Former Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, has noted that amidst insecurity arising from banditry and terrorism over the years in Kaduna State, Catholic church family was the worst hit, losing several of priests to terrorists. Shehu Sani is the President of the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria (CRCN). He [&hel...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) yesterday conducted a full-scale security emergency exercise at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. A statement by Mr. Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, said that the agency yesterday carried out a bomb threat simulation ex...
The House of Representatives has summoned controversial singer Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley to appear before it as part of moves to secure compensation and royalties for late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba (Mohbad) for his musical works. Through its Committee on Justice, Youth, and Legislative Compliance, the House also invited the m...
Israeli infantry backed by warplanes mounted an incursion deeper into Gaza, the army said today, as it readies for a ground offensive against Hamas for the deadliest attack in the country’s history. As the conflict raged into its 21st day, there was no letup in Israel’s relentless strikes on the Gaza Strip, with European leaders […]
•Makinde The kingmakers in Oyo town, otherwise known as the Oyomesi in Council, have filed a suit seeking to restrain the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, from removing and replacing them amid the struggle to select the next occupant of the revered Alaafin of Oyo stool. The suit marked HOY/38/2023 before the Oyo State High […]
The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its committee on aviation to investigate the hike in international flight fares and poor service delivery by foreign airlines operating in Nigeria. This, it said , was to curb unwholesome practices by airlines and ensure that flight fares were at par with that of neighbouring countries, reports V...
•Nnamdi Kanu Justice A. O. Onovo of the Enugu State High Court, Thursday, declared the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra by the South-East Governors’ Forum as illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void. It was earlier reported that in 2017, the South-East Governors Forum, led by former Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi State, proscribe...
•Clement Temile Former Super Eagles players and other football personalities in Nigeria will converge on Lagos on Saturday, October 28 as one of their colleagues, Clement Temile, unveils his Football Foundation. Speaking ahead of the event scheduled to be held at the National Institute for Sports (NIS) in Lagos, Temile said he wants to use [&h...
The management of Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has denied having interest in the controversial Nigeria Air, contrary to erstwhile claim that it emerged the preferred bidder from a ‘rigorous process’. Group Chief Executive Officer of East African carrier, Mesfin Tasew, said Ethiopian Airlines got into the mix on the invitation of the ministry, heade...
The Chairman, Poultry Association of NigeÂria (PAN), Iyiola MoÂjeed,Lagos State chapÂter has called on governments at all levels to take the issue of farm security seriously and assist in protecting farmers from violence and insecurity. Iyiola, who made the call in Lagos in an interview, said there was need for practical solutions to insecurit...

