Abducted ACP rescued by police • Two suspects arrested
Musa Rabo, the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Suleja abducted over the weekend by gunmen along Abuja- Kaduna road has been rescued by the police. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba said the officer was successfully rescued on Sunday evening by a combined team of Police operatives from Kaduna, Niger and Zone 7 Command Headquarters Abuja, backed-up...
Coup: Avoid Going To Niger, Immigration Warns Nigerians
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Comptroller in charge of the Jibia Special Border Command, Katsina State, Mustapha Sani, has warned Nigerians against travelling to the Niger Republic. This is due to the crisis in the Niger Republic following a coup d’etat in the country. The West African nation has been hit with sanctions in the wake of the development. He spoke...
Popular Nollywood Actor Dallas, Dies In Hotel Room In Abia
Another Nollywood star actor and film maker, Frank Dallas Ebulukwu is dead. He reportedly died in his hotel room in Umuahia, the Abia State on Wednesday, where he was attending a summit. Following his sudden demise, the National President of AGN, Mr Emeka Rollas, has declared three days of morning and prayed in honour of the late actor. In a statement...
AEDC Disconnects Power Supply To Niger Ministries Over N1.3b Debt
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has disconnected electricity supply to the Niger State Government ministries and parastatals over unpaid N1.3 billion electricity bills. Legal Officer, AEDC, Aminu Ubandoma, revealed this development to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday. Ubandoma, who spoke in Minna, the Niger State capital, said the company had no choice but to disconnect supply as the debt...
Lai Mohammed Says Terrorists Have Suffered Heavy Casualties In Kaduna, Blames PDP For Hunger In Nigeria
The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed Wednesday said the terrorists who attacked a military base in Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State suffered heavy casualties when they were repelled. He said thi...
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Is Your Son, Discuss With Him – Ohanaeze Chieftain Tells Buhari
A chieftain of the Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chuks Ibegbu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to engage Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, and other agitators in a roundtable discussion. According to Ibegbu: “Buhari does not want to sit and talk to agitators. A good leader will call those...
Ganduje Is Responsible For Kano’s Peace – Reps Majority Leader
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, on Sunday, described the Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, as responsible for an enduring peace in the state, in compliance with his oath of office as its Chief Security Officer. “To date, amidst the turbulence in some states of the federation, Kano remains among the most peaceful states nationwide,...
“Boys Are More Vulnerable To Rape Than Girls In Nigeria” – NAPTIP Boss
The Director-General of The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli, has said that young boys in Nigeria are currently more vulnerable to rape than girls. The NAPTIP DG attributed this to the fact that many people tend to focus more on girls being raped and forget that the reality is that the incident of...
Ayade’s Defection Has Crippled PDP In Cross River – Joseph Bassey
Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Joseph Bassey, has reacted after Governor Ben Ayade officially defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). Bassey was engaged in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) where he revealed that the governor has the masses and it would pose a serious threat to the PDP in the state. In his words:...
Couple Found Dead After Inhaling Generator Fumes In Rivers
The police in Rivers have confirmed the death of a couple who are believed to have died from inhaling generator fumes in their apartmen The unidentified man and his partner powered a generator inside their home which led to their untimely demise. An eyewitness identified as James told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that the...
