District Head, five others abducted in Southern Kaduna
The Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU) has condemned the abduction of the District Head of Garu Kurama and six other members of the Gurzan Kurama community in Kauru Local Government…
Zimbabwean bishop arrested in Nigeria as United Methodist Church crisis deepens
The wrangling in the United Methodist Church, Nigeria, has again taken a different dimension as a Zimbabwean bishop of the church, Eben K. Nhiwatiwa, was reported to have been arrested…
Two feared dead as Police, Shiite protesters clash in Abuja
Two persons have reportedly died following a clash between the Nigeria Police Force and Shiite protesters at Wuse Market, in the Wuse Zone 6 axis of the Federal Capital Territory,…
Kogi: PDP moves for Dino Melaye’s suspension, describes senator as’ liability’
The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described Senator Dino Melaye as a liability to the party. PDP elders in the state led by Ibrahim Dansofo,…
‘Damagum, Anyanwu, Bature have destroyed PDP’ – Dino Melaye
Former Kogi West senator Dino Melaye, on Saturday, accused the acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iliya Damagum, Samuel Anyanwu, and Umar Bature of destroying the former…
Prospective NYSC member regains freedom after one year in kidnappers’ den
One of the prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, Solomon Bassey Daniel, kidnapped on August 17, 2023, has been released by his captors. Recall that Daniel, alongside his seven…
Samson Siasia: From grace to grass – Finding his way back
Samson Siasia has completed a five-year ban imposed on him by FIFA over match-fixing allegations. In 2010, a match-fixer tried to involve Siasia as a club coach under his control,…
Travelers stranded as collapsed bridge disrupts movement in Taraba
Travelers from Jalingo to Wukari in Taraba State, as well as those heading to southern states in Nigeria, are now being compelled to seek alternative routes due to the collapse…
‘Killing Christians only offence not punished’ – Bishop Kukah
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has bemoaned the continuous persecution of Christians in the North, saying perpetrators are allowed to move freely without facing punishment.…
Sokoto monarch’s killing: Protesters in Police net for destroying govt property
Operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command have arrested some suspects in connection with the protest held in Sabon Birni, headquarters of Sabon Birni LGA, over the death of the…