SOKOTO POLICE WARN AGAINST REPRISAL AFTER ISLAMIC CLERIC SURVIVES STABBING
By ‘Sefiu Ajape The Sokoto State Police Command has appealed for calm and warned residents against reprisal attacks following the stabbing of an Islamic cleric,...
OGOGO, 9 OTHER NOLLYWOOD STARS WHO BATTLED CANCER BEFORE THEIR DEATHS
By ‘Ibrahim Adisa The Nigerian film industry has lost several of its actors and actresses following prolonged battles with cancer, with some publicly seeking financial...
SIX NIGERIANS EXTRADITED FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO US OVER ALLEGED ROMANCE SCAMS
By ‘Sefiu Ajape Six Nigerian nationals accused of defrauding more than 100 women in the United States through online romance scams have been extradited from...
TENSION IN SOKOTO AS ISLAMIC CLERIC STABBED AFTER FRIDAY PRAYER
By ‘Sefiu Ajape Tension gripped parts of Sokoto metropolis on Fri after an Islamic cleric, Malam Musa Lukwa, was stabbed shortly after leading the Juma’at...
FG BEGINS MOVES TO DECRIMINALISE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
By ‘Sefiu Ajape The Federal Government has commenced moves to decriminalise attempted suicide following the Federal Executive Council’s approval of the position of the Federal...
ABDUCTED FUTO STUDENTS REGAIN FREEDOM — MANAGEMENT
By ‘Sefiu Ajape The two female students abducted from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, during the gruesome killing of a branch bank manager, Mr...
NNPC TO DEPLOY 50–70 SMART SELF-SERVICE FILLING STATIONS NATIONWIDE WITHIN SIX MONTHS
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced plans to deploy between 50 and 70 smart, self-service filling stations across the country within...
NIGERIAN ARMY RESCUES 13 KIDNAP VICTIMS, INTERCEPTS 300 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION
Agency Report The Nigerian Army says its troops have rescued 13 kidnapped victims, neutralised a suspected kidnapper and intercepted 300 rounds of ammunition in separate...
US APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS BLOCK ON TRUMP’S MAIL-IN VOTING ORDER
Agency Report A US appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict the use of...
FG MOVES TO DECRIMINALISE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, SECURES FEC APPROVAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Government has taken a major step towards decriminalising attempted suicide in Nigeria following the approval by the Federal Executive...