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Anyim Pius Anyim, a former Senate President is claiming that there is a plot to kill him for not defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Anyim who petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu and the Department of State Services (DSS)Continue Reading

After her young nephew reportedly killed himself by hanging from a ceiling fan on Monday, November 31, a business woman has been apprehended in Lagos. According to one Vera, the woman’s neighbour, who is based in Lagos, the incident happened on Monday, November 30, when the boy’s aunt went toContinue Reading

Chief Ayiri Emami, the Ologbotsere of Warri kingdom has narrowly escaped death as his boat exploded at Ugbuwangwe waterside in Warri south local government, Delta state. Chief Ayiri told the newsmen on the phone that he was supposed to have boarded the boat at the Ugbuwangwe waterside to Excravos, anContinue Reading

With the aid of a stick and a knife, a 30-year-old Fulani herdsman, Abdu Musa butchered his younger brother in Wuro Jugga Fulani settlement in Guri local government area of Jigawa State. An eyewitness told newsmen that the incident occurred when the two brothers engaged in a quarrel, which ledContinue Reading

Operatives of Nigeria intelligence service and anti-corruption agents, Monday evening, arrested Abdulrasheed Maina in Niger Republic. A top intelligence officer told PRNigeria that the arrest was made on an existing mutual relationship and security agreement between the two countries. The former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) isContinue Reading

At least one person has died in Jalingo, Taraba State’s capital after a fight  ensued between two men over a lady’s love. Channels Television reported that the fight which occurred in Water Board area of Jalingo, also led to the destruction of properties worth millions of naira. It was learntContinue Reading

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has again criticised the security system in the country, saying policemen who should be fighting crime are involved in non-police duties. The governor urged the National Assembly to see to the amendment of the constitution to give states control of the police. “We’ve always madeContinue Reading

Following the brutal killing of 43 rice farmers in Jere Local Government Area of Borno state by Boko Haram insurgents over the weekend, the United States has sent its deepest condolences to the families and friends of victims as well condemning the heinous act. The US embassy in a statementContinue Reading

Following the brutal killing of farmers in Borno, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Armed Forces to take the fight to the insurgents on a continuous basis until the terrorists are rooted out. President Buhari announced the move in a message delivered on his behalf on Monday by a delegationContinue Reading

Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu has stated that farmers killed in Borno state did not get military clearance before visiting their farms. In an interview with BBC on Monday, Shehu said though the military is in “full control” of all parts of Borno, the farmers and residents ought to get clearance beforeContinue Reading

Following his assassination last week Friday, November 27, 2020, in Tehran, the Iranian chief nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was alleged to have been shot by a remote-controlled machine gun operating out of another car, Iran’s Fars News Agency has stated. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, dubbed by Israel as the father of Iran’sContinue Reading

Suspected kidnappers have abducted a young lady in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. According to reports, the lady was kidnapped on Sunday morning, November 29, on her way to church. Her brother, who confirmed the incident on Twitter said the incident happened beside the Anglican Church along the Rukpakulusi NewContinue Reading

Agricultural instability has been threatened by the tragic murder of over 43 farmers in Borno State by suspected members of Boko Haram, farmers from the state said on Sunday. According to them, the number of farmers massacred in the attack could be more than 43, as many persons were stillContinue Reading

The United Nation has reacted to the attack on Rice Farmers in Borno state, contrary to local reports that about 43 farmers were Killed, it said 110 civilians were killed by Boko Haram. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, who disclosed this, also said, many other personsContinue Reading

Kamoru Sumaila, a 50-year-old father of two has been accused of raping his neighbour’s 10-year-old daughter in Akure, Ondo State capital. It was gathered that the suspected rapist was arrested by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in the state. It was learned that but forContinue Reading