A former Chief Judge of Abia State and Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Ohaji/Egbema in Imo State, Justice Nnenna Oti has been abducted. Justice Oti was kidnapped on Saturday at Orlu…
Day: September 5, 2021
Gunmen kidnap traditional ruler in Niger
The district head was kidnapped from his palace on Saturday night at about 10pm by heavily armed gunmen. The Police Command in Niger, on Sunday, confirmed the abduction of Dr Mahmud Aliyu,…
Gunmen strike again abduct Katsina lawmaker’s wife, children
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the wife and two children of a lawmaker representing Bakori at the Katsina State House of Assembly, Dr. Ibrahim Aminu Kurami. A family source, Muhammad…
Osun REC, Olusegun Agbaje, 4 Others Redeployed
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has redeployed five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and four directors across the country. This was announced in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman,…
Guinea President detained as Military announce takeover of power
The army’s statement came hours after heavy gunfire broke out near the presidential palace in the capital Conakry, with several sources saying an elite national army unit led by a former French…
Adamawa Govt Orders Closure Of Boarding Schools over insecurity
The government of Adamawa has ordered the closure of 30 boarding junior secondary schools in the state. Mrs. Wilbina Jackson, the State Commissioner of Education and Human Capital Development, issued a statement…
Anambra Guber Poll: APC Candidate, Andy Uba, Escapes Death During Campaign
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the upcoming November 6 election, Senator Andy Uba, escaped death by a whisker after an accidental discharge by a policeman missed him by a hair’s…
E-Voting Machine: El-Rufai loses polling unit to PDP in LG poll
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has lost Saturday’s chairmanship and councillorship elections in his polling unit to the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). El-Rufai voted at his Polling Unit 001…