FG UPGRADES UYO’S VICTOR ATTAH AIRPORT TO INTERNATIONAL STATUS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Government has officially upgraded the Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to an international airport, enabling...
IKEJA COURT SENTENCES OKADA RIDER TO 14 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR DEFILEMENT OF 11-YEAR-OLD STEPDAUGHTER
[caption id="attachment_102959" align="alignnone" width="300"] The defendant, a baker from the Ileejo area of Lekki, Lagos, is being tried for sexual assault.[/caption] An Ikeja Sexual Offences...
GOODLUCK JONATHAN AMONG AFRICAN LEADERS STRANDED IN GUINEA-BISSAU FOLLOWING MILITARY COUP
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is among several African leaders currently stranded in Guinea-Bissau after the military seized power and suspended the country’s electoral process....
FG TERMINATES FIVE MAJOR ROAD CONTRACTs IN KOGI OVER ‘UNACCEPTABLE DELAYS, NON-PERFORMANCE’
The Federal Government has terminated at least five major road contracts in Kogi State, citing “unacceptable delays, non-performance and excessive time overruns” on critical...
DELTA CHIEF GIVES POLICE 14-DAY ULTIMATUM TO RETRACT STATEMENT LINKING HIM TO KILLINGS OF YOUTH
Agency Report The Owelle of Onicha-Olona, Chief Jerry Nkeweshe, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Delta State Police Command to withdraw its statement linking...
JUST IN: TWO NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS SHOT DEAD NEAR WHITE HOUSE, SUSPECT IN CUSTODY
By Aishat Momoh. O. Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were fatally shot on Wednesday in downtown Washington, D.C., near the White House,...
GOVERNOR BALA MOHAMMED SAYS KILLING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN DARAZO WAS NOT BANDITRY
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has refuted claims that the recent killing of five police officers in Darazo Local Government Area was a result of...
INFILTRATION OF SECURITY FORCES BY CRIMINALS POSES GRAVE THREAT – WASE WARNS AT PLENARY
By Aishat Momoh. O. Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday raised alarm over the infiltration of Nigeria’s security agencies...
POLICE INTERCEPT 300 ROUNDS OF LIVE AMMUNITION AND CONTRABAND IN LAGOS, FIVE ARRESTED
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex in Alagbon, Lagos, has intercepted a consignment containing 300 rounds of live 9mm ammunition...
GUINEA-BISSAU MILITARY SEIZES POWER, SUSPENDS ELECTIONS AFTER HEAVY GUNFIRE
By Aishat Momoh. O. Military officers in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday announced that they had assumed “total control” of the coup-prone West African nation, closing its...