Killings by bandits in Zamfara State has claimed the lives of 11,000 adult males that were bread-winners of their families, leaving behind an estimated conservative figure of about  22,000 widows, the Arewa Youth Forum, AYF, has stated. Alhaji Gambo Ibrahim Gujungu, the National President of AYF , in a statement, …

A plan to scrap the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is underway. A draft bill, now in circulation, seeks to replace the commission with an agency under the Federal Ministry of Justice under the Attorney-General of the Federation. It eliminates EFCC’s autonomy and replaces it with an entity to …

Nigerian Army commander identified as Colonel DC Bako, has been killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. The senior military officer lost his life on Monday in an ambush set up by the insurgents, according to a report by HumAngle.Bako was Commander of Sector 2, Operation Lafiya Dole, the …

The Sokoto State Hisbah Commission on Monday confirmed the arrest of three people alleged to have circulated a video on social media while sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl. The victim was scheduled to get married on Oct. 17, but the marriage was called off as a result of the viral …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to commence a cost-based review to determine a new pricing regime for mobile International Termination Rate (ITR) for inbound international voice calls in the country. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, NCC, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. ITR …

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iseyin,  Oyo State on Monday ordered that a  44-year-old man, Stephen Mark, who allegedly defiled his nine-year-old sister-in-law, be remanded in a correctional centre. Delivering his ruling, Chief Magistrate Maaruff Mudashiru , ordered the defendant to engage the services of a lawyer. Mudashiru adjourned the …

Edo state election, relecting Governor, Godwin Obaseki  in Saturday’s Edo election, describes it as an end to godfatherism in the nation’s political system says Atiku. In a statement, personally signed by Abubaka Atiku  the PDP 2019 Presidential candidate congratulated the good people of Edo state for their resilience before and …

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Police Bill, 2020. The President in a memo dated September 16, 2020, communicated his assent to the Bill to the National Assembly, through the Clerk of the legislature. The Act repeals the Police Act Cap. P19. Laws of the Federation, 2004, …

The Niger State Government has revealed that 80 per cent of the staff of the State Ministry for Education is allegedly working with forged certificates from the state-owned College of Education, COE, Minna. This development came to public glare, due to the ongoing screening of all staff of the state …

The  20-year-old Toluwalase Kembi, a polytechnic student awaiting industrial training who visit her friend in the Ikorodu area sadly led to her death allegedly by a boyfriend who claimed he was paid N2m to carry out the act. The 33-year-old suspect, Owolabi Yusuf, also known as alfa, is now cooling …