Terrorists Released 35 Kaduna Kidnapped Victims After Receiving Ransom Of N2.5m
35 persons who were kidnapped three weeks ago in Kaduna State’s Chinkun Local Government Area’s Keke B community near Millennium City have been released after N2.5m has been paid as ransom. Uwasu Yunusa, the community leader of the Joint Task Force (JTF), reportedly disclosed this to reporters in Kaduna State on Saturday. Before their release, […]
Presidential Candidate, Others To Pay Anambra Govt For Display Of Campaign Poster In The State
Prior to the official commencement of campaign posters for the general elections in 2023, Presidential candidates who want to have their posters displayed in Anambra State must pay the state government N10m. Other categories of political candidates will also pay varying amounts of money to display their campaign material. Candidates for the Senate will pay […]
Author Salman Rushdie Attacked At Speaking Event In New York state
Author Salman Rushdie was hospitalized Friday after being attacked at a speaking event in New York state. Rushdie, who has faced death threats over his writing, was scheduled to give a lecture at the education center Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, in southwestern New York, Friday morning. At around 11 a.m., a man “ran up onto […]
Trump Search Warrant: FBI Took Top Secret Files From Mar-a-Lago
The FBI seized top secret files in a search of former US President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida this week, documents show. Agents removed 11 sets of documents, including some marked “TS/SCI”, a designation for material that could cause “exceptionally grave” damage to US national security. Mr Trump denied any wrongdoing and said the items […]
Medusa Festival: One killed As Strong Winds Cause Stage Collapse In Spain
One person has died and at least 40 others injured when high winds caused parts of a stage to collapse at a festival in Spain. Footage showed some festivalgoers running in panic, while others are seen continuing to party. The popular electronic music festival, which was due to continue until Sunday, has now been suspended. […]
Montenegro: Gunman Kills 11 After Family Dispute
At least 11 people have been killed in a shooting following a family dispute in the city of Cetinje in Montenegro. According to officials, a single gunman shot dead three members of the same family before shooting at passers-by. A mother and her two children all staying in the shooter’s house were killed, prosecutor Andrijana […]
2023: FRSC To Deploy 1,000 Trained Body Cams Personnel
In order to monitor misconduct and graft and record arrests across the country over the course of the following 12 months, the Federal Road Safety Corps has announced plans to deploy 1,000 personnel nationwide who have been equipped to use body cameras. This was confirmed on Friday by the Corps’ spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem. Since the […]
Train Attack: FG Met Terrorist Demand, Terrorist Refused To Release Captives- Shehu
Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said on Friday that the bandits were preventing federal efforts to rescue the remaining victims of the March 28 train attack. He further asserted that no one could say that the Federal Government was “not doing anything” to seek their release based […]
ASUU: NLC Threaten Yet Another Round Of Nationwide Strike
Due to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ongoing industrial action, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), on Friday threatened to embark on another round of nationwide strike. The NLC has voiced its displeasure over the Federal Government’s inability to end the ASUU industrial strike. This was said by NLC President Ayuba Wabba in an […]
Lalong Tenders Unreserved Apology To Catholic Bishops Over Pope Comment
Simon Lalong, the governor of Plateau State and director general of the All Progressives Congress Campaign Council, has tendered an unreserved apology to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria for his unpopular reference against the Holy Father, Pope Francis. Speaking on his recent appointment by the APC, Lalong, a papal knight, said that the […]
