File photo used to illustrate story. Two persons have died in a road accident involving a commercial bus and a car along Ado Ekiti-Iworoko Road on Sunday. According to an eyewitness report, no fewer than 12 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the fatal accident, which occurred close to …

File Photo: Gunmen Armed bandits have killed seven persons, including a Catholic lector in Igabi and Kajuru local government areas of Kaduna State.  The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incidents in a statement on Sunday. File Photo: Gunmen middleeastpress According to him, gunmen …

Adebayo Raphael speaking at a public function. If this were the era of colonial adventures, perhaps now would be what colonialists would describe as a ‘good time’ to colonize – or recolonize Nigeria. Baleful as that may sound, such would be the fate of this giant ungoverned territory; if there …

The abduction of female students from Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State, will be the last of such to happen, President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Sunday. According to NAN, this was contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who led a high-powered Nigerian …

The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has berated the Nigerian government and states in Northern Nigeria for allowing bandits to have free rein in the region. According to the organisation, it is not enough for the government to rejoice over the release of schoolchildren without ensuring that the perpetrators …

The management of the Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, (KSUSTA), Aliero, has announced the indefinite closure of the institution over the death of a final-year Biochemistry student. In a statement on Sunday, the Registrar of the university, Musa Labbo, directed all students to leave the school premises immediately. …

Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni The Yobe State Government has ordered the indefinite closure of all boarding schools across the 17 local government areas of the state.  Although the reason for the closure was not stated, it may not be unconnected with the recent abductions of students in Zamfara and …

The police command in the Federal Capital Territory has arrested over 40 suspects for their alleged involvement in criminal offences. The command’s spokesman, Mariam Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to her, the suspects were arrested during coordinated raids and patrols in Abaji, Gwarinpa, Asokoro, Jabi-Daki Biyu …

Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond chaired by human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has condemned the arrest of former aide to Kano State governor, Salisu Tanko-Yakasai, by men of the Department of State Services. The group stated that Tanko-Yakasai had legitimately exercised his constitutional right …

File photo used to illustrate story Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Sokoto State have arrested a 36-year-old suspected trans-border drug trafficker, Nkem Timothy, alias Auwalu Audu with 62 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine. Timothy was caught while trying to cross over to Algeria through …