An Ikeja high court, Lagos, on Friday, sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (aka Evans) and two others to life imprisonment after four years of trial. The were convicted for conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru. The other two convicts are Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu. However, one Ogechi Uchechukwe and two former soldiers,…
The Senate has suspended action on the controversial tax reform bills currently before it. The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who presided during the plenary on Wednesday has said. The Senate also instructed its Committee on Finance to stay action on the public hearing pending the time the agitation in the public space is addressed….
Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressive Union (BEPU), Kaduna state, has faulted reports alleging that two herders were lynchend by angry mob on Sunday in Birnin-Gwari community, saying that those killed were terrorists mercenaries from Sudan. Governor Nasir El-Rufai, had in a statement by the commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the two herders…
Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have arrested two suspected terrorists with weapons hidden under the seat of a motorcycle in Taraba state. Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu,army spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the troops apprehended the suspects during a routine patrol at the Miyande village in Takum Local Government Area…
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, will on Friday flag off the maiden edition of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Veterans’ Outreach Programme ahead of preparations for the January 15, Armed Forces Remembrance Day. Spokesperson of NAF, Air Vice Marshal, Edward Gabkwet, announced this in a statement on Friday. Gabkwet said the…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state The governor stated has presented staff of office to Mr. Ishaku Tagwai Sambo, the new Chief of Moro’a, Kaura Local Government Area of the state. Tagwai who ascended the throne as the 5th Chief of Maroa, succeeded his father, Mallam Tagwai Sambo who died on June 14, 2024, after…
