Suspected herders, over the weekend, killed three farmers in separate attacks in Entekpa and Idabi communities of Otupko local government area of Benue state, authorities have said.
Confirming the incidents, the chairman of Otukpo local government, Alfred Omakwu, said one...
The central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has communicated in another circular to bureau de change (BDC) operators in the country, notifying them of direct sales of US dollars at a discounted rate of ₦1,021 per dollar.
The decision by the...
The embattled former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello was again, absent from court for his arraignment on a 19-count charge of alleged money laundering to the tune of ₦84 billion.
Bello was noted as absent when his case was...
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to depart Abuja today for the kingdoms of the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia on an official visit and to attend world economic forum (WEF) holding in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 28th...
The management of Dana Air has confirmed reports that one of its aircrafts with registration number 5N BKI skidded off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed international airport in Lagos on Tuesday morning.
The airline made the confirmation in a...
The governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the federal fire service to recruit more indigenes of his state to meet the right quota of employment allocated to them.
Governor Diri made the call while commissioning a...
The Rivers state house of assembly, on Monday, passed another bill into law with a veto-proof majority to usurp the governor’s refusal to assent a bill earlier passed by the lawmakers. The bill popularly called “the Rivers state local...
Nigeria’s inspector-general (IG) of police, Kayode Egbetokun, says the country is “not mature” for state police.
Egbetokun said this at a national dialogue on state police organized by the house of representatives in Abuja, on Monday, 22 April, 2024.
The theme...
The Nigerian government says it has resumed the prosecution of all Boko haram detainees in Kainji, Niger state.
This was disclosed by the national security adviser (NSA), to the president, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, at the ongoing 2-day high-level African counter-terrorism...
Operatives of the Nigerian army deployed for counter-terrorism operations in the north-east region have announced they neutralized two suspected terrorists. The suspects were allegedly on their way to attack Mashurori village in Borno state.
The announcement was contained in a...
