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THE police in Bayelsa State have arrested the abductors of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a judge of the state state high court. Justice Omukoro was kidnapped on June 21 in Yenagoa and was held for 12 days before he was rescued through the joint effort of security agencies in the state....

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested a notorious arms supply syndicate responsible for arming bandits in Benue and other north-central states. The development, Force Headquarters said, is in continuation of police investigation on the deadly attacks by bandits on communities last month in Benue State. Force Police...

Troops of the Nigerian Army under the Joint Task Force Operation “Fansan Yamma” (OPFY) have successfully intercepted and neutralised a group of terrorists advancing from the Baban Doka axis of Maru Local Government Area (LGA) in Zamfara State towards Ragada and Warari communities in Rijau LGA of Niger State. This...

…Say Ahmed Farouk Betrayed Public Trust The Sokoto State Students Forum (SSSF) has added its voice to mounting calls for the immediate sack of Engr. Ahmed Farouk, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), over what it described as an “unforgivable abuse of public...

The Bauchi State Police Command is investigating three men suspected of having anal sex with a 12-year-old boy. Spokesperson for the command, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement yesterday, explained that the case was reported at ‘C’ Divisional Police Headquarters on July 16, by Ibrahim Maikudi. Wakil said the complaint detailed...

ABUJA- A senior legal practitioner, Mr. Ken Harries, on Tuesday, gave reasons why the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, would not be able to enforce the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja that recommended her reinstatement. According to the lawyer, having appealed against the high court...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the request by the immediate past Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, for the release of his international passport to enable him to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) on health grounds. In a ruling yesterday, Justice Emeka Nwite found that the medical report...

BY ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM In the words of French philosopher George Hérbert, “Do not wait. The time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” This quote aptly...

A son of former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), Mr. Mohammed Babangida, has denied rejecting the recent appointment President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave him as the Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA). The Federal Government announced the appointment last week alongside seven others. The social media was awash yesterday with a letter...

The major political parties have elected their candidates for the by-election in Edo, Oyo, and Zamfara states on August 16. In Edo State, the Labour Party (LP) elected Paul Okojie as its candidate to fill the vacant Edo Central Senatorial District seat in the National Assembly. Okojie was affirmed as the party’s candidate...