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Following the death of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II, on Sunday evening, July 13, 2025 and his subsequently burial the next day and observance of the mourning period, lobbying has commenced by aspirants to the exalted Ijebu-Ode throne. The respected monarch and paramount ruler of Ijebuland died at the age […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command has arrested a 27-year-old suspect, Umar Adamu Umar, for allegedly trafficking cannabis worth more than ₦10 million. According to a statement on Saturday and signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, Umar, who hails from Fagge local government area of […]
In the ongoing crackdown on criminal elements, operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have smashed two syndicates of armed robbers and vandals of public assets in parts of the State. The Police spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this to journalists at the weekend at the Command’s headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, near Uyo, the […]
Kano state Governor, Abba Yusuf has inaugurated a taskforce on voter registration, tasking them to ensure the number of voters registered in the state reach 10 million at the end of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Governor who spoke through the Secretary to the State Government, Farouk Umar, gave the directive while inaugurating […]
A group, the Kebbi Progressive Youth Assembly said the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu and Kebbi Central lawmaker, Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero are free to seek elections in the state if they desire in 2027. The group appealed to youths of Kebbi Central and the State not to be distracted […]
Some concerned youths in Kwara South Senatorial District have called for immediate and heavy deployment of military forces into the area to restore order and dislodge bandits from their communities. The demand was made at a press conference addressed by the leaders of Igbomina Youth Assembly (IYAss), Kwara South Youth Development Organisation (KWAYORG), Kwara South […]
At least 12 people are dead after a railway bridge that was under construction in China collapsed.
The Kwara State government said it was working with law enforcement agencies to bring the killers of a woman, Khadijah, who was mistaken for a kidnapper in the State, to book. LEADERSHIP reports that a mob had on Thursday at Ipata Market area of Ilorin, the state capital, beat a woman later identified by the […]
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has directed cultists, kidnappers and criminal elements to immediately leave the state or face the full weight of the law. The directive followed the demolition of a building in Egbaen Community in Egor local government area, which was used as a base for cult initiation rites and ritual practices. […]
Approval of a huge new Chinese embassy in London has been delayed by the government over redacted areas on the embassy’s plans.
