The Abia State Police Command has arrested two men, Onyebuchi Ukandu and Emmanuel Onyebuenyi, members of the Mbutu/Umuojima Vigilante in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government area of the state for allegedly torturing a man to death. According to the statement today by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, during the parade of th...
The Police Command in Kano State has arrested a 24-year-old housewife, Hafsat Surajo, for allegedly stabbing her domestic staff, Nafi’u Hafiz, to death. The police said the incident occured at Unguwa Uku of Taurani Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Hussaini Gumel, confirmed this while addressing newsmen in Kano...
•Newcastle English manager, Eddie Howe Eddie Howe has urged patience after recent stumbles for his Newcastle team, who are now fighting on just two fronts after being eliminated from the Champions League and the League Cup. The Magpies, who visit struggling Luton on Saturday, are sixth in the Premier League, five points behind fourth-placed Ma...
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The federal government has declared Monday 25, Tuesday, 26 December, 2023, and Monday, January, 1st 2024 as public holidays to mark Christmas and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government today Friday...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved a timetable for conducting bye-elections resulting from the resignation or demise of members of the National and State Houses of Assembly. The electoral empire in a statement today said both categories of elections are scheduled to take place simultaneously in all affected const...
•Tunde and Buhari The Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria and Related Entities, Jim Obazee, has indicated that the recent naira redesign wasn’t expressly approved by former President Muhammadu Buhari. Obazee had gathered that the approval came from Buhari’s aide, Sabiu Tunde ‘Yusuf’, reports The PUNCH. This was contained in the...
•Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi Lionel Messi is set to be reunited with former Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez at Inter Miami, according to Fabrizio Romano. Messi and Suarez spent six seasons at Barcelona together, forging a lethal tandem with Neymar that tormented defenses around Europe, reports AFP. During that time, the trident won four La [&h...
•Japa France has joined a list of countries that have imposed immigration restrictions on international students (including Nigerians) with new legislation that will stop them from bringing their families to the country. The law passed by the parliament today provides a new toughening immigration policy that makes it more difficult for migrant...
•Site of the collapsed building and a dog The death toll on today’s building collapse at Ebute Meta, Lagos State, has increased to three with the recovery of the body of a 12-year-old boy. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the figure to newsmen in Lagos. Earlier, it [&helli...
The bloody legacy of past and present administrations has, over the years, presented the country as a killing field where no premium is placed on human life. The fact that little is done to remedy rights abuses and violations is simply troubling and soils the country’s image internationally. While state actors at different levels are […...

