Passengers overpower bandits in Zamfara, kill 1, seize 2 AK-47 rifles (Vanguard) In a courageous act, the family of a bride-to-be and a group of passengers thwarted a kidnapping attempt by killing a terrorist in Zamfara State. PRNigeria reports that…
*Court remands 33-yr-old man for rape, murder of woman, 55, in Ondo (Leadership)*Court remands businessman in prison over alleged $26k fraud (Guardian)
Court remands 33-yr-old man for rape, murder of woman, 55, in Ondo (Leadership) For allegedly raping and killing a 55-year-old woman, Mrs Deborah Abiodun, a 35-year-old man, James Emmanuel, has been remanded by a Chief Magistrate Court in Akure, Ondo…
*UNILAG students protest fee hike today (Punch)*Minister expresses need for immediate rehabilitation of Lagos Ports (Vanguard)
UNILAG students protest fee hike today (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has urged the National Association of Nigerian Students to inform the command of its protest plans slated for today, September 6, 2023, at the University of Lagos. NANS…
Bello’s convoy attack political, Natasha alleges
Kogi Central Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial Candidate in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has alleged that the recent attack on Gov. Yahaya Bello’s convoy is politically motivated. “It is a smear campaign against the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship Murtala…
*Labourer dies in Lagos church soakaway (Punch)*25 killed as gunmen attack Benue Communities (Tribune)
Labourer dies in Lagos church soakaway (Punch) A labourer identified simply as Dogo has died after falling into a septic tank belonging to a church in Badore, Ajah area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident happened on…
Naira Swap: El-Rufai, Yahaya Bello present as Supreme Court adjourns case till February 22
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has adjourned the case on the naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) till Wednesday, February 22 for hearing of the consolidated suits by 10 states. The apex court, which heard the…
Your allegations against me unfortunate, Monarch replies Kogi government
The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim, has said the allegations made against him during the recent state visit of President Muhammadu Buhari by the Kogi State Government were unfortunate and unfounded. The monarch said this in his response dated…
4 feared dead as explosion rocks Okene
An explosion occurred on Thursday morning in Okene, Kogi, in which no fewer than four persons are feared dead, according to police report. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the explosion occurred at about 9 a.m. It occurred…