Category: Metro
South-East move against herdsmen led to Umahi’s house raid – Youth Council
The National Youth Council of Nigeria on Wednesday alleged that the raid on the Abuja residence of the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, barely one [...]
IPOB writes South East governors, gives conditions for peace
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has written to the South East Governors, giving conditions and what they should do for peace to reign between t [...]
Police decry high rate of child abuse, rape, sodomy in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has released a statement on the incessant cases of child molestation abduction, rape and sodomy in the state. The spok [...]
Buhari’s actions against xenophobia, not enough, address the nation – Sule Lamido
A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, says the actions taken by President Muhammadu Buhari so far on the ongoing xenophobic attacks on Niger [...]
Jim Ovia pulls out of World Economic Forum summit
Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia has pulled out of the World Economic Forum (WEF) taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, over the poor state of [...]
South Africa shuts down embassy in Nigeria
South Africa has temporarily closed its embassy in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic crisis, Foreign Affairs Minister, Naledi Pandor told Reute [...]
Mission denies shutting gate against Nigerians in South Africa
Ambassador Kabiru Bala, the Nigeria High Commissioner to South Africa, says the mission never shut its door against Nigerians who came to register the [...]
Xenophobia: 125 looters arrested in Lagos
At least 125 looters have been arrested by the Lagos State police command in connection with destruction of properties owned by South Africans in the [...]
The red line has been drawn, no going back – Onyeama on actions against South Africa
Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, says there is no going back on the measures taken against South Africa over the fresh attacks against N [...]
Okorocha, wife, daughter to forfeit assets to Nigerian government
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has obtained orders for the interim forfeiture of assets traced to a former Imo governor, [...]