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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered that petitions from the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Abuja, Biodun Fatoyinbo, and the Dakolos, be merged and investigated at the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos. Lawyer to the Dakolos, Mr Femi Falana, made the revelation during a telephone conversation […]

No fewer than 72 people were killed in different violent attacks across Nigeria last week. At least 32 people were also kidnapped during the period. The number of victims killed increased from the 16 deaths recorded the previous week. The number of kidnapped victims also increased. The latest killings occur despite the claim of the […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has warned the Inspector General of Police against intimidating Busola Dakolo and her husband, Timi over the rape allegation against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA. Busola had come out openly to accuse Fatoyinbo of raping her 20 years ago when she was still 16 years […]

A happy senator Ike Ekweremadu shared photos from the graduation ceremony of his daughter, Sonia Chinonso Ekweremadu on Twitter. According to him, his daughter graduated with a degree in media and communications.  

The Nigeria Police Force has warned criminals to repent and be good citizens with legitimate business. The police also stated that some of the criminals in Nigeria were rich people who sponsored lies against its establishment. The Deputy Commissioner of Police and Commander, Intelligence Response Team of NPF, Abba Kyari, issued the warning in an […]

No fewer than six humanitarian workers have been missing and a driver killed after Boko Haram ambushed their vehicles in the northern part of Borno State. One of the international humanitarian organisations, Action Against Hunger whose personnel was among the victims in a statement confirmed the ambush on a convoy of vehicles conveying the aid […]

The Presidency on Friday told the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, to stop its provocative and lawless acts and face their leaders trial in court. The Presidency said that President Muhammadu Buhari will not interfere in the ongoing trial of the leader of IMN, Sheikh Ibrahim El-ZakZaky at the Kaduna Court. A statement by the […]

The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has reacted to report of two teachers who have been suspended for allegedly molesting blind students. The Incident was reported to have occurred at FCT School for the Blind, Jabi. The Permanent Secretary of the FCT, Mr Chinyeaka Ohaa, paid an unexpected visit to the school on Wednesday […]

A 37-year-old guard, Wasiu Orilonise, has confessed to an Oyo State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan that he raped his 15-year-old daughter in order to ascertain her virginity and protect her. Orilonise begged the court not to punish him as he had carnal knowledge of the victim for protection and to confirm if she was […]

A female passenger aboard a Turkey-bound flight has been fined a whopping $106,000 for attempting to open the door of an aircraft during flight, while threatening to kill everyone along with herself. Several media outlets reported that the woman tried to open the aircraft’s door mid-flight and had shouted, “I’m going to kill everyone,” when […]

Six soldiers, including two officers, who fought to repel a Boko Haram attack on Wednesday were killed by the insurgents. One of the victims was a colonel and another a captain. Several Boko Haram fighters were also killed by the Nigerian soldiers. The attack occurred at about 6:00 p.m. along Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway during a patrol by the […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is currently in the United Kingdom for the graduation of his son, Fiyinfoluwa. Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the vice-president on media and publicity, made this known on Twitter on Wednesday. “VP Osinbajo is in the UK attending his son’s graduation today. He returns to Abuja tomorrow,” he tweeted. Akande, however, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday told herdsmen to disregard the call to vacate the southern part of the country. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) had asked herders to leave the southern part of the country if their safety is no longer guaranteed. But speaking through Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, the president said no one has the right […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday disowned the purported visit by some of its members to the Common Wealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) where they indicate support for the embattled Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. The pastors, led by the North Central Chairman of CAN, Revd. Israel Akanji, visited COZA church in Abuja and promised […]

The Buhari Presidency on Monday cautioned leaders in the country to be mindful of their utterances and its potential consequences following the unfortunate killing of the daughter of Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti. Funke Olakunri was killed on Friday on the Kajola-Ore road in Ondo State by those the police described as “armed robbers.” A statement […]

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned President Muhammadu’s approach in superintending the security of Nigerians by equating it with ‘all talk and no action’. In a series of tweets and Facebook post on Monday, Atiku recalled in nostalgia the calm and security that pervaded the country decades ago, in his growing up years. “We did […]

The Presidency says it is still negotiating with Boko Haram terrorists for the release of the abducted Chibok school girls, Leah Sharibu and other kidnapped Nigerians. It faulted a former CNN anchor, Isha Sesay, for saying in her newly published book that Nigerians and the government had forgotten the kidnapped girls because they were from […]