Prove I am a terrorist, Mohammed challenges Ortom Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed has challenged his Benue counterpart Samuel Ortom to substantiate claim he is sponsoring terrorism. Ortom had alleged Mohammed is a terrorist, sponsoring herdsmen. He also alleged he had received a death threat from herdsmen, saying Mohammed should be held responsible if anything happens to him. But...
Oba of Benin appoints new priest for Holy Aruosa Cathedral The Oba of Benin, HRM Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has approved the appointment of Mr. Igbinoghodua Edebiri as the new presiding priest of a traditional worship Centre, the Holy Aruosa Cathedral in Benin, the Edo State capital. The approval of...
Gunmen kill policeman, loot station armoury in Aba • Govt offers N1m bounty for info on perpetrators Gunmen have attacked a police station in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State, killing a guard duty official. It was also learnt that the attackers looted the police armoury, carting away several arms and ammunition, triggering fear of heightened...
Troops recapture Marte from Boko Haram Troops have recovered Marte and other adjourning communities in Borno State captured by the Boko Haram terrorists. The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahir, had given marching order to the troops to recapture the town within 48 hours. A statement by Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima,...
We will fight insecurity hands down, say governors Governors will fight insecurity with every fibre of their being, the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has said. The Forum added that the governors would not succumb to those perpetrating insurgency in the country. The Chairman of the Forum and Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, spoke on Tuesday in...
Why Plateau rejected RUGA, by Lalong •••••• ‘Farmers don’t carry AK-47 in Plateau’ Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has given reasons for the state’s rejection of the Rural Grazing Area Programme (RUGA). The governor spoke on Tuesday on Channels TV breakfast show, “Sunrise Daily” monitored in Jos, the state capital. He said RUGA was a strange concept that...
Eight years after, man accused of killing pregnant fiancée freed An Ebonyi State High Court, Abakaliki Division has discharged and acquitted one Chukwudi Omeh who has been standing trial for 8 years over the death of his pregnant fiancée. Mr Omeh, who until his arrest was an engine oil trader, was accused in 2012 of killing...
BREAKING: Many feared killed in Maiduguri explosion Many persons were feared dead on Tuesday evening following heavy explosion and gun duel between Boko Haram insurgents and security operatives in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. It is not clear the casualty at the moment but reports indicated the insurgents tried to launch an attack on University of...
Fraudsters pay with paper for N497,000 goods A businessman, David Maduka, who sells doors, has narrated how three customers paid him with paper cut to the size of naira notes after purchasing goods worth N497,000 in Agbarho, Ughelli North council area of Delta State. Maduka told The Nation on Monday that the incident happened last Wednesday...
FG to commence return of refugees from Cameroon, Niger, Chad Following the presidential directive that all refugees be returned to Nigeria, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has said it will start bringing back refugees into the country from February 27, 2021. The commission also disclosed it has distributed relief materials...
