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…kill Police officer, wound another Gunmen on Thursday morning Federal Government Girls College in Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State, and abducted an unspecified number of female students, and five teachers.   They also killed a police officer and wounded another in the attack.   The Kebbi Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adeleke Adeyinka-Bode, confirmed the incident to journalists […]

On June 12, 1993, 28 years ago, Nigeria held the most free, fair and credible presidential election ever, since the country gained political independence in 1960, and which the late Chief MKO Abiola won decisively. But in a streak of authoritarian madness, the election was annulled by the military junta led by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida […]

Francis Atuche, former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), has been sentenced to six years imprisonment by an  Ikeja High Court on Wednesday sentenced for N25.7 billion fraud.   Atuche’s co-defendant, Ugo Anyanwu, was sentenced to four years imprisonment, while the court discharged and acquitted Atuche’s wife, Elizabeth.   Atuche and […]

…faces between 3 years to life imprisonment   Olanrewaju Omiyinka James, also known as Baba Ijesha, the embattled Nollywood actor, was Wednesday arraigned at the Yaba Magistrate Court, which denied him bail.   The actor was taken to the court in a black maria vehicle of the Rapid Response Squad of the Police.   He […]

…fixes dates for Ekiti, Osun guber polls   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday it has removed polling units located at religious sites across the country.   INEC announced this while it unveiled new polling units, expanding the voting centres to176,846 full-fledged Polling Units, from 119,974.   According to the electoral umpire, this […]

MTN Nigeria, a unit of the South African telecom giant, on Tuesday, warned that its services could be disrupted by rising insecurity in different parts of the West African country.   Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, facing rising insecurity challenges, with insurgency in the northeast, kidnapping for ransom in most parts of the country. There […]

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has asked President Buhari to face his constitutional responsibility of securing the lives and property of all Nigerians.   He declared it was unconstitutional for the president to shift that responsibility to the state governments.   “Mr. President, you’re the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of […]

The Chief of Army Staff Maj. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Tuesday, declared that he will deploy his 36 years of military experience to fight the current insurgency, banditry, and other security challenges facing Nigeria.   “I joined the Navy 36 years ago, so I brought along with me 36 years of military experience. I’m abreast […]