Residents, Two Soldiers Die As Boko Haram Attacks Borno Town
An attack by Boko Haram terrorists has left some residents killed in Ajiri town in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, confirmed the attack on the town in a statement on Monday,…
Abductors demand N100m ransom for Kogi council chairman
Abductors of chairman of Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, Mr. Pius Kolawole, have demanded N100million as a ransom for his release. Kolawole was in the same vehicle with the Pension Board Commissioner, Mr. Solomon Akeweje, who was…
Bakassi Peninsula belongs to Biafra, we’re battle ready for Nigerian, Cameroonian forces
Biafra Nations League, BNL, has said it is battle ready to face both Cameroon and Nigeria forces should they be attacked in the cause of hoisting the Biafran flags in the Bakassi Peninsula. BNL said it does not recognize the…
400 level student caught using textbooks to retail Cannabis on campus
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has apprehended Abel Godwin Idio, a 400 level undergraduate of Federal University of Technology, Minna, for retailing psychotropic substances with the aid of his textbooks. Following a tip off, Idio was picked after the…
Ekiti student caught over ‘attempt to use roommate for ritual’
The Nigeria Police Force says its investigation shows that Boko Haram, Ansaru and other terror groups are getting support from some Nigerians. A student of Ekiti State University (EKSU) Ado-Ekiti, was caught with fetish items while allegedly trying to use…
Mbaka: Yes, I took contractors to Buhari but…
Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, has admitted he met President Muhammadu Buhari with three contractors. He however said he never stood to gain anything personally from the contract, which he said was “contract of securing…
Robert Clarke: Nigeria’ll collapse in six months time
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke, has sworn by his father’s grave saying that Nigeria will collapse in six months time if care is not taken. Clarke, while reacting to questions on Channels TV on the Department of State Services,…
13-year-old female help hangs self in Calabar
A thirteen-year old girl, simply identified as Nseobong, on Sunday evening hung herself beside her home at Diamond Hill, Calabar. The girl who was brought to serve as a maid to an elderly retired woman, Madam Affiong, by her children…
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Police in Abuja, yesterday, said there was no truth in the reports making the rounds that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is under the siege of terrorists. FCT Commissioner of…
Ogun governor: No plan to stop minimum wage
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun at the weekend allayed the fears of the state civil servants over the rumour making the rounds that the government was planning to stop the minimum wage. Governor Abiodun, who said this, while hosting…