A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abdullahi Ibrahim, died of COVID-19, on Sunday. Mr Ibrahim, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who served as Minister of Transport and Aviation in the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari, was said to have died in an isolation centre in Abuja on Sunday. A former top … Read more
A wife on Saturday, in Ugbuwangue, Warri, Delta State, hit her husband with the heel of her shoe over allegation of infidelity, killing him in the process. The mother-of-two struck her husband, Sylvester Etsebanghanro Ighomi, at the back of his head with the shoe. We gathered that the couple had engaged in a misunderstanding over … Read more
Former Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki has expressed his disappointment over silence from major stakeholders on the recent killings and criminal activities of Fulani herdsmen in the Southwest. The former governor also called on political leaders to rise to quell the tension rising from the clash between herdsmen and residents of Igangan, Ibarapa North Local … Read more
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has stated that his ministry was currently executing 43 road projects within tertiary institutions across the country with a view to enhancing the learning environment. Mrs Boade Akinola, the Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, in a statement to newsmen, on Sunday, quoted … Read more
Suspected gunmen have kidnapped Bridget Esene, spokeswoman of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Edo State. According to NAN, Esene was kidnapped on her way to church in Benin, the State capital, on Sunday. The gunmen reportedly trailed her to Iqueniro area of Benin, dragged her out of the car, and whisked her into a … Read more
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has raised an alarm of Lagos state being under-policed. The Governor of Lagos state said this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics while explaining his government’s efforts at combating crime. Sanwo-Olu said; “We believe Lagos State is under-policed in terms of the ratio. We believe that the population is also growing but we … Read more
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) on Sunday warned that it would deal with killer herdsmen in the Southwest. OPC issued the warning in response to the quit notice Governor Rotimi Akeredolu issued to Fulani herdsmen. Recall that Akeredolu had given a seven-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen to vacate the State’s forest reserves. The Governor had … Read more
Recounting his experience, Fatokun said he was returning to his base in Keffi, Nasarawa State around 9pm on Monday January 18 after dropping his kids off in their school in Jos when his vehicle was attacked. The Professor who has lived with his family in the North for over 20 years before moving to Lagos … Read more
The Chairman, Committee on Peaceful Coexistence between Fulani/Bororo and the Crop Farmers in Osun State, Mr Mudasiru Toogun, said Fulani herdsmen, especially the Bororo among them, on different occasions shot at and asked their cows to attack him and members of his committee. Speaking in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, Toogun, who is also … Read more
One person has been confirmed dead during a clash between some youths in Aguda area of Surulere, Lagos, on Sunday. The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer in the state, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident in a statement in Lagos, NAN reports. Adejobi said that 12 suspects have been arrested in … Read more