The Federal Workers Forum has threatened to mobilise federal workers for an indefinite nationwide strike following rising insecurity in the country and unresolved wage issues. During an online meeting on Sunday, the forum criticised the Nigeria Labour Congress and the…
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have reportedly abducted a former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar, and his wife in Katsina State, north-west Nigeria. Sources reveal that the incident happened on Saturday along the Matazu axis of the…
The National Union of Teachers(NUT), Oyo State chapter on Friday staged a peaceful demonstration in Ibadan, following the recent kidnap of students and teachers from different schools in Oriire LGA. Recall that on May 15, suspected terrorists invaded Esiele in…
Despite the absence of confirmed Ebola cases in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Interior has announced additional measures to strengthen the country’s preparedness against the virus. Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo announced the development in a statement posted on his official…
The Nigerian military has issued a warning to residents in the North-East region over possible attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. In a statement issued on Monday, the Headquarters Joint…
The Kwara State Police Command has verified the killing of three worshippers and the abduction of 15 others following a deadly attack by gunmen at a prayer ground in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the…
Suspected terrorists who recently abducted schoolchildren and teachers from three schools in Esinele, Yamota and Alawusa towns in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have reportedly opened negotiation channels with the state government. According to two highly credible sources,…
Amid the worsening insecurity crisis plaguing the nation Nigerian celebrities and public figures have began questioning the government and demanding accountability. This move comes following the most recent attack launched on schools in Oyo State. Recall that just five days…
A Federal High Court seating in the FCT has granted bail to blogger Chidiebere Justice Mark, widely known as “Justice Crack.” The court set bail at N5 million, with one surety in the same amount. The Department of State Services…
The Nigerian military has announced the killing of over 20 suspected ISIS and ISWAP terrorists following a coordinated airstrike operations launched by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Borno State. According to reports, the operation targeted terrorist hideouts near…
Michael Oyedokun, one of the abducted teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has been reportedly killed. Recall that gunmen earlier invaded the school on Friday, May 15, abducting the principal, several pupils,…
Following a widely shared video of victims from the Oyo school abduction, the State Police Command announced on Sunday that it has opened an investigation. In response to questions about the authenticity of the video, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the state…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed that terrorists killed 17 police officers during an attack on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. According to sources, suspected Islamic State West…
A three-story structure under construction in Abuja, Durumi 3 neighbourhood, close to Gudu market, fell on Saturday morning, leaving at least five reported dead. Lere Olayinka, a spokesman for Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, provided an update on the…
The Kwara high court in Ilorin has sentenced Ajiboye Olayinka, the general overseer of the Mission House of Divine Land of Joy and Prayer Ministry, to life imprisonment for alleged rape of three minors in his church premises. Trial judge…
