Unbridled Kidnappings: Lagos Assembly Proffers Solutions, Sympathises with Affected States, Families of Victims
…Commends Remi Tinubu for Advocating Capital Punishment for Kidnappers With incidents of kidnapping spreading across some states of the federation, the Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to increase the personnel in the Lagos Neighbourhood…
Gov Abdulrasaq’s Aide Vs National Pilot: Court Asked to Dismiss Case for Lack of Jurisdiction
Mandate International publications Nigeria Limited, publishers of National Pilot Newspapers on Monday, asked a revenue court sitting in Ilorin to dismiss the case of direct criminal complaint levelled against it and one of its reporters for lack of jurisdiction. The…
Gunmen Kill 3, Abduct Woman, 15 Students In Sokoto, Attack Kaduna Again, Kill Two Worshippers
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have struck in two local government areas in Sokoto State, killing three persons while abducting a woman and fifteen Tsangaya students in two separate attacks. This is even as suspected bandits have also attacked a…
Insecurity: Obi Decries Worsening Situation, Says Abduction of School Children Unacceptable
The main opposition voice and the presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has decried the worsening security situation in the country. Obi said it’s unacceptable that Nigerian children will not be allowed…
President Tinubu Orders Immediate Rescue of Victims of Borno, Kaduna Abductions
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has, while condemning the heinous incidents of abduction involving very vulnerable victims, internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno State and students in Kaduna State, ordered immediate rescue of the victims. The presidential directive to security and…
Forensic Analyst Links Documents Used to Pay $6.2m to Election Observers to Forgery At Emefiele’s Trial
In continuation of the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, a forensic analyst has confirmed that the documents used to…
Kwara Government Reiterates Commitment to Eradicating Road Encroachment, Clears Some Strategic Locations
The Kwara State Government has again reiterated its commitment to removing any impediment to free flow of both vehicular and human traffic on our roads, especially within Ilorin, the State Capital. A statement by the Ministry’s Press Secretary, Yakub Kamaldeen…
Incidents Of Mass Lootings: Warning Signals Of imminent Armageddon – PRP Warns
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has described recent reports of looting of trucks carrying food items on Nigerian highways and cities as “warning signals of the looming anarchy and turmoil which Nigeria faces in the foreseable future if drastic measures…
How Amotekun Apprehended Suspect for Human Trafficking in Osun
The operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps announced has apprehended a middle-aged man identified as Isaac Okunu for trafficking five young boys from Akwa-Ibom state to Ajebandele in Osun State without the consent of their parents or relatives. The criminal,…
UNN Host Community Raises Alarm Over Looming Epidemic In Obukpa
Residents of Obukpa Community in university town of Nsukka in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, have raised the alarm over what they described as impending epidemic. The residents, who spoke on Friday, hinged their fears on a leaking…
Beneku Bridge: Goodbye Pontoon, a New Sheriff in Town, Says Izeze
Delta State Commissioner for Works Highways and Urban Roads Comrade Reuben Izeze yesterday said that with the success recorded on the Beneku bridge construction, it’s goodbye to the use of pontoon along the trajectory. He stated this yesterday when he…