Police arrest two for allegedly killing motorcyclist
Ogun state police said on Sunday they had arrested two armed robbery suspects for allegedly killing a motorcyclist after snatching his bike in the Sango-Ota area of the state. Police…
South African president blames NATO for Russia-Ukraine war
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the war in Ukraine could have been avoided if NATO had heeded the warnings of some of its leaders. “The war could have…
2023: We are ready for the consensus candidate
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki says that all People’s Democratic Party Northern PDP presidential hopefuls are poised for a consensus candidate during the party’s no-frills primaries. He provided security in…
Bauchi car crash claims one, injures six – FRSC
Yusuf Abdullahi, the sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi state, says one person lost their life while six others were injured in a solitary car accident that…
Sheriff Ali-Modu drops out of the APC presidency race and gives reasons
Ali-Modu Sheriff, a two-term former governor of Borno state and aspiring national president of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has withdrawn from the race. Sheriff, who was speaking at a…
Obiano’s aide discusses former governor’s viral video clip in EFCC custody
The spokesman for the immediate former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obianoon Sunday, he denounced a viral video showing the former governor in the custody of the Economic and Financial…
SERAP wants to investigate the trillions spent in the Nigerian electricity sector
the Socioeconomic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “instruct the Federation Attorney General and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar MalamiSAN and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to…
24 policemen and other security personnel killed in Nigeria last week
Nigerian security officials bore the brunt of killings by non-state actors last week, accounting for 80 percent of the 30 people killed. Of the 30 people killed last week (March…
SSS uncovers alleged violent plot in center-north
Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service (SSS), say it has uncovered plots by some people it described as “disaffected” elements to spark violence in parts of the country, particularly…
Cement BUA says three dead workers were outside contractors
BUA Cement has said the three workers killed in an explosion at its factory in Sokoto on Friday were working for an outside contractor on routine maintenance work. PREMIUM TIMES…