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Ondo State Police Command has arrested a landlord, Oladele Femi and two other suspects, for the abduction, rape and murder of two Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) students. The victims: Andrel Eloho Okah and John Friday Abah, were reported missing a few weeks ago. Okah (19), a female student of the Department of History and […]
Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspected armed robbers over their alleged involvement in a series of crimes, including murder, kidnapping, car theft and cultism. The command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Osogbo, confirmed that items recovered from them during the operations included a black Lexus Jeep with registration number […]
I met him several times after he became Nigeria’s president in 2015, but the meetings did not change my impression of him as an enigma. Yet, as history peels back layer after layer of Muhammadu Buhari’s place, we may discover the essence of his beguiling simplicity. Tight-lipped and taciturn, a soldier in bearing and character, […]
The Emir of Dutse in Jigawa State, Alhaji Muhammad Hamim Nuhu Sanusi, has asked political, religious leaders and the general public to to help curb violence against women in Nigeria. He made the call when a delegation from the Development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) and the Centre for Islamic Civilisation and Interfaith Dialogue, Bayero […]
Adamawa State Police Command has begun investigation into the alleged shooting of one Ibrahim Usman, aged 35, of Mujara, Mubi South LGA, by a stray bullet reportedly discharged by a patrol team of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The police public relations officer, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, in a statement he issued in Yola yesterday, said […]
As tributes continue to pour in for former President Muhammadu Buhari, Bishop Gerald Musa of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina has described the late Nigerian leader as “a man of integrity, discipline, and selfless devotion.” He urged Nigerians, especially political leaders, to emulate his character. Speaking in Daura during the final day of the Fidau […]
The senator representing Katsina Central, Abdul Aziz Yar’Adua, has said people of the type of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari come once in a lifetime. He also described Buhari’s death as “a loss too deep for words,” calling him a rare African giant whose shoes no one can easily fill. Speaking at the final […]
The special adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, has described the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari as a “profound national loss” and, for him, “an intensely personal tragedy,” reflecting on decades of shared history, mentorship, and service. In a statement he issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja, Lado reflected on […]
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has asserted that financial pressure, health concerns, gender rights backlash, global conflicts, and climate change fears are preventing young people from having the number of children they desire. According to the UNFPA latest “State of World Population Report,” a global survey of over 14,000 people revealed that one in five […]
Kano State government has said its climate change policy when implemented would boost the economy, enhance security and improve the livelihoods of people. The commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Dahiru Hashim, made this known during a Technical Review meeting of the draft Climate Change Policy (CCP) with members of the Technical Committee, organised […]