Terrorists who attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, on Friday have released four more hostages including an 85-year-old woman, Hajiya Halimatu Atta, her daughter, Adams Aliyu and two others after spending four months in captivity. The release of the four hostages was confirmed by Tukur Mamu, Publisher …

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has disclosed that any act of criminality aimed at destabilising the state will not be allowed. He vowed that any hotel or event centre where cultists gather to hold meetings or for any sinister motive will be demolished. The governor stressed that his administration has …

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says the federal government could have channelled the money expended on COVID-19 response to addressing the demands of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over the federal government’s failure to meet its demands bordering on the funding …

Police on Monday have arraigned a 21-year-old Hanna Bennis to court for stabbing her mother, Aziza Bennis, 58, more than 30 times in their West London house. According to Daily Mail reports, Hanna filmed a blood-stained knife and the ‘murder’ scene on her phone after the incident. Hanna is charged with …

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says Nigeria is not ripe enough for state governments to have control of the police. In recent years, there’s been perennial agitation, especially from governors and key stakeholders, for state policing. Reacting to this, Bello said governors can be “ruthless and reckless” if given such power. …

The National Union of Journalists, NUJ, has condemned the decision of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to revoke the licenses of 52 broadcast stations in Nigeria. NUJ’s National President, Chris Isiguzo, lamented that NBC’s decision was hasty, ill-timed and reckless. NBC had revoked the broadcast licences of Silverbird TV, AIT, Raypower …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has threatened to sue the federal government and claim damages for wasting the precious time of the university students over the intractable strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). NANS posited that wasting the precious time of university students …

The Police in Katsina State have detained two suspects who are suspected of extorting N5 million from the residents of Yar-Katsina village to enable the deployment of security personnel to the area to reduce insecurity. SP Muhammad Shehu, the State Command’s Public Relations Officer, in a statement explained that the …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday acknowledged the imperative nature of a general salary review for federal civil servants due to rising worldwide inflation, noting however that revenue constraints have become a hindrance to the ability of the government to meet obligations to all sectors. The President, was responding to a request …

The National Broadcasting Commission, on Friday, directed 52 broadcast outfits, including the African Independent Television, Silverbird Television and the broadcasting corporations run by various state governments to shut down their operations. NBC said the directive became imperative following debts incurred by the broadcasting organisations amounting to at least N2.6bn. This was …