The Chief Imam of Nurul Yaqeen Jumma’at Mosque Life Camp, Abuja, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, on Friday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release more redesigned naira notes as the months of Ramadan is fast approaching. Al-Yolawi made the plea while delivering his Jumma’at sermon, titled, “The Significance …
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Police Uncover Imo Church Used As Baby Factory
Imo State Police Command has uncovered a church used as a baby factory along the MCC/Uratta Road. The police stormed the Jesus Life Assembly church on Thursday after the tactical unit received intel regarding a citizen, Amarachi Okechukwu Dioku. The 18-year-old girl from Umudurualaoka in Mbaitoli Local Government Area was …
Read More »Train-BRT Crash: 32 Survivors Discharged – Lagos Government
Prof Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, said 32 patients rescued from Thursday’s collision of a train and a staff bus in the Ikeja area of the state had been discharged. Abayomi disclosed this while addressing journalists at a Friday press conference at the Lagos State University Teaching …
Read More »Thugs Attack Kaduna Labour Party Campaign Convoy In Jema’a LGA
The campaign convoy of Labour Party’s governorship candidate, Jonathan Asake, was attacked by thugs on Friday in Gidan Waya, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A statement issued by James Swam, media aide to Asake, said: “Four youths were injured in the process, including two boys and two girls …
Read More »Navy Officers Invade Police Station, Beat Sergeant In Delta
Personnel of the Nigerian Navy ship, NNS Delta on Friday invaded the Enerhen Divisional Police Station in Uvwie Local Government Area and beat up a police sergeant simply identified as Kingsley. Newsextra24 reports that the incident which occurred at 7:30 am caused serious tension as the area was rocked by …
Read More »Omo-Agege Denies Plans To Reverse Teachers’ Retirement Age In Delta
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Delta’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate has denied the rumour that he plans to reverse the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in the state. Omo-Agege, also the Deputy President of the Senate, said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sunny Areh on …
Read More »PDP Demands Yakubu’s Resignation, Insists INEC Rigged For APC
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to resign his chairmanship of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The PDP said the call followed further review of “the widely-condemned infractions, brazen violation of the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022 and criminal manipulation and alteration of election …
Read More »Ex-Niger Governor, Babangida Denies Dumping PDP For APC
Former Niger State Governor, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has denied dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Aliyu in a statement signed by his Personal Assistant, Prince Innocent Kure in Minna, said described the rumours as false and untrue According to him, “Such information being circulated …
Read More »Troops Neutralise Scores Of Bandits In Zamfara
Operatives of Operation Hadarin Daji in Zamfara State have killed scores of bandits while many escaped with various degrees of injuries in the Magami district of Gusau Local Government Area of the state. “In the course of the operation, troops neutralized many bandits in their camps and recovered two motorcycles …
Read More »Bandits Kill Pastor’s Son, Kidnap Wife, Others In Kaduna
Bandits on Friday morning in Karimbu-Kahugu community in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State killed a pastor’s son and kidnapped four members of his family including his wife. The Vice Chairman, Kahugu National Development Association in Lere Local Government Area, Peter Mukaddas said the bandits invaded the community in …
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