A former army spokesperson, Sani Kukasheka has disclosed that Abdulrahman Dambazau, a former chief of army staff, was “lobbied” to seize power after the death of former President Musa Yar’Adua. Recall that Yar’adua was President from 2007 until his passing in May 2010. Usman who spoke on Tuesday August 16 at the …

Troops of ‘Operation Forest Sanity’ on Tuesday reportedly raided bandits’ camp at Kuriga and Manni communities of Chukin Local Government Area of Kaduna State and rescued six hostages. This was disclosed by the state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs via a statement. Aruwan identified the six hostages to …

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Marvelrock Pharmaceuticals and Stores Limited, Mr Orakwe Celestine, for allegedly engaging in sales of illicit drugs on a popular e-commerce platform, Jiji.ng. Orakwe, a graduate of Business Administration, University of Abuja, registered …

Emerging report has disclosed that members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum are currently meeting at the State House Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja. The governors are meeting over the state of the nation’s economy, insecurity, and healthcare, among other issues. This was contained in a statement signed …

Salma al-Shebab, a 34-year-old Saudi student at Leeds University who was said to be returning to the United kingdom for a holiday when she was arrested has been sentenced to 34 years for using a Twitter account and for following and retweeting dissident activists. It was gathered that the mother of two …

FROM her stellar performance at the Nigerian Idol Season Six, Akunna Okechukwu has broken new ground in her music career as she lights up the world with the first musical album launched on August 10, 2022. This puts Akunna on the shortlist of many stars that have emerged from the …

16-year-old boy, Ibrahim Lawan, has committed suicide by hanging in Kuki village, Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State. The Public Relations Officer of Rano Emirate, Nasiru Habu Faragai, who disclosed this said the district head of Bebeji submitted the report of the tragic incident to the Emir of Rano, Ambassador …

A civic-tech non-profit organisation, BudgIT has maintained on the accuracy of its survey, alleging non-payment of workers’ salaries in 12 states. This was contained in a statement signed on Monday by Iyanu Fatoba, head of media, communications and designs. Recall that the organisation had listed Edo, Ebonyi, Imo, Nasarawa and Plateau …

A stray bullet has reportedly killed a young woman during a gun duel between unknown gunmen and the Nigerian Army operatives in Orlu, Imo State. The deceased was identified as Ifeoma Nnebuo. On Sunday, there was alleged to have been a gunfight between the soldiers and the assailants. During the …

As the rift between party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State persist,  former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has proffered a solution to it. According to Momodu a close-door dialogue between Atiku and Wike would end the disagreement between the …