Tag Archives: local news from Nigeria

Military officer fighting Boko Haram, Lt. Col Otos Umusu, killed in an ambush in the North East

The Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has arrested the 10th gang member in the CBN Governor’s wife kidnap saga of September 2016, Umar Abubakar aka Kiriwa, after trailing him to Minna, Niger State, on 9th December, 2016. ...

Two female suicide bombers had, on Sunday, struck Maiduguri Monday market in Maiduguri, Borno State. However, only both suicide bombers died though some were injured. Some students were also victim of the attack. The attack was considered an unsuccessful mission ...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 07, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Police Force said it redeployed DSP Promise Nwosu, Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gov. Nyisome Wike of Rivers state as a result of gross professional misconduct denying accusations that the move was ...

The three men alleged to have kidnapped and killed the human resources manager of the Dangote Industries Limited, Istifanus Bello, have revealed why he was killed The suspects – Abdullahi Saliu, Babuga Adamu and Abubakar Gide – who were Fulani ...

Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Monday awarded a traffic warden, a road sweeper and three other civil servants each with 2 bedroom flat, for his or her dedication within their respective jobs. The Governor said he had been monitoring ...

Abdulrahman Muhammed, has thrown the family of a commercial motorcyclist, Owechu Odeje, 25, into mourning after he allegedly slit the okada rider’s throat, Punchng reports. Owechu was taking Muhammed from Ijaba junction to Ijaba Pipeline, in Ogun State, when the ...

A man, Idowu Kayode, has been sentenced to death by hanging over murder and robbery of 200 Naira. Justice K. M. Akano of the High Court in Osogbo, handed down the capital punishment on Thursday. At the hearing, it was ...

7 Bilateral Agreements were today signed between Nigeria and Morocco, during meetings between President Buhari and king Mohammad. The Agreements are the following: 1. Agreement between OCP Group and Dangote Group to develop the fertilizer business in Nigeria 2. Cooperation ...

Abba Kyari was flown to the UK for medical attention on Wednesdays after he began to have breathing difficulties. A source at the Presidential Villa told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr. Kyari was rushed to London on a British Airway flight ...