Bandits free kidnapped Plateau pharmacist
The Secretary of the Plateau state chapter of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharmacist Kim Bot, who was kidnapped on Wednesday by bandits has been set free.
The Secretary of the Plateau state chapter of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharmacist Kim Bot, who was kidnapped on Wednesday by bandits has been set free.
There was apprehension on Thursday evening in the Dei Dei area of the Federal Capital Territory after a mob attacked policemen attached to the Gwagwa police division. The policemen numbering about five had gone to rescue a man identified as Mubarak who was almost lynched over an allegation of manhood disappearance.
Five passengers were crushed to death in Sri Lanka on Friday when a large tree fell on a state-run bus in the heart of the capital Colombo, police said. Another nine were rescued from the wreckage and admitted to hospital where their condition was listed as stable. There were about 20 passengers on board at the time. “The bus had stopped at the Kollupitiya stand to pick up more passengers […]
Mixed reactions greeted Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the first daughter of President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day speech. Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja-General of Lagos State, in a now-viral video on Monday, urged citizens to “keep the hope” alive for a better Nigeria, despite the challenges that abound in the country. She added that she believed “Nigeria would still work for every Nigerian.” “Happy Independence celebration to every Nigerian, especially my beloved father, Mr. President, […]
The Nigerian Air Force on Monday said it neutralised several Boko Haram and Islamic States of West Africa Province terrorists in air strikes on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the air strikes obliterated the terrorists’ hideouts and destroyed their structures and strategic logistics base […]
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu’s administration given the current economic situation. The Ooni made the appeal during the visitation to his family compound as part of activities to mark the grand finale of the Olojo Annual Festival in the Oketase area, Ile-Ife on Monday. The monarch admitted that Nigeria is currently at its trial period […]
Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The CSU released the documents to Atiku on Monday in compliance with the order of a United States District Court in Northern District of Illinois. In ordering the CSU to release Tinubu’s academic record, a US district judge dismissed the President’s objection. The judge ruled: “For the foregoing […]
The National Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, said nothing would stop the strike, noting that Nigerian workers were disenchanted with the Federal Government. He stated that the unions had given the government sufficient time to address their demands, stressing that the workers would not allow themselves to be deceived any longer.
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has lashed out at former President Olusegun Obasanjo for disrespecting traditional rulers in Oyo State by ordering them to “stand up and sit down” at a public function. Obasanjo, some weeks ago, asked monarchs who attended a road inauguration in Iseyin, Oyo State, to stand up and sit down when he and Governor Seyi Makinde entered the venue of the event. But in a communique issued […]