Bride, maids abducted hours to wedding in Sokoto
Suspected bandits have attacked Chacho village in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, abducting a bride-to-be and her bridesmaids just hours before her wedding ceremony. The attackers reportedly…
Atiku faults FG’s N17.5trn pipeline security spending
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the Federal Government for spending a “humongous N17.5 trillion in just 12 months” on “securing fuel pipelines and others”, saying the expenditure…
Niger Kidnappings: Church confirms 4 children of Catechist among victims
The Proprietor and Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Most Reverend Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has revealed that four children of one of the diocese’s catechists are among the 265 students still missing…
Israeli PM Netanyahu seeks pardon over corruption charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked President Isaac Herzog to grant him pardon from corruption charges that have devolved into a long-running trial. Netanyahu faces corruption charges including bribery,…
Bandits abduct pastor, wife, parishioners in Kogi
Bandits yesterday attacked a church in Ejiba Community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting the pastor, his wife and many worshipers. Daily Trust gathered that…
NNPCL battles N8.07trn debt from oil for cash deals – Report
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is burdened with crude-backed loan obligations estimated at N8.07tn, according to an analysis of its 2024 financial statements and capital-commitment disclosures. The liabilities stretch…
It’s shameful that US Congress discussed Nigeria’s security while our lawmakers focussed on politics – Bakare
Tunde Bakare, founder of Citadel Global Community Church, has criticised the national assembly for “busying itself with politicking” while the US congress convened a hearing on the country’s worsening…
Tributes as Bade Adeshina bags honorary doctorate from Edwin Clarke University
Professor Wasiu Olayide Lawal, University Librarian at the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, has paid tribute to Alhaji Bade Adeshina on the occasion of his conferment of…
Tinubu nominates Reno Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Jimoh Ibrahim, 29 others as ambassadors
President Bola Tinubu has sent a fresh batch of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, expanding Nigeria’s diplomatic reshuffle barely days after the first set of names was forwarded.…
Dahiru Bauchi, renowned Islamic scholar, is dead
Dahiru Usman Bauchi, leader of the Tijjaniyyah Sufi order in Nigeria and one of the country’s most influential Islamic scholars, has passed on. Family sources confirmed that the cleric…
