Aisha Wakil, better known as ‘Mama Boko Haram’, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment over fraud. She was convicted and sentenced on Tuesday by a high court in Borno state following her arraignment before the trial court. She was re-arraigned before the court by the Maiduguri zonal command of …
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Update: How Abuja Farmer Was Killed, Dumped Inside Well By His Workers – Police
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has narrated how a farmer, Hussaini Aliyu Takuma, was killed and his body dumped inside a well opposite his farm by his workers in Jeida community of Kuje Area Council. Sources had reported that the farmer had gone missing from his farm on June …
Read More »Ekiti Guber Poll: Vote APC To Get Paid, Tinubu Tells Voters
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, in the 2023 general elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on electorates in Ekiti State to vote for APC in exchange for money. Tinubu stated this on Tuesday during a political rally in Ekiti State to campaign for the APC governorship candidate, …
Read More »Police Call For Calm As Gunmen Kidnap ’17 Abuja Residents’ From Their Homes
A Twitter user, @Ameerah_sufyan, says she and 16 other residents of the federal capital territory (FCT) have been kidnapped from their homes by gunmen who disguised as police. She raised the alarm in a post on her Twitter handle on Tuesday. According to her, the victims included pregnant women and …
Read More »My Father-In-Law Slapped Me, Vowed To Ruin My Life – Divorce-Seeking Man Tells Court
A Field Assistant, Sunday Oguntoye, on Tuesday, approached an Igando customary court for divorce from his wife, Toyin, accusing her of abandonment and being a nag. Oguntoye, who said his wife moved out of the matrimonial home with their three children over a year ago, prayed the court to grant …
Read More »ADC Primaries: Moghalu Induced Delegates, EFCC Will Probe Him, Says Presidential Candidate
Dumebi Kachikwu, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has smeared his (Kachikwu) reputation and that of the party. Speaking on Tuesday during an interview with Channels Television, Kachikwu said Moghalu induced party stakeholders financially during …
Read More »NSCDC Parades Gombe Engine Oil Trader Over Fake Products
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has paraded Nuhu Umar, an engine oil seller, alleged to have been involved in trading adulterated petroleum. The State Commandant, Waziri Goni while parading the suspect on Tuesday with eight drums used in adulterating engine oil said the command was alerted after an officer …
Read More »Groups To Tinubu: Pick Northern Christian As Running Mate
Eight northern Christian groups led by the Jukun Development Association of Nigeria have asked the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu to pick a northern Christian as his running mate. According to the group, there are a lot of qualified northern Christians who could be Tinubu’s running mate …
Read More »Ekiti Election Will Be Historic – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the Ekiti governorship election slated for Saturday, will be historic, being the first poll to be conducted under the new Electoral Act. The Commission disclosed that in the preparation for the election, it revised its training manual to reflect the provisions of …
Read More »Abaribe And Abdullahi Formally Resign As Senate Leaders
The formal resignation of Enyinnaya Abaribe and Yahaya Abdullahi has been announced on Tuesday. Abaribe and Abdullahi formally resigned from their respective roles as minority and majority leaders of the Senate. Senate President Ahmad Lawan made the disclosure during the resumption of plenary, by reading their resignation letters. Following their …
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