The family of the abducted managing director of Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Hassan, has allegedly paid a huge sum of N100m to secure his release, close family sources Mr Hassan was released on Wednesday after spending about 10 days in captivity, following his abduction alongside hundreds of passengers of Abuja-Kaduna …

Update: Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lasun Yusuff has joined the Labour Party in pursuit of his Gubernatorial ambition. Lasun Yusuf is expected to pick the nomination form of the party any time from now. #OsunDecides2022

Victor Ikpeba recently criticised Victor Osimhen for trying to take bicycle kicks during Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying match against Ghana in Abuja. The former African Footballer of the Year believes that Osimhen should have controlled the ball before trying to slot it into the net. This has led to the …

POLICE ARREST TRAFFIC ROBBERS Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on April 5, 2022 arrested three robbery suspects and recovered a beretta pistol and four rounds of ammunition at Toyota bus-stop near Oshodi, Lagos. The prompt arrest of the traffic robbers followed a tip-off from civic-minded Lagosians to the …

It has been reported that terrorists have taken hold of Southern Kaduna a Christian dominated area since 8pm last night (7/4/22). Report has it that the terrorists started to shoot sporadically in different directions, killing and kidnapping people. Update: They said another attack is currently going on in Locust Zaria, …

brahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is set to retire from the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) as his hope of becoming an assistant inspector-general of police (AIG) appears beyond reach. The former EFCC boss is billed to retire from the force on May …

EKET CHAIRMAN ENFORCES CLAMPDOWN ON SCRAP METAL SCAVENGERS …Demolish hideouts To further enforce the State Government’s directive on the ban on scrap metal scavengers popularly known as “Iron Condemned”, the Eket Council Chairman, Mr. Akaniyene Tommey on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, led a combined team of security agencies to supervise …

Facilities at the stadium station of the Abuja light rail system have been stolen by vandals, leaving the station that was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018 as a caricature. Daily Trust visited the light rail station on Monday, and observed that the industrial and electrical cables as well …

The National Union of Road Transport Workers has dissolved its Lagos State council under Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo. NURTW, made this known in a statement titled ‘Dissolution of Lagos State Administrative Council’, jointly signed by its national president, Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa, and general secretary, Alhaji Kabiru …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has urged the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja not to sack Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, over his defection from the People’s Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress. Today was scheduled for judgement in a suit by the PDP challenging the defection of …