Category: Metro
Saraki’s chief of staff, Baba-Ahmed dumps APC
The Chief of Staff to the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC. Baba-Ahmed who [...]
Presidency summons IG Idris over Police protest
The Presidency has summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over the reported protest embarked on by police personnel in Maiduguri, Bo [...]
Court grants Dasuki N200m bail, declares his detention illegal
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail to the immediate-past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), from the custody of [...]
Premium Times sacks reporter over false report on Miyetti Allah
Online newspaper, Premium Times, has sacked its Jos-based reporter, Mr. Andrew Ajijah, over a false story credited to Miyetti Allah on the mayhem in P [...]
Senators, Aminu Tambuwal, call for sack of service chiefs
Some lawmakers in the Senate are calling for the sack of the Service Chiefs in the country following the increasing spate of killings across the count [...]
Tanker explosion: Lagos to prosecute owner and driver, restricts tankers to designated routes
The Lagos State Government is perfecting plans to prosecute the owner and driver of the ill-fated fuel tanker which exploded last Thursday on Otedola [...]
Police brutality, extortion have reached frightening level – CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has directed that Chief Magistrates should periodically inspect police stations and other [...]
How Muslim cleric hid Christians inside a mosque during Plateau attack
A Muslim cleric in Plateau state reportedly hid over 200 people, including Christians, inside a mosque during the recent attack in the state. Accordin [...]
Arrest leadership of Miyetti Allah now over killings – Gov. Ortom
Irked by last weekend’s mass murder in Plateau state that claimed over 100 lives, Governor Samuel Ortom has again called for the immediate arrest and [...]
Nigeria named 9th most dangerous country for women
Nigeria has been named the ninth most dangerous country for women in the latest report released by Thomson Reuters Foundation on Tuesday. Nigeria made [...]