A stray bullet has killed a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) during a crossfire between bandits and security agents along Kaduna-Abuja expressway. The security agents engaged the bandits at about 8 p.m. while trying to cross the highway at Kasarami village on Friday. The ...

Abdul Adamu Kinkiba, Councilor in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been arrested with AK-47 around the Giwa Local Government Area of the state. Daily Trust reports that the area is close to a den of the bandits terrorising many parts of the state. The chairman of Soba Local ...

A former Minister of Education, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili and popular sociopolitical activist, Aisha Yesufu, has condemned the killing of a christian student in Sokoto State, identified as Deborah Samuel. DAILY POST had reported that Deborah was lynched by some male Muslim students and burnt, ...

1. Abdul Adamu Kinkiba, a Councilor in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been arrested with AK-47 around the Giwa Local Government Area of the State. The chairman of Soba Local Government Area, Engineer Suleiman Yahaya Richifa confirmed the arrest. 2. The Indigenous People of ...

Joseph Bako, a Roman Catholic Church priest, in Kaduna State, who was abducted by bandits two months ago, has died. Father Bako was abducted by bandits on March 8, at his pastoral residence in Saint John’s Catholic Church, Kudenda in Chikun LGA. The Chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese ...

1. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 96th National Executive Committee (NEC) has finally thrown open the contest for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket. PDP’s position was made known during the party’s NEC meeting, Wednesday, in Abuja. 2. Reports have emerged that former President Goodluck ...

Abba Kyari, former Head of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, of the police has alleged a threat to his life in the Kuje correctional facility. Kyari lamented that he is not safe sharing the same correctional facility with criminals. The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, ...

1. President Muhammadu Buhari has said there is no going back on leaving office after completing his constitutionally guaranteed tenure, emphasising that the May 29, 2023, handover date is sacrosanct. Speaking through Malam Garba Shehu, his media aide, Buhari said the current administration would ...

Abducted Kaduna-Abuja train passengers are still in captivity ten weeks after their abduction. Bandits had on March 27, 2022, kidnapped over 300 Kaduna-Abuja train passengers after killing eight, and wounding 26 others. Nine days later, the bandits released one of the victims, the ...

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has asked Nigerians to prepare for the worst fuel crisis. To avoid this, the petrol marketers association asked the Federal Government to prevail on the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to pay its members ...

About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban’s new edict that females must fully cover their faces and bodies when in public. Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a mandate over the weekend ordering women to cover up ...

Students of public secondary schools of Sokoto and Zamfara will not be taking part in this year’s May/June diet of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The head of Nigeria’s office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Patrick Areghan, who disclosed this on ...

More than 51,000 repentant terrorists and their families have surrendered to troops serving in various theatres of operation in the North-East region, the Nigerian military has said. The Commander of Nigerian Army’s Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Chris Musa, disclosed this during an interview ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that more than 1.4 million candidates have successfully sat for the ongoing 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, assuring that the results will soon be released to the respective candidates. The Board noted that the ...

1. Former President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the nomination and expression of interest forms that a group bought for him. A coalition of Fulani groups had purchased the APC nomination form for him. But in a statement on Monday night, the former President said he knows nothing about it. 2. ...

VLADIMIR Putin today had his victory parade humiliatingly hacked with a message telling Russians they had Ukrainian blood on their hands. The message came as Russians prepared to watch the annual Victory Day military parade on Red Square marking the defeat of Nazi Germany, presided over by the ...

Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, says it has suspended the earlier decision to shut down flights beginning from Monday, May 9. The President of the AON, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, in a statement on Sunday, said the development ...

A total of 1,775 workers withdrew N3.09bn from their Retirement Savings Accounts held by Pension Fund Administrators in six months after making additional voluntary contributions, the National Pension Commission has said. PenCom said this in its quarterly report on ‘Access to voluntary ...

Former Senator Arthur Nzeribe is dead. The maverick politician died on Sunday at the age of 83. Here are 10 things to know about the man who played a major role in the June 12, 1993 election annulment: 1 – Arthur Nzeribe was born on November 3, 1938, to Oyimba Nzeribe, a lawyer and state ...

Saudi Arabia’s ageing King Salman will remain in hospital after undergoing tests including a colonoscopy, state media reported Sunday. The kingdom has for years sought to quell speculation over the health of the 86-year-old monarch, who has ruled the world’s top oil exporter since 2015. He ...

Sultan of Sokoto and President-General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Muhammad Saad Abubakar III have appealed to wealthy individuals and groups to establish schools for Orphans and the less privileged in the society. The spiritual leader made the appeal at UK Jarma ...

Abuja—Two pregnant women and a barber have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos, for attempting to import and export illicit drugs. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a ...

Ukraine will receive support from the White House amid the ongoing war with Russia. The White House, on Friday, announced a new package of security assistance for Ukraine that will include munitions, artillery, radars and other equipment. “The United States is continuing our strong ...

Nigerian airline operators have issued a notice that with effect from Monday, 9th May, they will shut down their operations due to the high cost of aviation fuel which has hit 700 naira per litre. A statement issued and signed by all the airline operators yesterday advised the traveling public ...