‘Osun did not receive N48b refund on roads’
‘ Contrary to claim by a former Commissioner for Home Affairs in Osun, Mr Sikiru Ayedun, the administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has not received […]
Month: September 2021
External borrowing: Presidency lists projects, beneficiaries
A total of 15 projects, spread across the six geo-political zones of the country, are to be financed with more than $4 billion from multilateral […]
Taliban replace ministry for women with ‘virtue and the prevention of vice’ authorities
Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” in the building that once housed the Women’s Affairs Ministry, […]
Sunday Igboho: Nigerian government to appeal N20 billion high court judgement – AGF
The Federal Government says it will appeal against the judgment of an Oyo State High Court which awarded N20 billion in damages against the Attorney […]
Insecurity: Arewa Youth adopts new strategy against banditry, kidnappings
Ahmad Tijjani Abdul, Kano Arewa Youths Consultative Councils on Saturday in Kano adopted sustainable security project to combat banditry, and other violent crimes across 19 […]
Dogs feast on pupil in school compound
A two-year-old prospective pupil has been devoured by ten dogs belonging to a private school in Amokpo, Umuanunwa, Nteje in Oyi Local Government Area of […]
Banditry: Police arrest 259 people in Niger
Police arrested about 259 suspects over banditry, kidnapping, culpable homicide, rape, farmers/herders conflicts, and other crimes in Niger in August. The Commissioner of Police in […]
Adamawa Police: We’ve not arrested anyone over killing of seven for ‘witchcraft’
The Adamawa State Police Command says no one has been arrested three days after the murder of seven persons over allegations of witchcraft at Dasin […]
Charly Boy set to drop musical film
Veteran Nigerian singer and activist, Charly Boy, is set to release a musical film titled ‘Odudubariba’ on September 20. According to newsmen, Doris Udensi, his […]
Pelé recovering in ‘semi-intensive’ care after taking ‘a little step back’ following surgery
Brazilian soccer great Pelé “took a little step back” in his recovery from surgery to remove a tumor from his colon but he is “recovering […]
Breaking: After barely one month, kidnapped Major Datong regains freedom
After spending close to a month in detention Major Christopher Datong, kidnapped from his home at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna, by bandits […]
New York millionaire Robert Durst guilty of best friend’s murder
The 78-year-old Durst will appeal against the conviction, which carries a mandatory life sentence. A Los Angeles jury on Friday convicted millionaire Robert Durst of […]
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria’s former leader dies at 84
Algerian president who fought in his country’s bloody independence struggle against France and then maneuvered through coups, conflicts and political intrigue to become the longest-ruling […]
I could count more 13 times I almost died – Charly boy
Nigeria’s weird musician and song writer, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, aka charly boy whose latest efforts in the film and music industry is causing waves across […]
ISIS leader with $5m bounty tag killed
A notorious ISIS leader with a $5million dollar price tag on his head for killing American special forces soldiers has been assassinated by the French military in […]