The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed on an undisclosed date for possible military intervention in Niger.
ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, made an announcement at the end of the meeting of West African army chiefs in Accra on Friday, August 18 where they have been coordinating a possible armed intervention aimed at reversing the coup in Niger
Burkina Faso and Mali have reportedly deployed warplanes to the Niger Republic following the Economic Community of West Africa's possible armed intervention to restore democracy in the West African country. Niger's state television reported joint efforts by Mali and Burkina Faso in support of Niger and the deployment of warplanes within Niger’s borders on Friday, August 18.
“Mali and Burkina Faso turned their commitments into concrete action by deploying warplanes to
Ganduje who became the 6th chairman of the ruling party on August 3, stated this while speaking at a political meeting at the national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, August 17. He argued that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has the wherewithal to administer the country.
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The Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TSNAB) and Narcotics Enforcement Wing of the Hyderabad City Police have busted a drug syndicate and arrested seven persons, including three Nigerian nationals.
The Nigerians, who have allegedly been smuggling drugs for 12 years, and a Hyderabad resident were arrested in a decoy operation in Bangalore. Cocaine and MDMA worth 1 crore were seized from them.
Vanguard reports that in a judgment delivered last week in a Freedom of Information suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/407/2020, filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the court ordered the government of President Bola Tinubu to “disclose the exact amount of money stolen by General Sani Abacha from Nigeria, and the total amount of Abacha loot recovered and all agreements signed on same by the governments of former presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan and
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departs Abuja for Guinea-Bissau on to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in Bissau, capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has disbanded the Technical Police Team that ran a vehicle over a man in handcuffs in Edo State. The incident which was caught on camera occurred in Ekpoma area the state last Thursday, June 29, 2023. In the video, the handcuffed middle-aged man is seen lying on a road while a police vehicle ran over him.
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A Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court on Wednesday July 5, ordered the remand of Terkimbi Mkpen and Terseer Tyovenda, two businessmen accused of killing a yet-to-be-identified woman whose corpse was dumped in a pit. The defendants, both residents of Gboko, were charged with criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide.
Prosecution counsel Inspector Godwin Ato informed the court that the case was transferred from the B
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A yet-to-be identified policeman was on Tuesday, July 4, hacked to death at Yakasai area of Kano municipal by suspected thugs.
Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred when a suspected thug, who alighted from a Tricycle, just by Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, was attacked by a rival gang.
The man died on Saturday night while Marseille was engulfed in riots and pillaging, but prosecutors said it was not possible to determine where the man was when he was shot or whether the victim had taken part in the riots.
The police in Anambra state has arrested a woman, identified as Nneamaka Nwosu, for setting a police woman and her two children on fire at Nnokwa, Idemili South Local Government Area of the State. It was gathered that the suspect who hails from Amawbia, became homeless after she got divorced from her husband. She approached the police woman who out of pity offered to accommodate her.
The lady recently had an altercation with the policewoman, which culminated into a fight. In anger, the suspect allegedly hit the policewoman on the head with pestle, causing her to become unconscious. The
The Federal Government has rejected the European Union’s report on the 2023 general elections.
The EU Electoral Observer Mission had said that trust in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had been severely damaged, especially as a result of the failure to upload the result of the presidential election electronically.
The EU which identified six areas for improvement in Nigeria’s electoral process moving forward,
police have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the deadly stabbing of a Nigerian student, Ifeanyichukwu Oseke.
Oseke, 28, was stabbed in a Scarborough parking lot after an altercation with another man on June 25, 2023. He later died in the hospital. A search for a male suspect who was last seen fleeing the scene in a
The Lead Pastor of The Evening Church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, Runcie Mike, has died two days after officiating the funeral service of one of his members, the 36-year-old daughter of a popular broadcaster. According to The Nation, the Pastor whose church is located at the Shopping Mall, Tropicana Centre, Uyo was said to have died on Saturday July 1, in Uyo.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, disclosed that a suspected ritualist was arrested for possession of a human skull during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo on Friday.
According to the CP, the suspect, Edu Ime, was arrested at Uraua Ekpa Junction, around Calabar-Itu Highway.
"On 15/05/2023, at about 8:05pm, one Edu Udeme Ime of Mbak Etoi Village, UYO was arrested at
It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the RCCG parish at Abule-Ori in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, July 1, 2023. The Ogun State So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, who confirmed the incident to newsmen said his officers have since rescued the seven church members and killed one of the kidnappers during a rescue operation.
In a statement made available by the So-Safe Director of Information and Public Relations, Moruf
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Aniekan James for allegedly killing his only son, Odudu James, 35. The state Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi, disclosed this at the weekend while parading the suspect along with 268 others arrested for various offences.
Ikechukwu Chidinma Daniella, a 23 year old lady has narrated her ordeal in the hands of her parents and sister in their home in Ajah, Lagos State. She said her dad, Emmanuel Ikechukwu, her mom Chinwe and her sister, Chisom have been abusing her for a very long time and she could not withstand it anymore.
In her words:
The state Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi who disclosed this on Saturday 1st of July 2023, that the Akwa Ibom State Police Command had arrested one Prince Thursday Okon, a former domestic worker and two of his accomplices who kidnapped his former boss, Vice Chancellor of a private university in the state.
He further said, Okon connived with his accomplices, Saviour Sunday and Richard Friday to kidnap his
While asking Nigerians not to engage in panic buying and disregard the rumors, Tajudeen said: “I want to disabuse the mind of the people that they should not panic about it, there is no cause for alarm, we are in control, and there is nothing like that. So, people should be rest assured that there is no way they
The founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere is reportedly sick and has been hospitalized. The popular man of God made this known while sharing a photo of himself on a hospital bed via his official Facebook page on Thursday 29 June, 2023. The post, captioned, “Please put me in your prayers,” grabbed the attention of many followers, who stormed the comment section to pray for the preacher.
Almost 700 people were arrested across France on Thursday as a wave of protests swept the country for a third night following the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy that was captured on video.
France’s elite police force, the RAID, were deployed to the cities of Bordeaux, Lyon, Roubaix, Marseille and Lille, to help contain the protests.
Confrontations flared up between protesters and police in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre – where the
Shettima went on to promise Nigerians that “all the challenges confronting us, we will survive it as a people”.
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has projected that the pump price of petrol could rise above N700 per litre in some states in the country starting from July.
IPMAN's National Controller Operations, Mike Osatuyi, who disclosed this during an interview with Punch, said they've projected that those living in northern states could pay as much as N700 and above
The World Bank has disclosed that four million Nigerians were pushed into poverty in the first six months of this year, with another 7.1 million more expected to join the poverty trap if fuel subsidy removal isn't managed well. The institution made the disclosure in Abuja, during the launch of the Nigeria Development Update (NDU).
Appearing in a Channels Television program, Galadima alleged that Yakubu did worse than Godwin Emefiele, the embattled suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He accused the
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC has asked its customers to disregard reports that it would be increasing electricity tariffs by July 1.
The company had on Sunday, June 25, released a statement announcing plans to increase the tariff by
Prosecuting police officer, Martins Olowofeso, told the court that the defendant committed the offences at 5pm, on June 12, 2023. He alleged that Udoh sexually abused the 3-year-old minor in his apartment.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Wednesday June 28 and Thursday June 29, 2023 as Public Holidays.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade disclosed this in a statement on Monday, June 26 in Abuja saying the declaration is in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir
In a statement released on Sunday, June 25, AEDC stated that the review was due to the fluctuation of the Naira in the exchange rate.
A Nigerian lady, Excel Osifo, has said she won't leave her matrimonial home if her husband cheats on her with another woman.
“Me I can’t leave my husband for any woman oooo, because my husband is cheating does not mean I will leave my husband house, omo I die there, he is not treating me bad, he is not beating me, so why
Following the rumour of Banky W impregnating Niyola who was formerly signed to his record label, Bankole Wellington aka Banky W and his wife, actress Adesua, had a lovely banter on her IG page yesterday.
Banky W slide into her comment section to admire his wife's beauty.
He wrote;
A Nigerian lady, Obini Precious, has taken to social media to cry for justice over her sister who reportedly died in controversial circumstances in a hotel where she works in Ebocha Egbema local government area in Rivers state.
In a series of tweets, the distraught lady with the Twitter handle @ObiniPrecious, said sometime last week, her sister, Nnenna Onu Obini also known as Nancy Obini, had a shortage of N17,500 in
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the shelving of the proposed plan to increase electricity tariff by July 1.
The President of the Labour union, Joe Ajaero, made the call in a statement titled “Shelve this tariff hike”released in Abuja on Thursday, June 22.
According to Ajaero, the plan to increase electricity tariff by 40 per cent by July 1, would further
New Police Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has vowed to make community policing work.
The new police boss assumed office at the Police Force Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, June 21 taking over the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force from retired IGP Usman Baba.
IGP Egbetokun warned police officers that he won’t tolerate abuse of office, corruption and misconduct adding that the salaries of constables are already being looked into and will be paid by month end.
Lagos has been listed as the fourth worst city to live in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), one of the agencies under The Economist of London.
Vienna, the Austrian capital, and Copenhagen, capital of Denmark, retained their positions as first and second most liveable cities in the world in EIU’s 2023 Global Liveability report, owing to their
In the clip seen, Dokubo was heard threatening that if not for the intervention of the British, he would have been selling the Igbo people to slavery just like his father did many years ago.
Dokubo said the Igbo people were looking for who would deal with them, asking them to look around
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Operations Manager of the Sterling Bank, Mrs. Nneka Enuka Ugonochie in Bayelsa State.
It was gathered that the woman was abducted by gunmen dressed in military camouflage around the PDP Junction of the Sanni Abacha Expressway in Yenagoa on Friday, June 16, 2023.
Security sources told Daily Trust that the victim had been warned previously to relocate from her
The immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, today June 20, honoured an invitation sent to him by the Makurdi office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The former governor was invited for questioning following an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misappropriation during his tenure as an official.
