Category: News

Kuje Prison Attacked By Bandits

Following the repeated sounds of gunshots reported in the area, residents of Kuje in the Federal Capital Territory are apprehensive. Residents are worried that armed men are attacking the correctional center. Joshua Friday, a resident, told our reporter that the shootings had been going on for the last 20 minutes. He claimed that the situation […]

Buhari Convoy Attacked By Terrorists In Katsina

In his native state of Katsina on Tuesday night, some audacious terrorists reportedly attacked President Muhammadu Buhari’s convoy. The president’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, confirmed the development to reporters. Though Shehu noted that his principal was not in the convoy at the time of the attack but security operatives and an advance team heading for Daura, […]

Alliance Between Labour Party, NNPP Dead, Buried – Okupe

Contrary to what many had anticipated, there seems no possibility of an alliance between the former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and the former governor of  Anambra State, Peter Obi.Obi became the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, and Kwankwaso is the presidential candidate for the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Doyin Okupe, a leader of […]

69 Health Centers In Katsina Closes Down Over Insecurity Issues 

Dr. Shamsudeen Yahaya, the executive secretary of the Katsina State Primary Health Care Agency, disclosed on Tuesday that 69 primary healthcare facilities spread around the state had to close because of security issues in the areas where they were situated. According to him, there were security issues with the affected facilities, which were situated in […]

3 Dead, 24 Wounded In July 4, Overnight Shootings Across NYC

More than two dozen people were shot, three fatally, in incidents of gun violence across New York City on the July 4th holiday and into Tuesday. The victims were struck in 14 separate shootings, including 13 who were shot after 8 p.m. — 10 of them in just three incidents. Additionally, six more people were […]

Highland Park Shooting: Man Arrested After 4 July Mass Shooting

US police have arrested a suspect after six people were killed in a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Robert E Crimo III, 22, was detained after a brief chase, police said. The gunman climbed on to a roof, shooting randomly at spectators using a high-powered rifle. It is the […]

Gunmen Destroy 748 Ballot Boxes As Fire Erupt Enugu INEC Office

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu State’s Igbo-Eze North local government area was set on fire by vandals. Emeka Ononamadu, the state’s resident electoral commissioner (REC), reported the incident. He claimed that despite the Enugu State Fire Service’s best efforts to put out the fire, 748 ballot boxes, 240 voting […]

Rescued Children From An Ondo Church Underground Room Have Refused To Return Home

Until the police release their pastors, the children who were among the 77 people rescued from a cell of the Whole Bible Believers Church, better known as “Ondo Church,” in the Ondo West Local Government Area, have refused to return home. As their children, who were allegedly under hypnosis, refused to go home unless their […]

Acting Accountant General Okolieaboh Replaces Anamekwe

There are significant indications that Chukwuyere Anamekwe has been removed from his position as acting accountant-general of the federation by the federal government. He was reportedly replaced by Sylva Okolieaboh, director of the Treasury Single Account department of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. However, neither Tanko Abdullahi, spokesman for the minister […]