***Says: We were forced to trek through forest at night ***lThey ate cocoyam, noodles, drank from a waterfall for 56 days —Victims’ relative By Evelyn Usman & Adeola Badru IBADAN— THE principal bducted alongside teachers, students and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Racheal Alamu, yesterday, recounted the harrowing 56-day ordeal in captivity, revealing that children were…
•Adeyemi writes open letter to Tinubu By Ebunoluwa Sessou A police interim investigation report has revealed how operatives uncovered an alleged forgery and impersonation syndicate built around a fictitious government agency, known as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, following a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President. The report,…
•Nigeria not a lab for policy experiments — Atiku •Suspension of hike in fees, victory for the people — Peter Obi By Joseph Erunke, Omeiza Ajayi & Elizabeth Osayande Former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, and his Nigeria Democratic Congress, ADC, counterpart, Peter Obi, in the 2027 elections yesterday,…
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,420 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,406 per dollar last weekend. But the naira appreciated to N1,380.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM . Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira fell…
***Awards N10m cost against party ***Judgment won’t affect ADC candidates, party insists ***Atiku heads to S’Court, alleges forged INEC documents over ‘fake’ nomination upload By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Omeiza Ajayi & Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — In a split decision of two-to-one, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja yesterday affirmed the judgment restraining the Independent National…
The North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has expressed profound grief and concern over the reported attacks on the Otukpo-Nobi and Akpachi-Ugboju communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The attacks resulted in the tragic loss of lives and the destruction of homes and other valuable property. The Managing Director of the NCDC, Dr…
John Joshua is on the verge of completing a move away from Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Nasarawa United. Joshua and the Solid Miners are yet to agreement on a new contract. The midfielder played a crucial role in the club’s fifth place finish in the NPFL last season. Nasarawa United also reached the…
By Adeola Badru, IBADAN The traumatic experience of spending 56 days in captivity has left many parents and relatives of pupils abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State reluctant to send their children back to the affected schools, despite their successful rescue. Read Also: Oriire Schoolchildren: How arrest of kidnappers’ family members…
By Udeme Akpan, Godwin Oritse & Efe Onodjae Oil cartels, independent petroleum marketers, tanker owners, drivers, transport unions and some enforcement agencies have been accused of sustaining the perennial traffic gridlock in the Lagos’ Apapa and Kirikiri corridors, crippling businesses, disrupting residents’ daily lives and hampering economic activities. Read Also: Banks slash lending, cut N5.4trn across…
By Peter Duru & Golok Nanmwa, MAKURDI/JOS It was a bloody weekend in Benue and Plateau states as suspected terrorists killed no fewer than 27 persons, including nine members of the same family and a two-month-old baby, in attacks that have renewed fears over worsening insecurity in the North-Central region. Read Also: Oriire Schoolchildren: How arrest…
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