Gunmen kill police officer, injure one in Benue attack
By Peter Duru Makurdi—A police officer attached to the Operation Zenda Joint Task Force, JTF, in Benue State, has been killed, while a personnel of the Nigeria Forest and Hunters…
Police bust baby factory, rescue 5 victims, arrest suspects
By Dayo Johnson Akure—The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected baby factory and human trafficking syndicate operating in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Police confirmed…
Enugu govt arrests man for defiling 2 daughters
Enugu State Government has confirmed the arrest of Mr. Ozioma Okonkwo, a native of Imo State, for allegedly defiling his two biological daughters, aged two and five. Okonkwo was apprehended…
Buhari was let down by praise-singers — Gov Sule
…Says those who flattered him in power now mock him By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA—Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was undermined by…
Soludo’s campaign moves to Orumba
…Describes area as his home By Vincent Ujumadu As part of his electoral campaign for the November, 8 gubernatorial election, Governor Chukwuma Soludo took his campaign to Ajalli in Orumba…
Less than 4% of Nigerians Invest in Capital Market — SEC DG
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has expressed concern over the alarmingly low level of participation by Nigerians in the…
Property demolition in Lagos: Igbo town unions petition UN, ECOWAS Court
…Say Nigeria suffering ethnic discrimination, selective justice By Steve Oko & Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA—The Association of Igbo Town Unions, ASITU, has petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Council, the African…
Cooking Gas Shortage: Stakeholders call for speedy investment in LPG, CNG infrastructure
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Amid the persistent shortage of cooking gas and rising prices across the country, stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to fast-track investments in Liquefied Petroleum Gas…
High cost of cooking gas: Saw dust now the alternative
Many Nigerian families are gradually returning to alternative cooking solutions such as charcoal and saw dust. This is no thanks to the current cost of cooking gas which is not…
Ese Oruru: The Inspiring Triumph Of A Survivor
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In April 2020, then governor of Kano State in north-west Nigeria, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, took time off his expensive preoccupation with …