Two people, including a local vigilante, have been killed while another person sustained gunshot injuries after suspected Lakurawa terrorists attacked Ungushi village in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The attack occurred Sunday afternoon, according to residents who spoke to our…
At least five dead bodies have been recovered while six still remain missing after the Saturday’s boat mishap at the Buruku crossing point of River Benue in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. The ill-fated wooden boat was conveying passengers returning from a burial ceremony across the…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has appealed to Nigerians to be “generous” towards President Bola Tinubu. Speaking in Lagos after meeting with Tinubu, who recently returned to Nigeria following his annual vacation, Shettima said the President took difficult and far-reaching decisions to prevent the…
The Association of Jumuat Mosques Imams of Nigeria (AJMIN) has called for sustained prayers for divine intervention in Nigeria’s worsening security challenges and other difficulties confronting the country. The association made the call at a one-day leadership seminar titled “Leadership in Islam…
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has challenged political office holders who feel they have not benefited from his government to resign. Lawal stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Government House, Gusau, on Sunday. The governor spoke following…
The Chairman of the Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Kabir Bature Sarkin Alhazai, has resigned. Sarkin Alhazai was appointed by Governor Dikko Umar Radda in 2023. He announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the Secretary to the Katsina State Government, although he did not…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested five people for allegedly destroying billboards and posters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and other politicians in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this while answering questions from…
A Sharia Court in Hausawa, Kano, has remanded a man, Ahmad Sabiu Shekar Gabas, over alleged conspiracy, vandalism and theft of streetlights in Sallare community. The court, presided over by Dr Bello Musa Khalid, ordered that the suspect be remanded in a correctional facility until October 14, 2026…
Former presidential aide and journalist, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has recalled how President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and himself escaped being involved in an accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. According to Ojudu, the incident happened shortly before Tinubu became governor of Lagos State. He…
Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has declared that despite notable regional achievements over the past six years, Boko Haram insurgency remained weakened but not defeated. The Governor, who is also Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF), said this during the 13th meeting of the…