archiveJuly 20, 2021

  The police command in Zamfara has successfully rescued 100 kidnapped victims from bandits at Kabaro forest in Maru Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This is contained in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu in Gusau on Tuesday. Shehu said that the...

Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has not been released by the authorities of Benin Republic, his media aide Olayomi Koiki has said. There were reports on social media that Igboho who was arrested in Cotonou on Monday night alongside his wife Ropo Adeyemo had been released...

  Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar, has conferred the traditional title ‘Talban Daura’ on Yusuf Buhari. the son of President Muhammadu Buhari. Talban Daura is said to be a top traditional title in Daura Emirate of Katsina State. The groom-to-be was honoured at a turbaning ceremony held at...

Chief Yomi Aliu, the lawyer to Yoruba Nation agitator, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has given reasons his client cannot be extradited to Nigeria. Aliu argued that Igboho cannot be extradited because of a treaty with Benin Republic on political offenders. He noted that the treaty states categorically that...

  A French Mirage warplane crashed in an uninhabited area of central Mali on Tuesday after suffering a technical malfunction, but its two crew ejected and were quickly recovered, the French army said. The plane was carrying out surveillance near the town of Homburi in support of ground troops from...

The Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Mohammadu Buhari has revealed that only about 2.5 per cent of lands available for agricultural purposes in the country are utilised. He disclosed this while fielding questions from some journalists concerning the President’s Sallah message to the country, Tuesday at...

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described the arrest of Yoruba Nation activist, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho in Cotonou on Monday night, as evidence that the Federal Government had the capacity to end terrorism and banditry. The group made the stand in a statement issued on Tuesday by...

The Minister of Power, Alhaji Saleh Mammam, has promised that the Ministry of Power will improve electricity supply to Nigerians. Mamman soeaking with newsmen during the Eld-el-Kabir celebration in Jalingo said that communities that were underserved would enjoy adequate service soonest. He also assured those communities who had not been...

  President Muhammad Buhari, on Tuesday, in Daura donated N1million, two cows and 20 bags of rice to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State.Mr. Alex Obemeata, NYSC’s spokesperson in Katsina, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the President’s...

  Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, The PUNCH has learnt. He was arrested at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night, a top source familiar with the matter told The Punch correspondent. Igboho was arrested by the security...