Inmates held at Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja are threatening a deadly riot after officials claimed a large chunk of money kept for the prisoners had been carted away by Boko Haram insurgents who breached the facility on Tuesday night, two sources with information have informed Peoples Gazette. The ...

  Nollywood actress and content creator, Funke Akindele has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State. The Jenifa Diary crooner was favoured after she was listed among five names released as the potential running mates of the party¡¯s governorship candidate, Abdulaziz Olajide Adediran popularly ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday afternoon visited the Kuje custodial facility in Abuja that was attacked by terrorists Tuesday night. It was earlier reported how hundreds of inmates were freed by the attackers. An official also said four inmates and a security official were killed during the attack. About 443 ...

  Several reactions have trailed the announcement of spokesman to the popular hip hop star, Eedris Abdulkareem that his principal is currently battling kidney failure. The singer’s situation was announced on his Instagram page by his spokesman, Hon. Myke Pam. Pam noted in the message that Abdulkareem will have a ...

  All Boko Haram terrorists arrested and held in Kuje prison in Abuja escaped during the attack on the facility on Tuesday night. Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi confirmed the escape of the dreaded group members while interacting with newsmen on Wednesday morning after a visit to the facility, Naija ...

  The Osun State Police Command has warned cultists planning to celebrate the July 7, (7/7) Day to Bury such plans. 7/7 is a day set aside by some cult groups known to be members of the Aiye confraternity or Black Axe to celebrate what they call ‘cultism day’, new ...

  There are fresh indications revealing that the gunmen who attacked the Kuje Medium Security Prison reportedly freed over 90 percent of the inmates. According to Daily Sun, the heavily armed gunmen invaded the correctional centre around 10.30pm. The gunmen who bombarded the facility and successfully operated for about one ...

  The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo has died. The outgoing Sec-Gen died at about 11p.m on Tuesday at the aged 63. Mele Kyari, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, announced his death. In a post on Twitter, ...

  The Kuje Correctional Center is said to be under heavy bombardment by unidentified gunmen. A source who spoke to THE WHISTLER on telephone said “they are unleashing bombs. “We don’t know who is carrying out the attack but we can hear heavy sounds bearing the hallmark of bombs. “Everywhere ...

  Former United States president, Barack Obama has stated that increased access to abortion is one of the signs that the American democracy was growing. He lamented on Tuesday that there is still work to do in areas of abortion rights, gun control and LGBTQ rights, among others. He wrote ...