News as it breaks
A 62-year-old man, Alhaji Bamuwa Umaru has landed in the police net in Kano for attempting to secure the release of a suspected kidnapper, Yusuf Ibrahim. The spokesperson, of Kano Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna who confirmed the development, said the man was arrested after he offered a bribe of…
As the January 31 deadline given by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for withdrawal of the old naira notes draws nearer, the former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume has lamented the absence of the newly redesigned notes in circulation, saying that as a serving member of the upper legislative…
The Kano State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Nura Sagir and the President of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, Amina Agbaje have expressed worry over the position or place of Nigeria on the ranking table in the fight against corruption. The duo frowned at the ranking during a validation…
No fewer than seven people were killed in a mass shooting at two locations in Half Moon Bay city, in coastal northern California, the United States on Monday. The suspect identified as Chunli Zhao was arrested after driving to a police parking lot, apparently attempting to turn himself in, officials…
Thousands of supporters of the All Progressives Congress APC have angrily left the venue of the presidential campaign rally as the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu could not address them over an audio malfunction at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi. The disappointed supporters from various states of…
An Assistant General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Prof. Folagbade Aboaba has died aged 90. According to a statement by Prof Folarin Alonge, the national chairman of the Nigeria Institute of Agricultural Engineers, Aboaba passed away after a brief illness. Aboaba was one of the closest allies…
The Secretary of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), North-East zone, Dr Babayo Liman alongside hundreds of supporters have dumped the party for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State. Liman, who is also a member of the Rabiu Kwankwaso Presidential Campaign Council, stated this at a news conference…
Following the expiration of his 72-hour ultimatum, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Friday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order to compel the arrest and prosecution of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. Cited…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state said he would have been the one leading the campaign of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, if he (Ortom) was not a member of the PDP. Ortom while speaking at a forum, said he preferred Obi, despite being a…
The All Progressive Congress, APC has fixed Friday 20th January for it presidential rally but with the current realities, it is crystal clear that the event might end up bloody and disastrous. The height of internal wrangling within the state level of the party is a big threat to the…
