a 31-member group from the Basawa community in Zaria, Kaduna […]

The London-based Persian-language broadcaster Iran International has accused the Iranian government of abducting the family of one of its journalists in retaliation for the network’s coverage of the ongoing war between Iran and Israel. Iran International, in a statement, described the incident as “an appalling act of hostage-taking aimed at coercing our colleague into resigning […]