Pro-Biafra militants attack oil vessel, kill 2 near Cameroon
Suspected militants who are loyal to a group called Biafra Nations League, BNL, have reportedly shot dead two escorts of an oil vessel near Cameroonian waters. The incident according to…
Businesswoman docked for allegedly spreading beans in colleague’s shop
A businesswoman, Taiwo Bakare, 57, was on Friday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan for allegedly spreading velvet beans (Werepe) inside her colleague’s shop. Bakare, whose residential address…
Court fixes date to hear final forfeiture of Patience Jonathan’s $5.8m, N2.4bn funds
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has set 28 of March 2023 for the hearing of the final forfeiture application of $845,316.66 and N2,421,953,522.78, allegedly belonging to the…
Naira scarcity: Police arrest 9 over burning of banks in Delta
The Delta State Police Command has taken into custody persons described as “unguided youths/miscreants” following the unrest over naira scarcity. Scores of youths on Wednesday, in opposition to the non-availability…
Auto crash claims six persons, injures nine in Kwara
Six persons perished in a multiple auto crash which occurred on Wednesday on Ilorin-Omu Aran highway in Kwara State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kwara…
Deadline for N500, N1,000 notes stands – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the restoration of the old N200 notes as legal tender. He made this announcement in a national broadcast on Thursday morning. Buhari said, “To further…
Coalition fumes as commercial banks reject old Naira notes
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has condemned the move by commercial banks in the country to reject old Naira notes. Our correspondent earlier gathered that customers who…
Ilorin court jails business man for buying unlicensed minerals
A businessman, Kingsley Ogala, on Tuesday, bagged twelve months imprisonment without option of fine for purchasing minerals without lawful authority. Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in…
Gunmen kidnap 15 NYSC members in Anambra
Gunmen, on Tuesday, kidnapped 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Anambra State. The corps members were abducted by the hoodlums at a filling station in Ihiala…
Suspected ritualists dismember schoolboy in Adamawa, remove body parts
Suspected ritualists have killed a boy in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, and removed some parts of his body. The lifeless body of the boy was found in Rumde, a…