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- Investigation
HELP! Nigeria Under Siege, as Bandits Go Haywire
* Abduct 1,160 persons in 4 months, 2,806 murder incidents recorded in a year *Police should come clean on statistics –Ejiofor, Ex -DSS Director “We are in...UNYIME IBANGA: End of the Road for Dreaded Cult Leader *How Overcomer was killed
For two years, he held Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria by the jugular. His nostrils belched fire whenever he gave orders to his lieutenants...FATAL ADVENTURE! Police Officer Abandons Duty Post, Dies in S3x Romp with Prostitute 72 Hours to New Year
It was an ignoble end for a police officer, a vile indulgence which has thrown his family into pain and agony barely three days...INCREDIBLE! Human Skull Recovered, As Merry-Making Bus Driver Crashes in Abia on Xmas Day
Rescue efforts by witnesses to a lone auto crash involving a mini bus on Christmas day at Umuikaa junction in Abia State, ended with...BOXING DAY TRAGEDY! Police Commissioner’s House, Churches Burnt in Boko Haram Attack
Alhaji Fulani Kwajafa, founder of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), who recently regretted establishing the hitherto dreaded anti crime unit of the Nigeria...
- Business
- Interview
What We Do With Ransom Money – Interview With Abductor Of Kankara Schoolboys
In this exclusive interview with Daily Trust, Auwal Daudawa, originally from Zurmi in Zamfara State, recounted how he picked up arms and why he...E-X-C-L-U-S-I-V-E! NEW SECURITY OUTFIT FOR NORTH SOON …Shettima Yerima, President, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum Explodes *Says Northern Governors have failed us...
The National President of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, a political pressure group and umbrella body of all youth groups in northern Nigeria,...DAMNING EXPOSE! Ex-Police Chief Opens Up …I Would Have Ended Boko Haram in 2012 If I’d Become IGP *Warns of...
Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power is presently facing danger of insurgents attack. And it’s real. The increasing presence of members of an Islamic sect...
- Scudlife
FATAL LOVE! …Boy, Girl Set Their Bodies Ablaze Over Failed Marriage Plan
For several years, they had looked on to a day when their dream of tying the nuptial nut will become a reality; when they...DUGURI: Community Battling Invasion of Snakes *Records 47 cases of snake bites in 7 months, 5 dead ‘It’s a terrible situation’, says...
Residents of Duguri, a community in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, situated 61 kilometres away from Bauchi, the state capital, are in...In The Throes of Death! Hunger Worsens in Burkina Faso as Violence Escalates
Habibou Sore had to pause for breath as she ran barefoot from the approaching gunmen. She was pregnant with twins, due any day. Soon after...STRANGE! 60 Year Old Man Dies Celebrating Uncompleted Building
He toiled daily to put a roof over his head, a home he would call his own and live for the rest of his...COVID-19: 130Million People May Face Chronic Hunger –UN Report
The United Nations (UN) has warned that 130 million persons could be pushed into chronic hunger by the end of 2020. Its latest report...
- Polity
Vacate Your Offices Latest March 5, Obaseki Orders Edo Local Council Chairmen
Ahead of the expiration of their tenures in office, Edo State governor, Godwin Obadeki, has directed all chairpersons in the18 local government councils in...Obasanjo Lauds Kogi Gov Bello for Good Governance, Tackling Insecurity
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on his efforts in providing security, good governance, and infrastructure building in the...Ganduje Sacks Aide Arrested by SSS for Criticising Buhari, APC
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has sacked his media adviser, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, a day after criticising President Muhammadu and the ruling All Progressives Congress...IMO: It’s Fight to Finish With Uzodimma, Says Okorocha
Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo state, says Hope Uzodimma, his successor, has declared war against him. The development comes barely 48 hours after the...EFCC Saga: Metuh Recounts Detention Experience, Says I Descended into a Valley, Fought with Demons
A former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has sensationally narrated his sordid experience during his arrest and trial in court...
- Public Sphere
Alleged Money Laundering: My Prosecution an Act of Pure Malevolence and Manifest Abuse of Prosecutorial Powers by Ibrahim Magu, Former Chairman of EFCC –...
In a surprising turn of events, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), today 03 March 2021, terminated the prosecution of Chief Godwin Obla...My $1.9 Billion In Minnesota Bank, by Femi Adesina
Let’s have a comic diversion today from weightier matters of our national life. Because what I want to discuss can only be comic, if...Okonjo-Iweala: Africa’s Meal Ticket at WTO?
Unarguably, expectations are high across Africa following the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). For a continent that...Contributory Pension Scheme: Going The Old Way
The Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) was introduced in 2004 by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration in order to address the problems of late...Global Expectations of WTO on Okonjo-Iweala’s Shoulders
Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have just agreed to appoint Dr Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director-General of the WTO. The decision was...
- Viewpoint
Interrogating Nigerians’ Deadly Desires For Their Leaders
By Onyema Omenuwa The death of Abba Kyari, the President’s Chief of Staff (CoS), on April 17, 2020, throws to the fore, again, the peculiar...
- Crime
How Ex-Governor Suswam’s Brother Was Murdered at Dusk–Police
Hours after a gang of yet-to-be-identified armed men snuffed life out of Dr. Terkula Suswam, elder brother of a former governor of Benue State,...NDLEA in Drug Haul in Rivers, Intercepts 115Kg of Cannabis
Two hundred blocks of compressed cannabis sativa weighing 115 kilogrammes have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in...8-Year-Old Girl Raped to Death in Ondo
A man described as notorious for defiling young girls, has allegedly raped an eight –year-old girl to death in Ondo State. The girl, Esther Friday,...Police Recover Firearm Stolen During #EndSARS Protest in Anambra
The Police Command in Anambra says it has recovered one pump action rifle allegedly stolen from 3-3 Police Station during the #EndSARS protests in...Police Free Abducted Civil Servant, Arrest 2 Kidnappers
A female civil servant abducted by a four-man gang that seize unsuspecting car owners in Yenagoa has been rescued, whilst the abductors were trying...
- Agriculture
Bauchi Govt Launches Campaign to Vaccinate 2M Livestock
The Bauchi State Government on Wednesday launched campaign to vaccinate two million livestock. Speaking at the launch in Galambi village in Bauchi local government area,...126 Farmers Benefit From Training on Climate-Smart Poultry Farming in FCT
Abundance of Hope Initiative, a Non Governmental Organization, on Monday commenced training on climate-smart poultry farming for 126 poultry farmers in Abuja. Executive Director of...Lagos Empowers 6,650 Farmers
The Lagos State Government has empowered 6,650 farmers with farm inputs and cash grants to ensure adequate food production and supply to residents. The Programme...Nasarawa Donates 400 Hectares of Land to UNDP to Boost Food Security
The Nasarawa State Government has donated 400 hectares of land to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Awe and Keana Local Government Areas...Food Security: WOFAN Trains 60 Extension Workers on Drone, Technology Deployment
The Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) on Thursday, in Abuja said it has trained more than 60 extension workers from 4 states of the...
- Entertainment
Tonto Dikeh’s ex, Churchill Olakunle Introduces PA as Wife
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh’s ex-husband Churchill Olakunle has introduced his former personal assistant (P.A), Rosy Meurer, as his new wife. Meurer was at the centre...‘Fate of Alakada’ Now on Netflix’s Radar
Nigerian filmmaker/actress, Toyin Abraham comedy sequel movie ‘Fate of Alakada’ would soon be acquired by Netflix on a yet to be announced date. Netflix, Inc....Nollywood Actor, Victor Nwaogu ‘Nkubi’ Set to Wed
Diminutive Nigerian actor cum On-Air personality, Victor Nwaogu, a.k.a Nkubi says he is set to tie the knot with his girlfriend. Nkubi took to his...Veteran Actor ‘Osuofia’ Celebrates 63rd Birthday
Renowned Nigerian actor and comedian, Nkem Owoh, popularly known on the screens as Osuofia, celebrates his 63rd birthday on Sunday. Owoh took to his Instagram...COVID-19: Entertainers Need Palliatives From FG – Tee Mac
The President, Entertainment Database and a Nigerian Flutist, Omatshola Iseli, popularly known as “Tee Mac”, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to provide...
- Foreign News
Britain to Begin New Visas for Skilled Migrants
Britain is launching a new visa system to make it easier for science, research and technology workers outside its shores to move to Britain,...6 Arrested for Allegedly Operating Cocaine Taxi Service
Six suspected drug dealers have been arrested in Berlin for allegedly running a cocaine delivery service in the German capital, investigators said on Tuesday. About...Khashoggi Murder: Biden Imposes Visa Ban on 76 Saudis
The United States on Friday slapped a visa ban on 76 Saudi individuals in what it calls the “Khashoggi Ban”. This followed a U.S intelligence...Air Mishap Averted as Boeing 777 Flight Makes Emergency Landing
A Boeing 777 flight on Friday made an emergency landing in Moscow owing to engine problems, the operating Rossiya Airlines has said. The aircraft, which...Japan Appoints Minister For Loneliness And Isolation
Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihida Suga, has appointed the country’s first Minister for Loneliness and Isolation, Tetsushi Sakamoto, who is also in charge of managing...
- Health
COVID-19: Ghana Launches Drone Delivery of Vaccines to Health Facilities
A national-scale drone delivery service, Zipline, says it has begun the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to selected health facilities within its service areas in...Nigerian Hospital Claims Feat in Obesity Surgery
Reprieve appears to be in sight for the obese in Nigeria, as the Aminu Kano University Teaching Hospital (AKTH) Kano, announced a breakthrough in...COVID-19 May Not End in 2021, Says WHO
The Coronavirus pandemic also known as COVID-19 is unlikely to come to an end in 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO), has said. “I think...Nigeria Gets 3.92 Million Doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
An Emirate plane — Boeing 777300ER, carrying 3.92 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 11.36am on...Nurses Declare 3 Days Warning Strike in Ondo
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM),Ondo State Chapter has directed its members to embark on a three-day warning strike from March...
- Law & Judiciary
Court Convicts 2 Fraudsters in Ogun, Orders Forfeiture of Properties
Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday, convicted Komolafe Ololade Olajide and Olaniyi Joshua Omobolaji for...Ponzi Scheme Operator Convicted in Kano, to Refund Victims’ N110M
Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Kano, has convicted a woman, Maryam Abu Shinga, on a one-count amended charge of retention of...Convicted Yahoo Boys in Ogun to Refund $6, 000
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office on Tuesday, March 2, secured the conviction of four internet fraudsters before Justice Mohammed Abubakar of a...Ex- BPE D-G, Dikki Arraigned Over N26B PHCN Severance Benefit Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today March 1, arraigned a former Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Benjamin Ezra...Man Bags 10 Year Jail Term in Uyo for N8.1M Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of Sandy Witness Udokpo before Justice Okon Okon of the State High Court,...
- Sports
Maradona’s $240, 800 Worth Porche for Sale
Diego Maradona, Argentina’s late soccer legend’s Porche said to be worth $240, 800, is up for grabs in an online auction which will last...Don’t Mourn My Death, Pay What You Owe Me Now, ex-National Coach Tells NFF
Godwin Izilein, a former coach of the Super Falcons, has pleaded with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) leadership to pay to him his outstanding...Nigeria Drops in FIFA Ranking To World 36th
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped by one spot in the January Ranking by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), now occupying the 36th...Tokyo Olympics Boss Mori to Resign Over Sexist Remarks -media
Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori is to resign after he sparked outrage in Japan and abroad by claiming that women talk too much in...Okagbare Gets Guinness Book of World Records’ Recognition
Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has been recognised by the Guiness Book of World Records as the only athlete to have attended the Athletics Diamond...
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