A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet targeting terrorists has mistakenly bombed Kunkuna village in the Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing a yet-to-be ascertained number of villagers. According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the pilots of the military jet “accidentally” hit the wrong coordinates while targeting a camp belonging …
Read More »Police Promise To ‘Clamp Down Heavily’ On Oyo Cultists
Oyo State Police Command has vowed a crackdown on cultists who may want to strike in the state on July 7. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebowale Williams, in.a statement on Wednesday warned cultists against going ahead with such plans, saying they should be ready for a showdown …
Read More »FCCPC Threatens To Sanction Discos Over Non-Compliance With NERC Regulations
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on Wednesday threatened to sanction electricity distribution companies that failed to comply with the regulations of the Nigerian Electricity Distribution Companies. It said henceforth, any organization or individual who fails to comply with the extant rules and regulations guiding electricity industry risks punishment. …
Read More »Kuje Jailbreak: Correctional Service Confirms Kyari Did Not Escape, Says 443 Inmates Recaptured
Suspended DCP Abba Kyari The Correctional Service has refuted reports that the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, who is being remanded at the Medium Security Correctional Service in Kuje, Abuja, escaped during an attack on the facility by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The Chief Superintendent, Correctional Service, Umar …
Read More »OPEC Secretary-General, Mohammed Barkindo laid to rest [PHOTOS]
The remains of Mohammed Barkindo, the outgoing secretary-general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), have been buried. His remains were laid to rest on Wednesday in Yola, Adamawa State. Barkindo, a former group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, died at about 11p.m on Tuesday, a …
Read More »BREAKING: Sheikh Gumi’s aide reveals identity of terrorists who attacked Kuje prison
Mallam Tukur Mamu, media consultant to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has revealed the identity of the group that attacked the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje area of the FCT. Mamu who played the lead negotiator for the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapped passengers said the Ansaru terrorists, same group that attacked and abducted the train passengers …
Read More »Jailbreak: All 64 Boko Haram members in Kuje prison have escaped – FG
Bashir Magashi, Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, on Wednesday, reacted to the Kuje prison attack, saying all the 64 members of the Boko Haram terrorists fled the facility. Gunmen had stormed the facility on Tuesday, with explosions and gunshots heard from the direction of the correctional centre located in Abuja, …
Read More »Cheat on your partner, risk jail – Ex-Lagos police PRO warns Nigerians
Nigerians who are married have been warned against cheating on their partners no matter the reason that might arise. According to a former Lagos state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Aliyu Giwa, cheating attracts some jail term. Specifically, he argued that the offence contravenes section 387 and 388 of the …
Read More »OPM Pastor rescues homeless Nollywood actor, Kenneth Aguba
Kenneth Aguba The founder and general overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has come to the aid of popular Nollywood actor, Kenneth Aguba. Recall there were reports that Aguba was spotted sleeping on the streets and by roadside shops after becoming homeless. Eyewitnesses said they saw the …
Read More »Nigeria: Debt servicing gulps N11.8trn, $8.2bn in seven years
President Muhammadu Buhari As Nigeria’s debt stock continues to rise amidst worries by analysts on the sustainability of the country’s debt, a total of N11.784 trillion and $8.168 billion has been spent over the last seven years to service both domestic and external debt obligations respectively, data from the Debt …
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