Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has relaxed the curfew in 17 of the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Fintiri imposed the curfew on the affected areas in the wake of Sunday’s looting of government’s warehouses by unidentified hoodlums.   The …

Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday convicted three students for conspiring to gang rape a cousin of one of them. The court found them guilty of two counts of criminal conspiracy and rape of the victim (name withheld) at the Adangba area …

The Peoples Democratic Party has described President Bola Tinubu’s State of the Nation address, on Monday, as a horrifying reminder of similar promises made by Muhammadu Buhari which were left unfulfilled. The party added that the address turned out a huge disappointment even for the supporters of the administration, many …

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed 16 out of the 17 commissioner nominees sent by the state Governor, Abdullahi Sule. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Abdullahi, made this known on Tuesday, after the nominee’s screening and confirmation during the Assembly’s proceedings in Lafia. …

The Nigerian Senate blocked a petition against the nomination of the former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, when he appeared for screening at plenary on Tuesday. El-Rufai, who was number three on the list of nominees to be screened today, appeared and addressed the upper legislative chamber on …

President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has condemned the incessant calls for sit-at- home in the Southeast by Finland-based separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa. Iwuanyanwu, who described the action as disheartening in a statement on Tuesday, said Southeast loses trillions every sit-at-home day.   He noted that non-state …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has sacked Nnamdi Kanu’s counsel, Aloy Ejimakor. IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said that Ejimafor has ceased to be Kanu’s counsel.   He said: “The IPOB leadership the DOS henceforth declares Barr. Ejimakor a …

Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have killed 2 bandits and rescued 2 victims as they vow to destroy more bandits’ enclaves in their Area of Operational Responsibilities. A close source told Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday in Gusau that the operation aims to clear its …

Panic has engulfed residents around Oba Akran in Ikeja, Lagos after a helicopter crashed into a building. The chopper whose details were yet unknown, was said to exploded as soon as it landed on the building located adjacent AP filling station and United Bank for Africa (UBA) on the commercial …

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the payment of N10,000 each to students of Kwara origin in public-owned tertiary institutions. The governor also approved a stipend of N10,000 each for some categories of security agents defined as the first line of defence.   The chief press secretary to the …