Bandits have killed three members of a vigilance group and injured others in an attack on the Kpada community in Lapai, Niger State. According to PUNCH, a resident of Kpada, Musa Hussaini, said the incident occurred on Friday, adding that a yet-to-be ascertained number of residents were also abducted. He …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that the multi-country monkeypox outbreak is not yet a global health emergency. The decision was made on Saturday by the emergency committee of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), regarding the rapid spread of monkeypox across dozens of nations. Monkeypox is a rare …

Operatives of the The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a notorious drug baron fingered as the mastermind of a mob attack on NDLEA two operatives in Hong, Adamawa State, on October 6, 2020. The Adamawa State commander, NDLEA, Femi Agboalu, disclosed this during this year’s United Nations International …

Operatives of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized 19,703.25 kgs of hard drugs, worth over N6 billion between January and June 20 at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. Its Commander, Ameh Inalegwu, disclosed this on Saturday said that the command was ready to curb the menace of …

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation has reacted to call for arrest and prosecution of the former Lagos state over alleged perjury. Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy had on Saturday called for arrest of Tinubu over alleged falsehood concerning his academic credentials. The group gave the police an ultimatum …

The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has written to the United Kingdom concerning the travails of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice. The couple are being held in the UK for charges bothering on alleged organ harvesting. OYC had …

Russia will deliver iskander-M missiles with nuclear warheads to its ally Belarus. Russian armoured columns sent in from Belarus were a part of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24. In the past, Iskander missiles were stationed in Kaliningrad, a tiny Russian Baltic territory situated between Lithuania and Poland, two …

Suspected terrorists have murdered another Catholic priest, Rev Fr. Vitus Borogo, in Kaduna State. The incident was said to have happened at Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after a raid on the farm. A statement by Rev Fr Christian Emmanuel of Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, said the deceased was …

On Saturday, gunmen suspected of being bandits killed 11 farmers in Sokoto’s Ghandi district of the Rabah Local Government Area. According to reports, the attackers stormed the neighborhood around noon, shooting randomly to frighten residents, and later killed farmers who were working on their farms. The Secretary to the District Head …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Olawale Tunde Fasanya as the new Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN. The appointment which took effect from 6th June 2022 was contained in a letter dated 23rd June 2022 and …