Eighteen passengers of the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) have reportedly been kidnapped by bandits. The attack occurred at Yakila village, Rafi Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The passengers were said to be heading to Minna, the state capital from Kotangora when the incident happened. The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon, has expressed readiness for the country to be part of Nigeria and become its ’37th state’. The Minister who stated this shortly after a close door meeting with the Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs … Read more
The Senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has said that the days of President Muhammadu Buhari and his political party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, are numbered, saying nothing can stop God from rising against them. Giwa also said that only people who don’t think rationally will continue to … Read more
Nigerian Army Declares 101 Soldiers Wanted For Running Away From Boko Haram The Nigerian Army has released a list of soldiers found wanting for eloping their duty posts in the fight against terrorism. Daily Report Nigeria understands the Army has called for the immediate arrest of the officers who are accused of deserting their posts … Read more
Atleast seven persons were have been killed in a renewed communal war between Ezza- Effium and Effium in Ebonyi State. There has been a lingering communal crisis between Ezza-Effium and Effium people since January this year, which resulted in the killing of hundreds of persons and destruction of property worth millions of Naira. Governor of … Read more
The Youth President of Ogulagha Community, Comr. Anthony Waterwei Okilo has congratulated the newly sworn in Chairman of Burutu local government area, Hon. Godknows Angele, and his vice, Chief Combolous Ikisa, on their landslide victory at the just concluded local government elections. Waterwei also congratulated Hon. Prosper Lamieghan, Councillor Representing Ogulagha Ward 19 for his … Read more
Yakubu Gowon: Presidency should be rotated between northern states …Governorship should be rotated among senatorial districts Nigeria’s former Head-of-State, General Yakubu Gowon has called for the country’s presidency to be zoned between the six geo-political zones. Gen. Gowon stated this on Sunday in Abuja, insisting that rotating the office of president is key to peace, … Read more
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has stated that the Nigerian system is not federalism but “fatherism”. Adesina who was the guest lecturer at the second inaugural lecture of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Akure, Ondo State, said that Nigeria’s system is essentially a revenue-sharing system. He spoke on the theme … Read more
The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani Socio- Cultural Association, has accused the Ondo state Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of creating Amotekum to kill the Fulanis. They chided Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State for his perceived hatred for the Fulani people. The National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Mr. Saleh Alhassan, in a statement, … Read more
Unknown gunmen on Sunday killed a police escort inside a church in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The assailants also took away the service rifle of the deceased after shooting him thrice and leaving him for dead. Witnesses narrated that the gunmen stormed the Pentecostal church in Oviri-Ogor Road, … Read more
By Busy Brain The usual drama took another dimension when former presidential candidate, revolution now convener, Omoyele Sowore stormed the Abuja Magistrate Court in the company of herbalist on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Initially, I don’t really see a big deal in what I described as a dramatic display of Mr. Sowore to drag Nigerians … Read more
Suspected bandits have attacked the Government Science College Kagara in Niger State, abducting unspecified number of students and staff in the process. The Government Science College Kagara is a boarding school housing students and teachers. Sources say the bandits invaded the the school in the early hours of Wednesday, February 17, 2021. The bandits reportedly … Read more
Supreme Court Justice, Sylvester Ngwuta is dead. Sources at the apex court confirmed that Ngwuta died in the early morning of Sunday in his sleep at his official residence in Abuja at almost 70. Ngwuta was said to be getting set for his retirement from the Supreme Court on March 30, 2021 upon attainment of … Read more
The All Progressives Congress is considering giving a joint ticket to former President Goodluck Jonathan and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for the 2023 presidential election. Top sources within the party say that Jonathan is being considered as a strong voice in the southern region, while El-Rufai is being packaged to represent northern interests and … Read more
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has asked Nigerians not to turn the present security challenges across the country into tribal, ethnic or religious crises. Tinubu said this during eight-day Fidau prayers for the late civilian governor of the state, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande in Lagos, Tinubu said anyone who had experienced ethnic confrontation or religious war before … Read more
Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi has opined that armed bandits terrorising Northern Nigerian learnt kidnapping from Niger Delta militants. The revered Sheik made the claims while speaking on a program on the Africa Independent Television (AIT) channel. Gumi further reiterated his calls for the bandits to be granted amnesty just the way the Federal Government … Read more