Sit-at-home cripples business activities in Umuahia
Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, was the shadow of itself from morning to afternoon on Monday as many residents of the city stayed indoors while several business outlets did…
Bandits kill 3 travellers, abduct 2 farmers in Niger
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed three persons between Bangi and Kotonkoro road in Mariga local government area of Niger state. It was gathered that the incident occurred on…
EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara gov Abdulfatah Ahmed over alleged N5.78b fraud
Former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State was on Monday re-arraigned alongside his finance commissioner, Ademola Banu, on a 14-count charge bordering on alleged stealing and mismanagement of N5.78 billion…
BREAKING: Dangote Refinery in court seeking annulment of import licences to NNPCL, others
Dangote Refinery has approached the Abuja branch of the Federal High Court, seeking to annul the import licences granted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Matrix Petroleum Services…
Ignore 2-day sit-at-home order – Enugu govt, police tell residents
The Enugu State Government has dismissed the illegal sit-at-home order by faceless persons, noting that the state had since gone past that era. The government, therefore, directed citizens to go…
Real reasons Nigeria not making progress – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that progress would continue to elude Nigeria since the country has become a burial ground for unimplemented policies. Obasanjo expressed worry that Nigeria appears…
Dust over Senate’s drug test for politicians
Recently, the upper legislative chambers of the National Assembly, the Senate, was thrown into uproar following a bill seeking to create a new agency to handle narcotics and rehabilitation of…
EndSARS memorial protesters released after Police brutalisation
Twenty-two protesters arrested during the #EndSARS memorial at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos has been released after undergoing brutal treatment at the hands of the Nigerian police. The protesters had…
UK deports 44 Nigerian, Ghanaian asylum seekers in largest-ever single flight
The United Kingdom has deported 44 Nigerian and Ghanaian asylum seekers, marking the highest number of deportations in a single flight to date, according to a report by the UK…
Black Sunday in Anambra community as gunmen kill scores
Tragedy struck Nibo, a community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Sunday as not less than 16 persons, mostly youths, were reportedly killed by gunmen. The…