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The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two Catholic priests, Rev. Father Udo of St, Patrick Catholic church Uromi and Rev. Father Philemon Oboh of St. Joseph Retreat Center Ugboha, kidnapped on Saturday night. Punch reported that they were abducted along the Benin-Auchi Road on their way back to Uromi in Esan South-East […]

The Police in Ondo State have rescued over 50 children from an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino area of Ondo town in the state. In a viral video trending on the social media, a voice among the abducted children was heard saying: “There are kidnapped children found in the underground cell of […]

Nigeria’s commercial capital city, Lagos State, is driving Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 surge as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 332 additional infections between June 25 and June 29. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Thursday, saying that out of the 332 new infections recorded, Lagos had 251 cases, while Rivers state […]

Peter Nwaoboshi, senator representing Delta north district, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for money laundering. The senator was convicted by the Lagos division of the appeal court on Friday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Nwaoboshi and his two firms – Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd […]

The organised labour movement is planning to hold a protest on the state of the nation. The protest is to call the attention of the government to the country’s deteriorating security situation, the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the unending energy crisis. Speaking at two separate conferences in Abuja, […]

Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, has declared July 9 as Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha, also known as sallah, features the slaughtering of ram as a practice among the Muslim faithful, during the period known as the “festival of sacrifice”. Eid al-Adha commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s readiness to sacrifice his son in order to demonstrate his dedication […]

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom has engaged the services of lawyers to defend the senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. Lawan made this known on Wednesday while giving details about the outcome of a closed session held by the […]

The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Muhammad, is expected to get a N2.5bn severance package from the Federal Government. Muhammad’s resignation on health grounds was announced on Monday, less than a week after the 14 Supreme Court Justices accused him of financial malfeasance and maladministration. Following the development, President Buhari on Monday swore […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a strong warning to landlords who rent their houses to internet fraudsters who are also known as ‘Yahoo Boys’. EFCC is set to host a conversation on Twitter Spaces on Wednesday, to educate citizens. The topic of the discussion, ‘Give Your House To Yahoo Boys, Spend […]

Chief Chris Okey Udeze a top-notch security consultant and state treasurer of the Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party Mr Peter Obi is the best and most suitable candidate to govern Nigeria come 2023.  Udeze who made his position known during an […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned a purported leaked document claiming it budgeted N6.5 trillion for vote-buying to ensure victory in the 2023 presidential election. Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, described the document as fake and the handiwork of mischief-makers. “The attention of the APC has been […]

Neither Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) can fix Nigeria’s challenges, Convener of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Prof Ango Abdullahi, has said. In an interview with Vanguard, Abdullahi said Nigeria will be in chaos if either Tinubu or Atiku […]

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), on Sunday, confirmed the age of the alleged victim of organ harvesting, David Nwamini, as 21; contradicting the claims of prosecutors in London. Isah Idris, the comptroller general of the NIS, in a Zoom briefing with journalists, said Mr Nwanini applied for his international passport which was issued after thorough checks by […]

The Zamfara State Government has directed residents of the state to obtain guns in order to defend themselves against bandits who appear to be ravaging the state. The directive was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information Mr. Ibrahim Dosara on Saturday. According the government, the measure became necessary following the deteriorating security […]

There are indications that the northern governors of the All Progressives Congress from the North-West and North-East are divided over the choice of a suitable running mate for the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. This is as the former Lagos State governor on Sunday revealed that he was still searching for his running mate […]

Nigerian Singer and songwriter, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has described Nigerian politicians as demonic. He said this while reacting to the alleged conspiracy to harvest the organs of a child in the United Kingdomby former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. The Ekweremadus were on Thursday remanded after […]