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A former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, John Nanzip Shagaya, died yesterday in an auto crash at Amper, along Langtang Road, Plateau State.  Shagaya, who was recently named Chairman, Board of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) by President Muhammadu Buhari, was elected senator, representing …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Sunday said it had suspended one of its staff, Philomina Chieshe, who claimed that N36 million from proceeds of scratch cards and others had been swallowed by a snake. Chieshe, who works in the Board’s office in Makurdi, Benue State made the claim …

The senator representing Nasarawa south senatorial district in the National Assembly, Suleiman Adokwe, has said not less than 20 persons have been killed in latest attacks on Tiv communities in the southern senatorial zone of Nasarawa State. Adokwe disclosed this at the weekend while donating relief materials worth millions of …

Over 2,000 residents in Lekki area of Lagos, Ikota and Ajah communities benefitted from the evangelization and generosity carried out by the Ladies of St. Mulumba Nigeria, Lekki-Sub Council at the weekend,  where food, water, bibles,rosaries, catechism books and other items worth over a million naira were distributed freely to …

Ibrahim IdrIs In what could be considered a vote of no confidence on the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, the House of Representatives wednesday passed a motion calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to replace him with a more professional police officer. The resolution came as the Senate summoned …

NatCom Development & Investment Ltd., also known as NatCom, the promoter of Nigeria’s youngest addition to the telecommunications sector, ntel, is in a dire strait following series of crises which are threatening to consume the network. Information reaching The Witness revealed that NatCom, which is headed by billionaire Olatunde Ayeni, former …

  Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Wednesday donated 22 patrol vehicles with modern communication gadgets to the Police Command in the state for effective surveillance. Ugwuanyi, who handed the vehicles over to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Danmallam Mohammed, said the gesture was part of his resolve to …

The House of Representatives has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris to tender unreserved apology to Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, over the derogatory remarks on the governor by police spokesman, Moshood Jimoh. Jimoh was reported to have referred to the governor as a “drowning man” while …

No fewer than 15 suspected Internet fraudsters(Yahoo boys) have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence, lottery scam and love scam. The suspects were arrested on Saturday, February 3, 2018 in the Shotubo and Awoluwo areas of Sagamu, Ogun State. …

Governor Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State Governor Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has described insecurity in the northern region as a major challenge that require the involvement of the region’s leaders for solution. He said this on Tuesday while receiving an entourage of the Zamfara Council of Chiefs on a …