Curfew has again been imposed on Ikere Ekiti, headquarters of Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti state following another round of bloody cult clash that has claimed two lives. This was made known in a statement by Mr Femi Ayodele, Chairman of the council, citing security reasons and ...

  The Senate, on Wednesday, moved to prohibit the payment and receiving of ransom for the release of any kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined victim in the country. This followed the consideration and second reading of a Bill by the upper chamber, titled: “Terrorism prevention (amendment) Bill, 2021,” and sponsored ...

  Governor Nasir El-Rufai has again threatened to prosecute the labour leaders who have been protesting against ‘anti-workers’ policies in Kaduna state, noting that he will pursue them with the law to ensure they don’t return to Kaduna. Speaking as a guest of honour at the 23rd annual tax conference ...

  Nigerian recording artiste, Lyta has been called out on the social media platform, Instagram by his baby mama, Kemi Ayorinde for being unable to afford the sum of N13,000 to buy balloons at his son’s first birthday party. Kemi Ayorinde fired from all cylinders in her Instagram post as ...

  Islamic human rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned against the move by the Nigerian legislature to legalise cannabis in Nigeria. According to the group, the legalization of cannabis will be the last nail in the coffin of morality in Nigeria. Recall that Benjamin Kalu, a spokesman ...

  Hunters Group of Nigeria (HGN) yesterday stormed the National Assembly complex in Abuja to seek the opportunity and recognition under the law to assist the federal government in tackling the ravaging insecurity in the land. The Commandant of the Akwa Ibom State Command of the organisation, John Essien, who ...

  Former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed has said he was not invited by the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged diversion of N9billion. Recall that Ahmed was alleged to have been grilled at the headquarters of the EFCC in Jabi over fraud. It was alleged ...

  President Emmanuel Macron of France has pledged to support Nigeria combat insecurity bedeviling the Lake Chad basin area and the entire stretch of the Sahel region. Macron spoke at a bilateral meeting between him and President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting was hosted by the Nigerian leader on the sidelines ...

Gunmen have abducted a judge at a Shari’a Court located between Baure Zaka villages in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The judge, simply identified as Alhaji Husaini Sama’ila was, according to a resident (name withheld), kidnapped at about 3:00 pm today while on a personal visit to the ...

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has flagged off a new Operation codenamed Operation Restore Peace in the Enugu State to contain the rising insecurity in the South-East region. The event was held on Tuesday at Micheal Okpara Square in Enugu capital city and was attended by Enugu State ...