By Muhammadu Sabiu A driver named Peter Iheanyi said that he pretended to be kidnapped with the help of his friend Kelvin and other people so that he could get his boss to pay a ransom. Iheanyi talked about how he took his boss’s things to his sister’s house in Abia State and left the truck on
With a tense 1-1 draw against rival Espanyol on Saturday, Barcelona lost ground on Real Madrid in the fight for the Spanish championship. With a tense 1-1 draw against rival Espanyol on Saturday, Barcelona lost ground to Real Madrid at the top of La Liga in the fight for the Spanish championship. After Marcos Alonso
By Muhammadu Sabiu According to a source with knowledge of the case, a court in military-run Myanmar has extended the sentence of Aung San Suu Kyi from seven years in prison to thirty-three years for corruption. This put an end to a number of covert and highly politicized procedures against the deposed former leader. The
By Muhammadu Sabiu An unnamed Zazzau Emirate title holder was detained by Kaduna State police in Zaria for reportedly sodomizing a 14-year-old kid. DSP Muhammadu Jalige, the state’s police spokesman, told reporters on Wednesday in Zaria, Kaduna State, that the suspect will face charges once the investigation is over. The incident occurred on December 9
By Muhammadu Sabiu Three siblings and a motorcycle rider were abducted in Taraba State by suspected terrorists, who claim to have slain their victims after receiving N60 million in ransom from the father of the abducted children. According to reports, the victims were abducted on Sunday in a woodland close to Garin Dogo in the
By Muhammad Sabiu The Anambra State Government rescued four young girls from a purported trafficker who was forcing them into prostitution. The 13- to 15-year-olds were saved on Thursday night by Ify Obinabo, the state’s commissioner for women and social welfare. This was revealed in a statement on Saturday by the commissioner’s media assistant, Chidinma Ikeanyionwu. According
After 13 years of legal battles, a Dutch appeals court ruled last year that Shell’s Nigerian branch must pay for a series of leaks and that the parent company must put in new pipeline equipment to stop any more terrible spills. A Dutch appeals court ruled last year, following 13 years of legal battles, that
The Federal Government has declared Monday, December 26, and Tuesday, December 27, 2022, as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day. Also, Monday, January 2, 2023, has been declared a public holiday to mark New Year’s Day. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration, also rejoiced with Christians and all Nigerians at
By Muhammadu Sabiu In a Christmas message released on Friday in Abuja, the Nigeria Labour Congress stated that the country’s citizens are now living through “dark times.” The deplorable living conditions of the workers were also bemoaned in a statement issued by the national president of the congress, Ayuba Wabba.Christians were also exhorted by the
By Muhammadu Sabiu According to President Muhammadu Buhari, the App Progressives Congress (APC) would triumph in the general elections of 2023 by a wide margin. The President also told the ruling APC and its candidates for the upcoming elections that he is always ready to campaign “with full enthusiasm and conviction” for the party’s nominee