Katsina—No fewer than five people have died and several others wounded after bandits armed with sophisticated weapons attacked Sayaya village in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The fresh attack came on Monday night. A security official, whose name was withheld, confirmed the incident, yesterday. He noted that seven personsContinue Reading
File photo: Police BY JAMES AKINOLA A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man was feared dead, yesterday, while five others sustained various degrees of injuries when irate youths went on a rampage at Iyiowa-Odekpe Community, in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, triggered by last Monday’s Iyiowa-Odekpe landlords’ association election. At pressContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidency yesterday disclosed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is working on policies that will strengthen the Naira. Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr Tope Fasua, disclosed this at the “Cowries to Cash” lecture and lunch in Abuja yesterday. There has been a steadyContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU The Enugu State Government has declared war on cultism in the state over recent cases of kidnapping and abduction of victims linked to cult activities, even as the Enugu State Police Command said it has arrested over 53 hoodlums suspected to be members of secret cults fuelingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Senate, on Tuesday, demanded that erring personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) who misuse their firearms at the nation’s borders should be punished. During plenary, the upper chamber asked the NCS to reduce the number of checkpoints at border communities to aid free flow ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has declared a total nationwide strike effective next Tuesday, November 14, 2023 The leadership of the two union reached the resolution after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading