A gang of four teenagers who abducted a six year old boy for one million naira ransom have been arrested by operatives of the Bauchi Police Command. The suspects, Abdulgaffar Adamu 19, Usman Muhammed 18, Faisal Musa 19, and Ahmad Usman Gamawa,16, have confessed to the crime. Adamu, the gang […]
Month: August 2020
China says samples of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus.
Chinese authorities in Shenzhen said they found traces of coronavirus on frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil. .In a statement on WeChat on Thursday, the authorities revealed that the surface of a sample of the imported chicken wings tested positive for the virus. The statement saidThe city”s Epidemic Prevention and […]
Election: Aspirant patronises village deity for blessing
An aspirant for the forthcoming local government election in Akwa Ibom State, Etim Ukim, has taken his intent forms to a shrine . Ukim, an aspirant of Ward 7, in Ureoffiong Oruko Local Government Area was said to have visited his ward deity on Thursday to pray for his election. […]
War against Insurgents: Nigerian troops, kil bandit, arrest informants in Katsina.
The war against bandits in the North West appears to be yielding results following sustained military offensive against bandits. The Nigerian Army troops on Thursday in Katsina, killed a bandit, arrested informants and recovered rustled cows. Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko, The Acting Director, Defence Media Operation in a statement said […]
FG succumbs to America demands, goes for Digital ID
The Federal Government says it’s has concluded arrangements to drop the plastic Identity cards for Digital. Minister of Interior,Rauf Aregbesola made this known to State House Correspondents after leading members of the Committee on Citizen Data Management and Harmonisation to present their report to President Buhari at the Presidential Villa […]
THE LEGACY OF A MISSIONARY RT. REVD. TUBOKOSEMIE ROBINSON ABERE (JP) BISHOP, DIOCESE OF OKRIKA
A Tribute by Charles OGAN “A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife,vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach.” 1 Timothy 3:2.His Lordship, Rt. Revd. Tubokosemie Robinson Abere (JP), is an excellent example of he that lives by this charge: A bishop without […]
Boko Haram: Northern Governors say Mailafia’s allegations too weighty to ignore
Northern Governors Forum says the allegations of one of the northern Governors being a Commander of Boko Haram was too weighty to ignore To this end, the forum has called for thorough Investigation into the weighty allegations made by Mailafia. In a statement in Abuja, the Forum Chairman,Governor Simon Lalong […]
Another Shari’a Court sentences Man to death.
A Shari’a Court in Kano has sentenced a Man to death by “stoning” for raping a minor. This comes just two days after another court sentenced a singer to death by “hanging” for blasphemy. The convict,Mati Abdu 60, was arrested by the police in 2019,after he was accused of raping […]
Mailafia released by DSS, says he has information which all statemen need to have
Obadiah Mailfia,a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and former Presidential candidate,has confirmed his statement which alleged that a northern governor was Commander of Boko Haram Terrorists group. Mailafia made this known in Jos the Plateau State Capital while clarifying a segment of the interview he granted […]
Parents give reasons for selling their new born baby.
Parents of a day old baby who was sold and rescued by operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have explained that they were pressurised to sell the baby to fulfill financial obligations . The wife said she had to endure hunger as she went into labour with little food […]