The inspector general of police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu has disclosed that most bandits involved in the attacks in different communities across Nigeria, come from outside the country. The IGP said this during a town-hall meeting on peace and security which was held at the headquarters of Zuru local government in Kebbi state on Wednesday August 19. Adamu revealed that…
Gunmen attack at Ungwar Gankon village in Zango Kataf and Maro village, Kajuru Local Government Areas (LGA) of Kaduna state between Monday August 17 and Wednesday, August 19, has reportedly left 11 people dead and many others injured. Speaking to Channels Television, Chairman of Zango Kataf Local Government Elias Manza said the attack was a revenge action by suspected…
Men of the Federal Capital Territory police command have arrested the suspected killer of Sunday Chukwujekwu Ike, (pictured right), the Publicity Secretary of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, who was murdered in his shop in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja on June 19, 2020. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, Anjuguri…
The Nigerian Bar Association has withdrawn its invitation to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai as one of the speakers in its forthcoming conference. The announcement was made via the association’s Twitter handle, days after some lawyers protested against the inclusion of the Kaduna state Governor in NBA’s speakers’ list. Recall that a lawyer, Usani Odum spearheaded the online petition…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed his wish of living above 100 years. The 83-year-old former Nigerian leader disclosed this in an event organized to mark the one year anniversary of the Agura of Gbagura, Oba Sabur Bakare, Jamolu II. Obasanjo advised the monarch to propagate unity among traditional rules in Yorubaland while speaking at the…
Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have attacked Kukawa, a town in Borno State, and reportedly abducted over 100 persons. According to sources in the Civilian Joint Task Force, the insurgents drove into the town with over 20 trucks and announced their entry with sporadic gunshots, engaging the Nigerian troops stationed in the town for over 30 minutes. Thisday…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has asked the Kano state government to execute 22-year-old singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was found guilty of blasphemy few weeks ago. The council in a statement released by its secretary Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, berated those asking for the convict to be pardoned. It added that the case is purely an Islamic…
Some unknown gunmen have abducted the two sons ofBello Dankande, a former Zamfara commissioner alongside an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The incident which took place at Dankande’s residence in Gamji, Bakura local government area of the state on Tuesday August 18, left one person dead and a woman with injuries. Spokesperson of…
Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige has recounted how an armed monarch intervened when he was abducted as the governor of Anambra state. Giving an account of what transpired between him and his abductors in an interview with ThisDay, Ngige who was the Governor of Anambra state between 2003 and 2006 said; “The first thing that comes…
The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN) in Kano State, have applauded the death sentence handed to 22-year-old Yahaya Sharif-Aminu over an alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The group in a statement released by its Chairman Muhammad Sani Garba Esq, said the judge was right in his verdict in which he convicted and sentenced the accused to…