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The Kwara State Police Command has arrested one Issa Naigheti for allegedly kidnapping his father and collecting a ransom of N2.5m. Ajayi Okasanmi, spokesman of the command, who disclosed this said the suspect was arrested around Kambi area of Ilorin. He said officers attached to the anti-kidnapping team of the Kwara police command arrested the […]

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Thursday, slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his endorsement of Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 presidential poll. Tinubu spoke at a rally held at the University of Benin Sports Complex in Benin City, the Edo State capital. […]

Half of the Earth’s glaciers, notably smaller ones, are destined to disappear by the end of the century because of climate change, but limiting global warming could save others, according to a new study. The findings, published in the journal Science on Thursday, provide the most comprehensive look so far at the future of the […]

A married woman, Imolita (surname withheld), has told the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos State, how she was allegedly raped by a security guard, Ibuchi Emmanuel, at a school where she worked as a nurse. According to her, she was on night duty on the day the incident happened, while Emmanuel was also on duty […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the sale of Polaris Bank followed due process and has urged the public to disregard what it described as a misleading online publication stating otherwise. The apex bank made the declaration in a statement on Wednesday signed by its Director of Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi. It […]

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo for criticising the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in his New Year letter to Nigerians. The former Anambra State governor said the four major contenders for the presidency have the requisite and cognate experience to manage the affairs of […]

Electricity distribution companies have quietly increased the payable by power consumers across the country. Although most of the Discos did not make this public, power users have kicked against the move, describing it as fleece amidst the harsh economic reality in Nigeria currently. Reacting to the price hike, a resident of Lagos highbrow estate, Mr. […]

Former Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State has narrated how he and his children escaped an attack on Monday. Daily Trust had reported how policemen were killed when Ohakhim’s convoy was attacked at Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo. In an interview with TheNiche, an online platform, the former governor was quoted as saying […]

Seventeen days after the release of the redesigned N200, N500 and N1, 000 banknotes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), millions of Nigerians have not physically seen or transacted business with the notes.  Many of those who spoke to Daily Trust in Abuja, Kano and Lagos are worried over the scarcity of the new […]

As Nigerians continue to battle the ripple effect of fuel scarcity, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, promised fuel delivery assistance to Burundi. Mr Buhari made the promise at the State House on Tuesday while hosting the special envoy of the president of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the […]

A middle-aged man has slumped and died while allegedly having sex with a woman at a hotel in Ikere Ekiti, headquarters of the Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Sources said the incident happened in the hotel room where the man, identified as an herbalist, went to meet the lady on Monday. A source, […]