Two police officers attached to the Lagos State Police Command have been arrested for extorting N400,000 from a resident in the Anthony area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this via his Twitter handle, apologised on behalf of the Force for the …

Politician and philanthropist, Ned Nwoko has stated that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, will do well as minister of economy under a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government. Nwoko via an interview with BBC Igbo on Tuesday said Obi, former governor of Anambra, has the ability to turn …

The Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād faction of the Boko Haram fighters has appointed Ameer Hassan as its new “governor of the Mandara Hills” in Borno State. A counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a series of tweets on Tuesday, said Hassan replaced Ummate Ma also known as Muhamma …

The electricity workers’ union in Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) have demanded an unreserved apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged assault on its staff. This was contained in a joint statement issued on Monday by the associations, Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied …

President Muhammadu Buhari has again directed that the remaining kidnapped railway passengers must be brought home alive. The President gave the directive in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the presidential aide, the nation’s military and security agencies are aware of …

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked western allies to designate the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group “over involvement” in pipeline and infrastructure vandalism. This was made known by President Buhari in an interview with Bloomberg.  Buhari said the country has stepped up its efforts in combating oil …

A former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, has scolded Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, for his interest in the presidential seat. Scolding him, Aliyu told Bola Tinubu, not to waste his time and resources in contesting for president. According to Aliyu during an interview on Channels …

The 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi ll, says a write-up making the rounds of his purported tacit endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is false. The viral post which allegedly originated from Sanusi had claimed the All Progressives Congress presidential candidates (APC), Bola Tinubu, and …

While the government continues to investigate the issue of the kidnapped railway passengers and makes every effort to locate and return the 51 or so people still in custody. President Muhammadu Buhari has stepped up efforts to free the remaining kidnapped railway passengers and bring the case to a close. …

Emmanuel Bob Adukwu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ankpa State Constituency, has revealed how some forces are trying to substitute him. According to Emmanuel Bob Adukwu, there is an alleged plot by some forces in the party to replace him as the flag bearer in the …