Police have restricted access to the secretariat of the Action People’s Party (APP) in Rivers State, at Tombia Extension, GRA, Port Harcourt, after suspected thugs attacked it with explosives. The yet to be identified assailants, detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at the secretariat on Sunday night, destroying several valuables worth millions of naira. The …
Gunmen Kill Varsity Lecturer, Others In Taraba
At least six travellers, including a lecturer at the Federal University, Wukari and the Deputy Registrar of Taraba State School of Health Technology, Takum, have been killed. One of the victims, a secondary school principal, was recently transferred from a secondary school in Takum to Wukari Local Government Area. Spokesperson of the Taraba State Police …
Immigration: Woman Faces Prosecution For Destroying Husband’s Passport
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has indicated plans to prosecute a woman who tore her husband’s international passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. According to the agency, the woman will be prosecuted under Section 10(b) of Immigration Act 2015, and has already been invited for questioning. The statement reads, “The Nigeria …
Kano: Suspects Arrested With Russian Flag Transferred To Abuja
The Kano State Police Command has transferred 76 suspects, including a foreign national who were flying Russian flags during recent protests to Force Headquarters in Abuja for a discreet investigation on charges of sedition. State Police Commissioner Salman Garba provided an update on Monday, revealing that the suspects were apprehended amid ongoing nationwide hunger …
Kano Gov lifts curfew on Kano
The State Government has lifted the curfew it imposed on the city as normalcy gradually returns to Kano following the conclusion of the EndBadGovernance protests, Violence rocked Kano during the protests, with property worth billions of naira destroyed and looted by irate mobs. The government slammed a 24 hours curfew on the city as a …
FG Mute As Fuel Scarcity Hits N990 Per Litre
The lingering fuel shortages across the country appear to have defied all solutions as filling stations across the country continue to battle acute shortages. The horror has shot up petrol prices to an all-time high of N990/litre in Abuja and as high as N1,200/litre in far-flung cities up north. The frustrating development has forced motorists …
Exam malpractice: WAEC withholds over 200 results
Following the release of the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE, results, the West African Examination Council, WAEC, has revealed that the results of 215,267 candidates are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice. A total of 1,805,216 candidates sat for the examination from 25,126 secondary schools across Nigeria. Out of …
FCCPC Issues New Orders To Supermarkets
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has ordered supermarkets to put prices on their displayed products. This is in a bid to ensure that customers are not exploited. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the FCCPC Chief Executive Officer, Tunji Bello on Monday. According to the statement, it became important to prevent …
Federal Government Releases Statement to British Airlines Over Airpeace Slot Dispute
Nigerian Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has issued a formal complaint to the UK government regarding Air Peace’s denied access to London Heathrow Airport. In a letter dated August 1, 2024, addressed to Louise Haigh, UK Secretary of State for Transport, Keyamo expressed frustration over the consistent refusal to allocate a slot …
Read Peter Okoye’s open letter to his brother
Nigerian singer Paul Okoye, professionally known as Rudeboy of the P-Square duo, has written open letter to his twins brother Peter okoye My dear brother Paul, Just like I have told you several times, I am not in any competition with you or anybody else. However, seeing you grant countless interviews where you constantly discredit …