Category: Metro
Katsina youths protest insecurity, block highway
Some angry youths from Turare, Marke and Dogon Ruwa villages in Dutsin-ma Local Government Area of Katsina State early Thursday morning blocked Dutsin [...]
Presidency insists north-east residents must accept ‘rehabilitated’ terrorists
Community leaders in areas affected by insurgency have been directed to work with relevant agencies to end rejection of rehabilitated Boko Haram fight [...]
Wike slams N7bn libel suit against THISDAY newspapers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has slammed a N7 billion suit against ThisDay Newspapers over an alleged libelous story published against him. The [...]
FUTA suspends student for hacking Premium Times website
The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has suspended one of its students for a hacking the website of Premium Times, a Nigerian online news [...]
Policeman arrested for raping virgin at gunpoint, impregnating her
A police officer attached to Western Quarry Limited, Sergeant Innocent Yakubu, has been accused of forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 17year-old [...]
ISWAP, Al-Qaeda taking over West Africa, US warns
The United States has said that the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups were gradually taking over the West African region after being displac [...]
Soldiers, not Boko Haram attacked my convoy – Zulum
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, says the attack on his convoy was carried out by soldiers.
On Wednesday, the governor’s convoy was attacke [...]
NDDC shared scholarship grants to MD, directors – Report
Top officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) paid themselves scholarship grants at a time hundreds of deserving scholarship benefici [...]
Humanitarian affairs ministry, cesspool of corruption – HURIWA
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has described the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management as a cesspool [...]
Pastor arrested for raping fellow pastor’s daughter
Joseph Anthony, an acclaimed pastor with Winners Chapel, Njaba, Imo state has been arrested for defiling an 11-year- old daughter of a fellow pastor. [...]