The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) command in Kano State has destroyed fake electric cables and counterfeit products worth N8 million. ASC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, spokesperson for the command, said this in a statement on Thursday in Kano. Idris-Abdullahi…
The London Metropolitan Police has confirmed that the body found in a lake in Essex was that of a 19 year-old Nigerian student, Richard Okorogheye. The teenager went missing from his home in Ladbroke Grove on Monday, 22 March. Richard’s…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its earlier plans for a three-day warning strike over alleged plans by the Kano State government to revert to N18, 000 minimum wages. The strike was scheduled to begin on Thursday. The suspension…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that the late official driver to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Sa’idu Afaka, was not detained or tortured by the service before his death. A statement by Dr Peter Afunanya, DSS Public Relations…
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has recaptured 48 fleeing inmates of the Owerri Custodial Centre. The recaptured inmates escaped from the facility on Monday, when gunmen invaded it, releasing about 1,844 inmates. The NCoS Spokesman, Mr Francis Enobore,…
The Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has denied supporting the presidential bid of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, or any aspirant for the 2023 presidential election. This was disclosed in a statement by its Director…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council, has condemned the mass sack of workers in the state public service. The state NLC Chairnan, Mr Ayuba Suleiman, made the condemnation at a press conference on Wednesday in Kaduna. It was…
The Gayari and Bardoki districts have appealed to Zamfara government to come to their aid by rehabilitating the two bridges linking them with other parts of the state. The District Head of Gayari, Alhaji Hassan Muhammad, made the appeal on…
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday engaged a cross-section of Nigerian youths on the need for inclusion and solution to challenges confronting them. The engagement was done on the platform of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), in commemoration…
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has said aggrieved politicians sponsored Monday attacks in the state. Uzodinma spoke on Wednesday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme. It was reported that gunmen on Monday attacked the Owerri Correctional Prison and…
