Three miners have been reportedly shot to dead at a mining site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau states. The National Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youth Movement (BYM), Rwang Tengwong, confirmed the incident on Sunday, adding that two people also sustained injuries. He said the incident occurred at…
Four of the remaining 43 passengers abducted in the attack Abuja- Kaduna passenger train on March 28, 2022, have been released. Tukur Mamu, who has been negotiating the release of the victims confirmed their on telephone, saying they were released on Monday. Mamu did not give details of how they were released, however, he gave…
No fewer than 140 people have been confirmed dead after a tanker loaded with petrol exploded along the Kano-Hadejia expressway on Tuesday. Nura Abdullahi, spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), diaclosed this in a statement on Wednesday He added that the victims were buried in a mass grave on Wednesday. Abdullahi said over…
The Federal Government has said that it would not pay “a dime” as ransom for the release of over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School, Kuriga, Chikun Local Government of Kaduna state, who were abducted on March 7. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this one…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested members of a notorious sextortion syndicate in the federal capital territory (FCT). The Director-General of agency, Fatima Waziri-Azi who spoke on Tuesday described the arrest as a breakthrough. She added that the arrest followed intense surveillance and undercover operation in response to…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and former governor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi, has said that fighting corruption is easy when a leader is not stealing. He also asked Nigerians to vote for him to rescue the country from becoming a failed state. Speaking on Monday at an interactive session organised…
