Why Kano Is A Safe State- Ganduje

Kano remains Nigeria’s safest state because of the measures taken by its government to safeguard it, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje said Monday. He expressed worries about the rising insecurity around the country, including weekend’s attack on Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom. Ganduje mspoke at

Widow of Ex-Ekiti Surveyor-General Abducted

Widow of a former Surveyor-General of Ekiti State Mrs Funmilola Osalusi has been abducted by gunmen. The ex-surveyor-general Felix Osalusi died recently. His widow is a staff member of Ado Local Government Council of the state, The Nation learnt. Mrs Osalusi was kidnapped about 9.20pm

Judge’s Transfer Stalls Case Against Obasanjo’s Ex-Aide

A Federal High Court in Abuja has suspended its scheduled hearing in a case brought against ex-Energy Adviser to then President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof Anthony Adegbulugbe, over the ownership dispute in Green Energy International Ltd. The court had, on January 19, this year

Yahoo Boys Who Duped British, Turkish Airways Jailed Three Years

An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced two men, Tobiloba Ibrahim Bakare and Alimi Seun Sikiru, to three years imprisonment each, for hacking the emails of British Airways, Turkish Airways and KLM, and stealing no fewer than $750,000 and N120million. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo,

Seven Injured As Bus Rans into Truck In Anambra

Seven persons sustained varying degrees of injury in an auto crash in Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra state. The accident, which occurred around 9 pm on Monday, involved a commercial bus and an articulated truck with four women and three

Man kills Sleeping Wife In Ondo

A man simply identified as Gbenro has strangled his wife known as Wayesola, who was fast asleep, to death. Their daughter, Fayoke, narrated how her father killed her mother. The incident was said to have happened at Salvation Army Street, Odojọmu, Ondo city

Army Destroys illegal Crude Oil Refinery In Abia

Personnel of the 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ohafia attached to the 144 Battalion Headquarters in Ukwa West local government area of Abia State have destroyed an illegal crude oil refinery situated in Ukwa East Local. Our correspondent gathered that the illegal

Insecurity: Nigeria Is Sitting On A keg Of Gunpowder – Ortom

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has warned that Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder, making reference to the state of insecurity across the country. Governor Ortom spoke to State House Correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock on

Tension As Suspected Ex-Militants Set Agip Pipelines On Fire

Palpable tension and fears have enveloped the Egbemoru community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State as gunmen, suspected to be former militants, set pipelines belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on fire. It was learnt that the development

BREAKING: Buhari meets Ortom in Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Benue Governor Samuel Ortom in the State House, Abuja over the recent attempt on his life by gunmen. Speaking to State House Correspondents after the meeting, Governor Ortom said he was pleased with President Buhari’s reaction