A man, Akeem Kareem, has regained freedom after spending about three days in the den of kidnappers who abducted him along the Benin-Ore Expressway last Wednesday. Sunday Special had reported that Kareem’s son, Sefiu, cried out over the abduction of…
ACF rejects relocation of CBN units, FAAN headquarters to Lagos
Northern mouthpiece Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has rejected the planned relocation of key departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to Lagos by the Tinubu administration. According to ACF, the relocations of the…
Just in: Lagos shuts Oke-Afa, Katangua markets
The Lagos State Government has sealed Oke-Afa Market, Isolo Market, and Katangua Market in Abule Egba for violations of waste disposal regulations and for various unhygienic practices around the markets, constituting grave environmental infractions. In a bid to curb mounting…
Women who use wigs have low self-esteem – Nollywood actress
A veteran Nollywood actress, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, has said African women who wear wigs to enhance their beauty have low self-esteem. The movie star made the statement during an interview with Vanguard. She said God had endowed African women with the…
Police arrest 3 over Adamawa hotel murder
The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the beheading of Bilkisu Alhaji Idi, a young woman who was a guest at the Happy Day Quest Inn Hotel in Yola North Local Government Area…
1 officer killed, another injured as bandits attack Police Post in Katsina
A police officer has been killed and one other injured after some bandits attacked police officers at their duty post located at Saki Jiki village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Locals told Channels Television in a telephone…
Police raid Akwa Ibom forests, nab 10 kidnappers
Police operatives acting on intelligence have raided a forest in Ibiono Ibom local government area of Akwa Ibom State, arresting about 10 suspected kidnappers, which LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered were laying ambush to kidnap Chinese expatriates working for the China Civil…
I survived 38 legal battles to be governor — Oborevwori
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has said he survived 38 legal battles in his journey to becoming governor, noting that God ordained him to govern the state.Governor Oborevwori said this, yesterday, at a thanksgiving service at the Government House…
Kidnapping of 5 sisters sparks outcry in Nigeria
The violent abduction of five young Nigerian sisters near Abuja has sparked a national outcry and raised fears about insecurity in the country’s capital.The sisters were kidnapped at the start of the year by armed men who burst into their…
Army arrests 6 operators of illegal oil refinery in Rivers
The Nigerian Army has reported the arrest of six labourers at an illegal oil refinery capable of producing about three million litres of adulterated petroleum products within weeks. The artisanal refining site spans over 40 plots of land and is…