Jibrin Giza, permanent secretary of the ministry of works in Nasarawa state, has been kidnapped. Bola Longe, commissioner of police in the state, confirmed this to NAN in Lafia, the state capital, on Sunday. He said the gunmen broke into Giza's residence at Shabu, a suburb of Lafia, around 12:40am on Sunday. He said the divisional police officer in the area had already mobilised [...]
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Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, on Friday ordered his convoy to evacuate some passengers whose vehicle broke down along Maiduguri-Damboa road in Borno state. The road, which links Damboa, Biu, Chibok and neighboring states, was recently reopened by the Nigerian Army after over a year of closure due to activities of insurgents. Buratai, who was on the route on Friday, reportedly [...]
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Some passengers of a British Airways flight from London to Lagos have accused the airline of abandoning them in Abuja. Speaking with NAN on Thursday, the passengers said the airline made no arrangement for them after landing in Abuja on Wednesday, as against their destination, Lagos. Although the passengers acknowledged that the weather condition is a valid reason for redirecting landing operations [...]
Some traditional rulers in the south-east walked out of a meeting Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), held with governors of the south-east in Enugu on Wednesday. The governors who attended the meeting are Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), David Umahi (Ebonyi), Willie Obiano (Anambra) and the host, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu. Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo state, was represented by Placid Njoku, his deputy. Also [...]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says the Nigerian constitution bars him from interfering in the dispute between Abdullahi Ganduje and Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano. There have been calls for the president to wade into the dispute. On Thursday, Yunusa Danyay, emir of Ningi, pleaded with Buhari to save the traditional institution in the north from being destroyed by urgently intervening in [...]
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The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has given a 30-day final demand notice to debtor airlines, both private and state-owned, to settle all debts owed to the agency. NAN reports that Khalid Emele, the agency’s general manager for public affairs, issued the ultimatum in a statement released on Sunday. Emele said the agency would not hesitate to withdraw its services to any [...]
A married woman who got N30,000 for acting a pornographic video which went viral in Jos, Plateau state, has committed suicide. According to NAN, the video which was uploaded on the internet weeks ago showed some young girls and married women engaging in sexual acts. It was gathered that a man identified as Emeka, who resides at the Rayfield area of Jos, took the [...]
The Lagos state government says it has raised a N100 billion series III bond under its N500 billion bond issuance programme. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the state governor, said the proceeds from the bond will be used to execute key infrastructure projects. Sanwo-Olu said that the signing was Lagos State’s third bond programme; as the state had previously issued bonds under N107.5 billion and [...]
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dropped below the N15 trillion mark due to persistent profit-taking. The market capitalisation, which opened at N15.132 trillion, shed N138 billion to close at N14.994 trillion. Also, the all-share index decreased by 267.73 points, representing a loss of 0.91% to close at 29,110.90 against 29,378.63 on Tuesday. The downturn was impacted by losses recorded [...]
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, on Monday said he was attacked by suspected herdsmen while at his farm located along Makurdi-Naka road in Makurdi, Benue state capital, last week. During an interactive session with reporters in Makurdi, Ortom said he would not bow to the attempt to intimidate him for speaking up for his people. He also reiterated his call for [...]
Rabi Shamsudden, a 19-year-old wife, has reportedly stabbed Shamsuddeen Salisu, her husband, to death in Katsina state. According to NAN, the incident occurred at Malumfashi local government area of the state. Speaking with reporters, Gambo Isah, spokesman of the police in the state, said Rabi reportedly stabbed her husband at 4am in Danjanku-Tasha village. "The shout for help by Salisu attracted neighbours. When [...]
The federal government says the speculated plan by the US to add Nigeria to its existing list of visa travel ban countries is ill conceived. Lai Mohammed, minister of information, said this on Monday in London during an interview session with Reuters. The minister is in London to officially engage with international media and other think tank. Mohammed said although the report is [...]
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