On game week three of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying series, Guinea-Bissau claimed a hard-fought 1-0 victory at the MKO Abiola Stadium despite the Super Eagles’ absence of Napoli star Victor Osimhen. Mama Samba Balde’s brilliant goal in the 29th minute propelled Guinea Bissau’s Wild Dogs to the top of their 2023 Africa […]
In December, the Dangote Cement, Ibese plant had rolled out the drum in celebration of the residents of its host communities. It served as a means of connecting the stakeholders and the management of the pan-African cement company. “Community Day” was the event’s tagline. The grand opening of multi-million Naira projects under its community empowerment […]
The application that was submitted by suspended police chief Abba Kyari to the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court seeking an order dismissing the charge that was brought against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency was rejected by that division. According to the NDLEA Act and the constitution of the Federal Republic […]
Police have vowed to apprehend those responsible for the murder of Chisom Lenard, the APC’s director general for the Ahoada West Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State. Lenard, who was also the local Ward 10 APC leader, was shot while attempting to stop alleged hoodlums wearing police camouflage from stealing election supplies early on […]
On Saturday, while voters were discharging their civic duties in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, some attackers believed to be bandits reportedly stormed a polling location along the General Hospital road. When the group attempted to sabotage the governorship and state house of assembly elections today, March 18, 2023, they were stopped by […]
Alhaji Idris Yahaya, the Auditor General for Local Government in Yobe state, was found guilty of criminal misappropriation of funds totaling N19.9 million and was sentenced to five years in prison for his crimes. According to a press statement released on Monday in Abuja by Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity for the Economic […]
Oduneye Oluwaseun, a journalist, was freed from captors by Ogun State Police Command agents 72 hours after being taken hostage by gunmen in the Ijebu Ode region of the State. Oduneye, the state’s publisher of Issues Magazine, was kidnapped last Thursday at around 7:50 p.m. while driving back from a trip to Abeokuta, the state […]
Chinyere Igwe, a member of the House of Representatives, was taken into custody recently, and the Presidential Campaign Council of the People Democratic Party (PDP) has broken its silence in response to the incident. Igwe was reportedly arrested on the eve of the Presidential and National Assembly elections by the Rivers State Police Command. At […]
A pastor’s son was killed by bandits on Friday morning in Karimbu-Kahugu community in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and four other family members, including the pastor’s wife, were taken hostage. According to Peter Mukaddas, vice chairman of the Kahugu National Development Association in Lere Local Government Area, the bandits attacked the pastor’s […]
A group of civil society organizations in Ebonyi State and the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) in Abakaliki have petitioned Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector general of police, regarding alleged repeated violations of human rights by the state’s government. The organizations announced their decision in a statement issued in Abakaliki and signed by the […]