Category: Metro
Buhari’s govt has turned Nigeria to banana republic – Falana
Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has turned Nigeria into a banana republic, citing prevailing [...]
15 soldiers killed, 19 wounded as Boko Haram attacks another military base
15 Nigerian soldiers which includes a captain and a lieutenant have been killed in an attack on a military base in Borno State, by Boko Haram militant [...]
Protesters besiege FCT police command over rape of sex workers
Some protesters on Saturday besieged the federal capital territory (FCT) police command over the alleged rape of some commercial sex workers by some p [...]
Insecurity: Falana wants Buhari barred from foreign trips
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana wants public officials barred from foreign trips until the insecurity in the country is resolved. President Muhammadu [...]
Ex head of state, Yakubu Gowon slumps at David Ejoor’s funeral
Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd) on Friday, slumped by the graveside of late Maj-Gen. David Ejoor in Ovwor, Olomu Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government ar [...]
Controversial police officer, Yomi Shogunle transferred to Nkalagu
Yomi Shogunle, the controversial Assistant Commissioner of Police who would rather carry out his duties on social media has been transferred out of La [...]
Come back home and face security challenges, PDP tells Buhari
With the deteriorating security challenges in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to cut short his private visit to the United King [...]
Zainab Aliyu: CAN demands Leah Sharibu’s freedom too
The Christian Association of Nigeria, Northern State chapter, has congratulated the parents of Zainab Aliyu for their daughter’s release from Saudi Ar [...]
How FG secured release of Zainab Aliyu from Saudi Arabia over drug-related offence
It is no longer news that the federal government secured the release of Zainab Aliyu, a student who was arrested and detained on arrival in Saudi Arab [...]
Activist groups task FG to investigate abuse of women arrested in Abuja
A coalition of women’s rights activists, development workers and academics have called on the federal government to investigate the arrest and alleged [...]