•Abdullahi Ganduje Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, yesterday, undertook an on-the-spot assessment of the Kano State High Court, which was vandalised, looted and razed amid the recent nationwide hunger protest, which turned violent in parts of the North. Yusuf, during the tour, regretted the invasion and destruction of the state high court by ...
The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged mismanagement of the N90bn 2024 Hajj subsidy. In a document sighted by our correspondent yesterday, the anti-graft age...
The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to constitute a Sub-Committee from within to launch a separate investigation into the desirability or otherwise of continuing with the Molecular Power System (MPS) oil theft detection system. Chairman, Special Committee on Crude Oil Theft, Hon. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa disclosed this in Abuja while ad...
•CP Oladipo (middle in uniform) The Ondo State Police Commissioner, Abayomi Oladipo, has warned herdsmen and youths in Uba/ Eshimeri Akoko and Aduloju camp, in Akoko South West, against killings and arson in the community. Abayomi, vowed to bring to book the killers of a farmer, Sunday Ayeni and arsonists that wrecked havoc in Aduloju [&hellip...
•New CP Edo State, Nemi Edwin-Iwo Apparently with the lack of arrest of suspects responsible for the attack on Senator Monday Okpebholo, Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate for the September 21 election, and court-reinstated Deputy Governor of the state, Comrade Philip Shaibu, in Benin City recently, Edo State Poli...
•Governor Umo Eno EMMANUEL JOHN reporting The WhatsApp number of Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has been cloned by hackers. This was made known today by the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of The Frontier online newspaper, Sunny Okim. According to Okim, at exactly 5.05pm today, a message purportedly from Governor Eno was sent to him (Okim...
•Bandits Bandits who blocked the Gusau-Funtua road, have abducted all passengers in 3 vehicles at Margazu village in Tsafe Local Government Aeaa of Zamfara State. The hoodlums also blocked the road near Unguwan Chida and other neighbouring communities and abducted passengers in 5 vehicles, reports Vanguard. Locals said the bandits who were als...
•Bandits A charcoal dealer, identified as Markus Bala, has been arrested by soldiers for allegedly conveying foodstuffs, drugs, Indian hemp, cartons of cigarettes and wines to bandits at their hideouts in Bishini in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. A community leader from the area who preferred anonymity for security reasons confirmed the arrest to...
A shocking incident occurred in South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, on July 29, resulting in the death of 60-year-old Asgim Irianto. According to Assistant Police Commissioner Maria Marpaung, Irianto was allegedly killed by his 45-year-old neighbour, Parlindungan Siregar. The motive behind the attack was reportedly Siregar’s growing frustra...
•El-Rufai A former Special Adviser to immediate past Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has been summoned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Mr. Jimi Lawal was invited over an alleged phoney Light Rail Project valued at N11 billion, reports The Nation. It was learnt that there was no contract f...

