Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have apprehended a suspected Boko Haram terrorist in Taraba State. The suspect, identified as Nura Yakubu, was arrested …
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Syria’s new rulers warn against incitement as tensions brew
Syria’s new authorities have launched a security crackdown in a coastal region where 14 policemen were killed a day before, vowing to pursue “remnants” of the ousted Bashar al-Assad government …
Read More »Two die in Jigawa Boxing Day road crash
Two lives were lost in a tragic motor accident on Thursday along the Dutse-Kafin Hausa Road in Rumfa Biyu village, the Kafin Hausa Local Government Area, Jigawa State. The state …
Read More »Kaduna empowers 4,912 women, provides civil servants N500m loan
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has empowered no fewer than 4,912 underserved women across the state through the “A Kori Taluachi” poverty alleviation programme. The programme, which is part of …
Read More »Nigerian women lured to Iraq with job promises narrate horrific ordeal
A report has highlighted the suffering faced by Nigerian women serving as domestic workers in Iraq, a country they initially believed to be their “El Dorado.” Al Jazeera documents the …
Read More »Jimoh Ibrahim donates N10m to Ondo fire victims
Senator. Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has donated N10m to traders affected by the fire incident at the Caring Heart market in Okitipupa, Okitipupa …
Read More »Christmas: Adelami celebrates with inmates, plans rehab centre
The board chairman of the Prison Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Dr Olayide Adelami, celebrated Christmas with inmates on Wednesday at Owo Correctional Facility and charged them to spend time reflecting …
Read More »Boxing Day: 2 die, 15 injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two people and 15 others injuried in a lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus at Saapade on the …
Read More »Boxing Day: Two die, 15 injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway auto crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of two people and 15 others injured in a lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan …
Read More »Nigeria, others lose $1.6bn daily to illicit flows – AfDB
The African Development Bank has revealed that the continent loses about $1.6bn every day to illicit financial flows and profit shifting on the part of multinationals operating in Africa. This …
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