Nigeria’s Vice President’s Church Hit By Suicide Bomber, Kill Six
A church on the outskirts of Potiskum, Yobe State was on Sunday morning attacked by a suicide bomber, suspected to belong to the Boko Haram Islamic sect, killing six persons, including the Pastor and a family of three in the…
How Boko Haram Kill 150 Villagers, Injured Many Others in Borno Unchallenged
Members of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect laid a siege to some Borno communities between Tuesday and Wednesday night, killing no fewer than 148 persons and injuring several others. Some of the deceased were killed in mosques where the…
President Buhari Sacks DG SSS, Appoints Daura As Replacement
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), Mr Ita Ekpeyong, appointing Mr Lawal Daura as his replacement. Mr Ekeyong’s sack was contained in a statement released and signed by the Head of…
Read Full Text of Femi Fani-Kayode’s Moving Press Statement On His Court Victory Over Corruption Charges
Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted, humbled and relieved by this verdict. In the last seven years, I have been subjected to the most malicious, vicious, sinister, well-orchestrated, insidious and devastating form of political persecution and wickedness. The whole process…
Fani-Kayode Celebrates As Court Clears Him of Corruption Charges
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has discharged and acquitted a former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, of all corruption charges. In her judgment, the judge, Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, said the prosecution’s case was “feeble” and failed to provide “copious…
Chibok Girls ‘Forced to Join Nigeria’s Boko Haram’
Some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria have been forced to join Islamist militant group Boko Haram, the BBC has been told. Witnesses say some are now being used to terrorise other captives, and are even carrying out killings…
kidnappers Pocket N50m Ransom, Free Kogi High Court Judge
A Kogi State High Court Judge, Justice Samuel Obayomi, who was abducted on May 25, has been released by the kidnappers. This was after Obayomi had spent 34 days in their custody. TheStreetReporters.com gathered that Obayomi was released around 11pm…
Sharia: 9 To Die For ‘Blasphemy’ In Kano, Says Court
An Upper Sharia Court, sitting at Rijiyar Lemo in Kano State, has sentenced nine persons to death for blasphemy against the Prophet of Islam. Abdul-Inyas, Hajiya Mairo and seven others who were tried secretly, according to Premium Times report, committed…
Armed Robbers Raid Banks In Lagos
Dare-devil Armed robbers, on Wednesday, raided some banks on Ikorodu area of Lagos State, carting away unspecified amount of money. TheStreetReporters.com reliably gathered the robbers attacked the banks located at Ipakodo Ebute, near Ogolonto in Ikorodu before making their escape…
12 Year-Old Suicide Bomber Kills Many In Yobe Market
A female suicide bomber killed many people and herself in a crowded market in Wagir, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State on Tuesday, according to a report by Daily Trust. Malam Usaini Jibril, a driver who conveyed the injured…
Sharing National Cake Tops Governors’ Request As Buhari Rejects BailOut For Salaries
There were indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may have turned down a bailout request by state governors owing months in arrears of salaries of workers in their states at the end of a meeting with 36 governors in the presidential…
