The Professor of Soil Science in Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, Adamu Zata, who was kidnapped on Monday, has regained his freedom. The professor was released on Wednesday
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Unknown gunmen have reportedly kidnapped the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Doodei Week’s father, Chief George Agbabou Week. He was abducted from his home at Ayama-Ijaw in Southern Ijaw
Adamu Zata, the professor of soil science in Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, kidnapped on Monday was on Wednesday night released. Prof. Zata regained freedom on Wednesday night
Iraqi capital Baghdad is under curfew following more deaths in anti-government protests overnight in two southern cities. A policeman and seven protesters died in Nasiriyah as security forces clashed with
There was a serious tension in Kwanar Mayanci, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Wednesday as a large number of gunmen who came on motorcycles invaded the community.
General Alani Akinrinade, a former Chief of Defence Staff, has advised his former boss, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, to stop writing letters to sitting Presidents. Akinrinade said Obasanjo should desist from
The University of Ibadan International School, Ibadan, has suspended a female Muslim student, Miss Ikhlass Olasubomi Badiru for wearing Hijab (headscarf) in July this year. The two weeks suspension according
Alani Akinrinade, former Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Staff, CDS, has revealed how he and another military officer ended the Biafra civil war that lasted for three
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have invaded Amariari community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State and kidnapped two persons, according to a report by PUNCH. The gunmen, according
The Anti Crime Patrol Team of the Abacha Police Station, while on routine patrol within the new GRA, has intercepted a two-man robbery gang operating in a Honda Element car
The Department of State Services has accused Faisal Maina, son of former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, of attempting to shoot operatives of the security agency during
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Wednesday that it had intercepted an articulated vehicle loaded with 500kg of Indian hemp in Ilorin, Kwara State. The agency also
For the fourth consecutive year, President Muhammadu Buhari, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Saad Abubakar III, and the infamous Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, have been listed among the most
The Sokoto zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested four officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Zamfara State for alleged conspiracy, breach of trust
The gunmen, who whisked away a professor in the Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH) on Monday have demanded a N10 million ransom. Adamu Zata, a Professor of Soil Science
The National Democratic Front, NDF, on Tuesday warned politicians in the Northeastern part of Nigeria against using the activities of Boko Haram in the region to embezzle public funds. NDF
The Police in Kano has confirmed the killing of a housewife in Kano and the subsequent drowning of her 3-year-old daughter by unknown assassins. The housewife, Farida Dahiru was said
A man identified as Jubrin Mohammed who is a sugarcane seller, aged 20, has reportedly killed his colleague after they engaged in a fight. The deceased, a 25 year-old sugarcane
The Bauchi State Police command has arrested 185 suspected criminals in connection with various criminal offences within the State. Parading the suspects before the press at the command headquarters on
The Kaduna State government has refuted claims by the police that 300 children rescued from a ‘rehabilitation centre’ at Rigasa in Kaduna, were handed over to the government. The police
