The Delta State Police Command has foiled a cult initiation ceremony and arrested 28 suspected cultists in Ukwuani Local Government Area of the state.
Acting spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 6, said eight robbery suspects were also arrested across the...
The issues surrounding the repatriation of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) will be discussed by the United Kingdom parliament.
The UK parliament in a schedule shared on its website, said it will discuss “the circumstances surrounding the transfer of Mr Kanu to Nigeria against his will” and the alleged role...
The first batch contingent of Team Nigeria have left for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The team members departed on Tuesday, July 6, through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
The Director, Federation of Elites Athletes Department (FEAD), Simeon Ebhojiaye in a statement explained that the members include the Canoeing team;...
A Magistrate Court sitting in Lokoja has sentenced a student of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja to 8 years imprisonment for illegal possession of firearms and unlawful association.
Shehu Tenimu Mohammed, an ND II student of the Department of Public Administration, was nabbed with a locally fabricated revolver pistol and five...
The governors of the Southern States have insisted that the next President of Nigeria must be from the South. This was part of the decisions reached at the meeting of the southern states governors in Lagos today July 5.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state who is the Chairman of the...
Former militant commander and head of the Biafra Customary Government (BCG), Mujahid Asari Dokubo has mocked leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu over his arrest.
Dokubo who had fallen out with Kanu weeks before his arrest, recalled how he vowed to destroy the IPOB leader's empire. He accused...
The police has revealed the cause of the explosion which occurred in Kaduna state on Saturday July 3.
Recall that the explosion in Badarawa area of the state, led to the death of a child and also left two others injured. A 7-year-old child was said to have died in the explosion, while those who sustained...
Some security guards attached to the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (Glory Dome) located along Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Road, Abuja have arrested six human rights activists for wearing #BuhariMustGo (Anti-President Muhammadu Buhari) T-Shirts to the church.
About ten activists went to the church on Sunday morning to worship at the...
Embattled Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has estimated the losses incurred during the raid of his Ibadan apartment by DSS agents last Thursday, July 1 at N500 million.
Igboho said this in a letter written to the Federal government through his counsel Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN). The activist in his letter...
Chidinma Ojukwu, the University of Lagos student who was arrested for killing SuperTV CEO Usifo Ataga, has narrated how she carried out the act.
In an interview with an NTA News correspondent, Chidinma revealed that they met at a party through Usifo’s friend who was dating her friend. According to her, it...
BW Global Group LLC, an American lobbyist, intervened in the case of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Nigerian secessionist group, who was illegally arrested in Kenya and repatriated to Nigeria.
Attorney of Nigeria, Abubakar Malami, announced on Tuesday that Kanu, who fled Nigeria in 2017, during which he escaped...
Amotekun, the Ondo State Security Network Agency has arrested 400 cows in its ongoing “Operation Clean up” in the state.
The state Commander of the corps, Mr Adetunji Adeleye disclosed this to newsmen in Akure on Friday, July 2.
According to him, local hunters helped them arrest the cows.
He also stated...
Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo popular known as Sunday Igboho has explained how his Ibadan residence was attacked by men he claimed to be military personnel in the early hours of today July 1.
In an interview with BBC Yoruba, Igboho said
“I just heard plenty bullet in my compound and gunshot in front...
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) has alleged that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the group, was arrested by the Kenyan Government before he was handed over to the Department of State Services.
Kanu, who is being prosecuted on charges of treasonable felony, was rearrested...
Security agents deployed to Ojota, venue of the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos state have dispersed the protesters with teargas and arrested a few of them.
The protesters gathered at the venue despite the directive of the state police command against their planned protest.
Security operatives including men of the Nigeria Police...
The Kenya government has denied claims of being involved in the arrest and extradition of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, saying “it does not want to be dragged into Nigeria’s internal affairs.”
Kenya High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Wilfred Machage, said this at a media briefing in Abuja today, July 2.
According to...
Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reacted to the claims made by the Department of State Services (DSS) that he had an armoury stored in his Ibadan residence that was raided on Thursday, July 1.
The spokesperson for the service, Peter Afunnaya, while addressing newsmen in Abuja on...
The Comptroller Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone B, Kaduna Comptroller Albashir Hamisu psc(+) today July 2nd, handed over two suspects arrested in possession of one hundred and sixty-seven (167) parcels of substance suspected to be cannabis to the Kaduna State, Commander National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
A statement released by...
The Petroleum Industry Bill has been passed by the Senate and House of Representatives.
At the House of Representatives, the bill was passed after clauses of the bill were considered based on the recommendation of the Committee on PIB.
Chairman of the House Adhoc Committee on the PIB, Rep. Mohammed Tahir Mongunu moved for...
Yoruba Nation Agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho's media aide, Olayomi Koiki, says despite the Lagos state police command's directive, he will be leading the Yoruba Nation rally earlier scheduled to hold in the state tomorrow Saturday, July 3.
In a live broadcast this morning, Koiki explained that the rally will...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has declared Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, wanted.
The spokesperson for the service, Peter Afunnaya, while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, July 1, confirmed that the agency carried out the raid on Igboho's Ibadan residence in the early hours...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has given an insight into how the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested last Sunday, June 27.
Kanu was on Tuesday, June 29 paraded before newsmen. There have been speculations as to where he was extradited from....
The British authorities has dashed hope ofNnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) regaining freedom.
Kingsley Kanu, the IPOB leader’s sibling who had revealed that he was arrested in Kenya had appealed to British authorities to ensure his brother's release.
Kingsley said;
“The British High Commission in Nigeria must...
An inmate at the Awka Correctional Centre in Anambra has bagged two certificates from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Awka Study Centre.
The inmate, Jude Onwuzulike received the certificates of Post Graduate Diploma and Masters of Science degrees in Information Technology on Tuesday, June 29.
Mr. Felix Edoka, Registrar,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the problem of the country is Nigerians and not ethnicity or religion.
Receiving members of the Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo (MBO) Dynamic Support Group, who visited the State House in Abuja on Wednesday June 30 to present a compendium of five years achievements of the administration, the...
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has explained reasons why he abandoned his trial by the Nigerian Judicial system and escaped out of the country in 2017.
Kanu, who was re-arrested and brought back to Nigeria on Sunday, June 27, told the Federal High Court...
The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has announced that its founder, Prophet TB Joshua, would be laid to rest on Friday, July 9, at the church premises in Lagos.
The Head of the burial committee, Dr. Gary Tonge, disclosed at a press briefing on Tuesday, June 29.
According to him,...
PRESS STATEMENT
IPOB LAWYER CONFIRMS ARREST OF NNAMDI KANU, CALLS FOR CALM
We have just confirmed through a correspondence from the Federal High Court Abuja, about the arrest and the extradition of my Client- Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the Nigerian State.
It is to be noted therefore, that no matter the gravity...
Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has ordered that the leader of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, be remanded in DSS custody.
The remand order was sequel to an application by the Federal government through its lawyer, Shuaibu Labaran.
Ruling on...
Mr. Usifo Ataga’s close friend, Douglas Aniemena, has published an article in which he gave his opinion on how the Super TV boss was killed.
In his piece, Douglas who is a childhood friend of the deceased expressed doubts that Chidinma Ojukwu, the UNILAG student who was with the deceased carried out...
The United Arab Emirates government has allegedly suspended Direct Employment Visa for Nigerians, as a result of the increasing rate of crimes involving Nigerians in the Middle-East country.
SaharaReporters reports that the UAE police are currently in search of more Nigerian nationals and conducting raids and arrests to get them jailed.
A...
The Federal Government has approved an extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021.
In a statement signed jointly by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde and Head of Corporate Communications of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)...
Some concerned hoteliers and guest house operators around the Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) at Ikotun-Egbe have lamented about the low patronage following the death of TB Joshua.
The hoteliers expressed concerns that they do not know if the wife of T.B Joshua, Evelyn Joshua would able to perform...
Hundreds of passengers travelling from Kaduna to Abuja on the Nigerian Railway Corporation’s train service on Monday June 28, were left stranded in the bust after the train developed mechanical failure minutes after leaving Rigasa station in Kaduna state.
A passenger reportedly claimed that the train had initially stopped twice...
The family of late Michael Usifo Ataga, the CEO of Super TV who was murdered by Chidinma Ojukwu has issued a statement calling for an in-depth investigation of his murder and urged the police to go beyond the arrest of the suspect as there was more to the murder.
Chidinma...
Chidinma Ojukwu, the 21-year-old University of Lagos student who confessed to stabbing Super TV boss, Uwaifo Ataga, to death, has recounted how they met.
In an interview with DailyTrust, Chidinma, said financial pressure occasioned by the outbreak of COVID-19 made her hook up with some female students who took her to wild...
There was jubilation in Amukpe area of Sapele, Delta State following the killing of a notorious criminal known as Fowlboy.
The deadly armed robber met his waterloo during a fierce gun duel with the police and vigilantes in the early hours of Saturday, June 26.
The deceased suspect and his gang...
The late founder of the Synagogue of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Joshua, may be buried in his church in Lagos state on July 9, 2021. Joshua died in Lagos state last week at the age of 57.
On Sunday, a family member who asked not to be named stated that...
Nwaoboshi was welcomed into the party by President Buhari in the statehouse Abuja today June 25. This was made known by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement titled ‘President Buhari congratulates Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi for decamping to APC’.
According to Garba,...
Results of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been released by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin who made the announcement via a statement released in Abuja on Friday June 25, said the board was happy over the smooth conduct of the examination.
Benjamin further revealed that...
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is full of praises to God as he turns 56 today June 25.
The Governor in a post shared on his IG page, appreciated God for making him celebrate another year. He wrote;
''“Rejoice in the Lord always.... The Lord is near. Do not be anxious...
Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu today, June 24 announced that Nigeria and Africa's first Olympic Gold Medalist, Chief Mrs (Dr) Chioma Ajunwa-Oparah (MON), would be rewarded with a three bedroom apartment in Lagos for her heroics at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
After many setbacks in her career...
The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Infrastructure for Concession, Engineer Fidelis Nweze has died in a fatal motor accident.
The Special Assistant to Governor David Umahi on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze, who confirmed the incident in a statement said the commissioner died at the Turkish Hospital Abuja on Tuesday morning, June 22, after he...
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos state, Hakeem Odumosu, says 21-year-old UNILAG student, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, who was earlier today paraded for allegedly killing the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Michael Usifo Ataga, conspired with some other persons who are currently now at large to carry out the...
The Lagos state police command has arrested and paraded a 21-year-old lady alleged to have killed Michael Usifo Ataga, the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, and a director in Super Network Limited.
Ataga, who resides in Banana Island, was reported missing on Sunday, June 13, by his family and friends...
The Lagos State Special Offences Court has granted embattled Nollywood actor, Baba Ijesha, bail in the sum of two million naira.
Delivering a ruling on his bail application this afternoon, the presiding judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, ordered that the actor be released on bail while the trail continues. The judge...
The Saudi Arabian Government has donated medical items worth $1 billion to Nigeria to strengthen its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The medical items donated include 23 ventilators, surgical sterile gowns, non-sterile surgical gowns, surgical mask and nitrite gloves.
Olusegun Adetola, the Director, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry...
Embattled Nollywood actor, Omiyinka Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has pleaded not guilty to the rape, sexual assault and abuse of a minor charges filed against him by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions at a Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja.
Baba Ijesha is currently being arraigned...
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has been declared winner of the governorship primary election organized by the Chief Victor Oye-led faction of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) held today Wednesday, June 23.
Soludo scored a total of 740 votes to defeat his closest rival,...
The United Arab Emirates has reinstated its ban on Nigerian fligts barely48 hours after announcing resumption of flights to Nigeria.
Though UAE authorities had initially fixed Wednesday, June 23, 2021, for resumption of flights to Nigeria, Emirates which is UAE flag carrier has again announced indefinite suspension of flights to Nigeria.
A...
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has alleged that the operation of social media giant Twitter in the country is illegal.
In his presentation before members of the House Representatives Joint Committee on the suspension of Twitter at the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday June 22, Mohammed said Twitter was used...
A High court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced the former Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Petroleum Subsidy, Farouk Lawan, to seven years in prison.
Lawan was found guilty of counts one, two, and three bordering on corruptly asking for and obtaining a...
Pope Francis has expressed his readiness to collaborate with the Federal Government of Nigeria to help end insecurity in the country and sub-Saharan Africa.
The Supreme Pontiff gave the assurance after he received a letter of credence from the Ambassador to the Holy See, Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu.
He commended the...
The federal government has been restrained by the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja from prosecuting Twitter users.
Recall that Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami had threatened to prosecute those violating FG's ban on Twitter's operation in Nigeria through the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) had also ordered all...
Nigeria Customs Service has announced that from July 6, 2021 private jets in the country with unverified documents will be impounded.
Public Relations Officer of NCS, Joseph Attah told newsmen on Monday June 21 that private jet owners have been given a one-month grace period in line with an ongoing audit...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released an Islamic singer, Ahmad Abdul, taking into custody after releasing a blasphemous song.
DailyTrust reports that Abdul was picked by the security agents for releasing the uncensored song titled ‘Barhama Gwaska’, perceived as blasphemous and capable of creating chaos in the state. The...
