A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Monday ordered that a 20-year-old man, Nazifi Nura, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl. The Chief…
Delta: Police kill suspected kidnapper, rescue 13 victims
A suspected kidnapper was killed by the Delta State Police Command during a rescue operation on Sunday. The police said 13 victims were rescued after the operation in a statement…
NRC: 146 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers unreachable
One hundred and forty-six of the 362 passengers on the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train are unreachable six days after the train was attacked by terrorists. The Managing Director of Nigerian Railway…
Heavy Sanctions Imposed On Nigerian Banks Over Mutilated Notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria has expressed concern over the increasing amount of mutilated banknotes deposited with the apex bank by Deposit Money Banks. To this end, the CBN has warned banks…
Presidency Lists PDP ‘Sins’ After Attack On Buhari, APC
The attack by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives (APC) has been strongly condemned by the presidency. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu who condemned the attack…
Terrorists attack security commissioner’s residence, kill four, abduct others
Terrorists have killed four persons and abducted others at the residence of the Zamfara State Commissioner for Security, DIG Mamman Tsafe (retd.). A resident of the area, Malam Mohammed…
Anti-government sermon: Abuja Imam breaks silence, says only God can take power
Nuru Khalid, the suspended chief Imam of Apo legislative quarters mosque, has aired his mind following the sanction meted out to him. Media had reported that Khalid was suspended from his position…
Ministers resign in Sri Lanka amid protests: Fuel scarcity
Sri Lanka’s cabinet ministers have offered resignation letters from their positions in response to calls from increasing protests amid economic instability and a severe fuel shortage in the South Asian country. …
Two million Nigerian will start receiving N20bn monthly from June – Buhari govt
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has revealed that two million people will start receiving about N20bn from June this year as basic cash transfers and…
How consensus presidential candidate may force Tinubu out of APC
There are feelers within the ruling All Progressives Congress that the party may choose its presidential candidate through a consensus arrangements. It was gathered that those mulling the idea of using consensus…