Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have finalised plans to form a new confederation, the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States, marking a geopolitical shift in the region. This move showed their departure from their former colonial ruler, France, and a turn towards closer relations with Russia. The announcement was made following a meeting of…
About 555 persons have been appointed to serve as chairmen and members of governing councils of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu, according to the Ministry of Education in an advertorial signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, gave the approval of the pro-chancellors and chairmen of the Governing Board of…
The Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday ordered a 14-day suspension on the member representing Ughelli North 1 state constituency, Hon Matthew Omonade for alleged gross misconduct. The order, which was officially pronounced by the Speaker, Hon Emomotimi Guwor was preceded by a motion raised on the floor of the House by the Majority…
The Plateau State Police Command, on Tuesday, confirmed the arrest of a suspected suicide bomber, one Benjamin Basil, a student of Plateau State Polytechnic, Heipang, Barki Ladi LGA of the State, who stormed a commercial bank with what looked like explosive devices tied around his body. Briefing journalists at the Police Command headquarters along Joseph…
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has aborted a planned burglary incident at Unguwar Fulani in Kumbotso local government area after responding promptly to a distress call from residents of the community. A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Ibrahim Abdullahi, noted that the response by…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has lamented the huge debt burden inherited from his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. According to him, most of the projects commissioned in the state were not fully funded. Governor Fubara stated this during the commissioning of the Aleto-Ogale-Ebubu-Eteo Road, also known as Old Bori Road in Eleme Local Government Area of…
At least four people were Tuesday rescued from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the Kiamaiko area of Mathare North in Nairobi County. The four were rescued by a team of Kenya Red Cross personnel dispatched to the site after several people were reportedly trapped in the incident that occurred on Tuesday afternoon. Police…
The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, Funsho Adegboye, has ordered the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Okpella to engage local hunters and vigilantes in ensuring the rescue of abducted Dangote Cement workers kidnapped on Monday in Okpella, Etsako East local government area of the State. The gunmen had abducted an unspecified number of workers,…
Matthew Omonade, the member representing Ughelli North 1 state constituency at the Delta State House of Assembly, has been suspended for a period of 14-day alleged gross misconduct. Speaker Emomotimi Guwor pronounced the suspension order following a motion raised on Tuesday, May 14 by the majority leader, Emeka Nwaobi. In the motion which was supported…
A Thika Law Courts Tuesday granted an application by police to detain the prime suspect in the murder of 19-year-old Mount Kenya University student Faith Musembi. David Kioko, 25, appeared before Thika Chief Magistrate Phillip Mutua on Tuesday where the Investigating Officer (IO) Oscar Limo sought a 21-day detention period to complete ongoing investigations into the…
The federal government has suspended the controversial 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic banking transactions. Minister of information, Mohammed Idris, confirmed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday after the two-day federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. According to him, the levy was undergoing review and has…
Kandoon Louisa Iornumbe, who was allegedly murdered by unknown assailants in Abuja has been laid to rest in Benue State. The body of the deceased was found dumped after the Mpape junction in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT on Thursday morning, May 2, 2024. It’s suspected that she was a victim of one-chance criminals terrorizing…