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For collecting N50,000 from a National Youth Corps Member in Lagos State, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Eyitere Joseph, has been arrested. A video with the caption ‘Police Officer extorts NYSC corp member of N50,000 at Lagos State’ was posted on Twitter, where an officer was holding a white envelope suspected to […]
Sheik Nuru Khalid, the founder of Islamic Research and Da’awah Foundation, has said a majority of Imams are scared to speak concerning the present situation of the country. Khalid said this on Wednesday during a program on Trust TV, Daily Politics. The Imam urged other clerics to always stand with the truth no […]
The zoning committee of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, has recommended an open race for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket, contrary to the expectation of its southern members. The party’s 37-person zoning committee, took the decision at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, on Tuesday, and cited ‘exigency of time’ for its recommendation. According […]
The Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, has disclosed that on Tuesday the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The governor was quoted by Akinyemi in a statement, that former leaders and […]
Over 72.77 million active telecommunication subscribers have been barred from making calls on their SIMs, following a directive from the Federal Government to telecommunication companies. On Monday, the Federal Government ordered telecommunications companies to enforce compliance with its National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy by restricting outgoing calls on all unlinked lines as […]
One of the biggest Middle East carriers, Emirates Airlines, has offered to help set up Nigeria’s national carrier, Nigeria Air. It is not clear if Emirates Airlines bided for the job after the Federal Ministry of Aviation advertised for expression of interest for the private sector. Mr. James Odaudu, the Special Assistant, Public […]
Nigerian Railway Corporation has said 200 passengers who boarded the Abuja-Kaduna train that was attacked by terrorists, are currently safe in their various homes. The Managing Director of NRC, Fidet Okhiria, in a statement on Sunday night, disclosed that 22 passengers are still missing, while phone number of 145 is either switched off […]
The son of DIG Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe (rtd), incumbent Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs in Zamfara, has been shot dead. Daily Trust reports that Tsafe’s son alongside three others was killed when bandits invaded Tsafe town, headquarters of Tsafe local government area of the state, on Sunday night. Report from residents shows […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President, Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has been overwhelmed by insecurity as evidenced by the bomb attack on a Kaduna-bound train last week. The elder statesman stated this at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while receiving a People’s Democratic Party presidential aspirant, Dr Ugochukwu Williams, and […]
The Residents of Shanono in Shanono LGA of Kaduna has discovered another Improvised Explosives Device (IED) on Friday. The IED was detected 24 hours after one device concealed in a bucket was found on Thursday but was deactivated by the state anti-bomb squad. Tijjani Umar a resident, told Daily Trust that children in the […]
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