The Damaturu local government caretaker committee chairman, Alhaji Gudama Bukar, has lamented the loss of internally generated revenue in his domain due to insecurity, a situation worsened by the state of emergency imposed in the area. He revealed this...
A 21-year-old restaurant attendant charged with alleged murder of a customer over N10 change was ordered remanded in prison custody pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). The accused, Bright Effiong, who was first arraig...
A feeling of anger, trepidation and confusion now pervades Amaewula village in Umuezeoka, Ezza North Local Government Area and Ebonyi State in general, following the tragic news of the murder of a former permanent secretary, Chief Cletus Nwezza by susp...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP says the party will not involve in murder to achieve political goals. The party made the remark in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Olisa Metuh. According t...
Eight persons were on Wednesday arraigned before an Abuja Magistrates’ Court on three counts of joint act, public nuisance and being in possession of counterfeit dollars. They are Joseph Adamu, 32, Uzoma Ajunbu, 27, Michael John, 36, Joseph Ibeh,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday accused former Gombe State governor, Danjuma Goje and four others standing trial on an 18-count charge of alleged conspiracy and N25bn money laundering of deliberately stalling their trial a...
No fewer than four persons on Monday night, sustained various degrees of injury when a bomb exploded at People’s Hotel in Bayan Gari area of the Bauchi metropolis. The event that occurred at about 9pm threw the residents of the state capital into...
The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta has arrested 21 Ghanaians and five Nigerians at Awoba, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers for alleged illegal bunkering. The task force also recovered more than 250,000 tons of crude oil f...
Some yet to be identified gunmen have killed a Lebanese national, Mr Padi Ibrahim alongside Nigerian, Mallam Aliyu Nuruddeen at kakeyi village in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. LEADERSHIP gathered that another Lebanese national, Amir Drek...
Osun State governments has concluded arrangement to withdraw the certificate and instrument of office of a prominent traditional ruler, Oba Adebukola Alli, the Alowa of Ilowa in Obokun Local Government Area over alleged child abuse. LEADERSHIP gathered...
The Civil Society Coalition of Nigeria,( CSCN), has cautioned mischief makers to allow the Nigeria Police conclude its investigation on Senator Bukola Saraki before passing judgement on him. The Coalition’s Coordinator, Alhaji Yunusa Muhammed who...
The establishment of an Abandoned Children’s Home and Shelter by the Enugu State Government inside the premises of the Family Support Programme (FSP) along Enugu Abakiliki Road about five years ago, elicited joy among members of the public, parti...
A dismissed police officer, Iremirem Daniel, was on Monday docked before an Apapa Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly wearing the Nigeria Police uniform. Daniel, 45, of Maza Maza area of Lagos, is standing trial on a two-count charge o...
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Kano State said yesterday that it killed four suspected members of Boko Haram sect at the Ring Road, Hotoron Gabas, in an operation launched in the house of one of the sect members. The JTF reportedly engaged the suspected...
Gunmen suspected to be cultists at the weekend killed a staff of the State Security Services (SSS) identified as Mr Petrus Onwu. Onwu’s brutal murder followed multiple cult clashes that took place in different parts of the state on the fate...