Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command are after foreigners operating as commercial motorcyclists in the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, disclosed this on Friday while parading 13 suspects allegedly involved in various crimes in the last month. Alabi said that the command was aware of some …

An Upper Area Court in Jos on Friday issued a warrant for the arrest of a medical doctor, Michael Owoicho-Odeh. Maduabuchi Orji, a Jos-based businessman accused the former staff of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) of an illicit affair with his wife. The Judge, Lawan Suleiman, gave the order …

The Hausa Christians Foundation (HACFO) said they would not bow to persecution and killings of faithful in Nigeria’s North. The reaction followed recent events including the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel. The Shehu Shagari College of Education student was lynched last Thursday in Sokoto State. The European Union (EU), the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran as the substantive Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement on Friday issued by Sufuyan Ojeifo, Special Assistant (Media) to the …

Amaechi further stated that apart from his vast experience, having served and delivered as Speaker, Governor, Minister and Director General of two successful Presidential campaigns, there exist a difference between him and other aspirants, a fact that he is a better experienced politician and a people person. “Another difference between …

The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has said that the country will be faced with dearth of paper currency soon. This as the apex bank intensifies effort in the area of digital currency inclusion. The Delta State Branch Controller of CBN, Mr Godwin Okafor, made this known while Speaking at the …

Governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi has stated that he does not use the state’s resources to finance his personal or political trips. Recall that a report had accused nine serving governors of “squandering millions of naira on private jets” to move around the country for their presidential bids. Reacting to …

A Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter. Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile convicted Nielsen, 54, on two counts of murder brought against him by the Lagos State Government. The judge sentenced Nielsen to death by hanging on …

Barely a year after his wife and only child were killed by criminals, 35-year-old widower, Achinge Luka, was shot dead by suspected herdsmen at Unguwan Magaji village, Kamaru ward in the Kauru local government area of Kaduna State. Luka’s wife and only child were also killed by the criminals on …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso branch has declared that lecturers at the state-owned university will not engage in any academic activities despite the management’s directive that students should resume next week. Recall that some media houses including WITHIN NIGERIA reported that the management …