According to the cleric, the caller told him his name was among those allegedly listed for assassination. Controversial northern Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has claimed that he was secretly informed by security sources in Abuja that his name had ...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS to track down and apprehend the perpetrators of the ...
Nigeria’s banking industry shut 229 physical branches in one year as customers increasingly relied on point-of-sale (POS) terminals for daily transactions. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria 2024 financial sector statistical bulletin showed that deposit money bank branches declined ...
A late evening canoe disaster has claimed the lives of at least 25 people, with 14 others still missing, after the overloaded vessel capsized on the border between Yobe and Jigawa states. The tragic accident occurred at approximately 7:48 p.m. ...
While acknowledging Maduro’s record of repression, killings, and persistent human rights violations, Adeyanju maintained that due process and respect for international law must apply universally. Nigerian human rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has condemned what he described as the ...
The Nigerian Air Force has announced the successful execution of targeted airstrikes across parts of the North-East and North-West, resulting in the destruction of terrorist enclaves, weapons stockpiles, and logistics infrastructure. In a statement released on Saturday, Director of Public ...
A two-time member of the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, has condemned what he called the inaction of the Kogi State Government over the killing of three indigenes of Aiyetoro Kiri in Kogi West, saying the Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo ...
A video obtained by SaharaReporters shows the Mopol 13 facilities engulfed in flames, with the offices and armoury completely burnt to ashes. A fire outbreak has razed the Mopol 13 Police Mobile Force (PMF) office and armoury in Makurdi, the ...
Imam, Ihedioha, Abaribe, Fabiyi In Committee, Atiku, Amaechi, Obi lead fight for party ticket Ahead of the African Democratic Congress’ first national convention next month, checks reveal that the party’s ticket will be a contest among former Vice President Atiku ...
China has called on the United States to immediately release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after Washington carried out massive military strikes on the capital, Caracas, as well as other regions, and abducted the leader. Beijing on Sunday insisted the safety ...
Armed men suspected to be marauding bandits operating from Kainji Lake National Park forest along Kabe District in Borgu local government area of Niger State, have set a village market ablaze, killed 30 villagers and abducted scores. It was learnt ...
At least 23 bandits have been killed following precision airstrikes carried out by the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA as they fled Kano State after a coordinated attack on Shanono and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas. This was disclosed in ...
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, has directed the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, to commence an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual misconduct made against Senior Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, ...
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Tinubu that US President Donald Trump is plotting to remove him from office. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele made ...
An American citizen, Mr. Alex Barbir, has visited Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, where skeletal remains believed to belong to victims of past violent attacks, including children, were reportedly recovered. The discovery is linked to ...