By Ike Abonyi As a fall-out from the arrest of two Boko Haram suspects, Abu Qaqa and Kabiru Sokoto, the State Security Services (SSS) Wednesday declared a former soldier, Habibu Bama, wanted. A statement from the service spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar, said: “The person whose photograph appears above is Habibu Bama. He is hereby declared wanted […]
THREE days after their breadwinner, Pastor Isua Kiforo, was shot at the Kaduna State Government House by security operatives, who took him for a suicide bomber, life has become miserable for the family. His wife, Charity, who spoke yesterday on the incident and the plight of the family since the incident occurred, raised a […]
The Nigeria Prisons Authority on Thursday confirmed the escape of 119 inmates from the Koton-Karfe prison on the Lokoja-Abuja Road after it was attacked on Wednesday night by unknown gunmen. The Spokesperson of the Nigeria Prisons Authority in Lokoja, Mrs Hadiza Aminu,said that the inmates were among the 120 persons awaiting trial. She denied reports […]
THE Kano State government has disbursed over N200 million to the families of the 185 people who lost their lives during the January 20 bomb blast that rocked the city of Kano. Each family got N1 million. But the families of the five deceased senior police officers got N1.5 million each. This was contained in […]
Despite the hic-cups being experienced over the implementation of the new minimum wage, the Katsina State government, in collaboration with the state Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has urged workers that were over-paid to report such mistakes or face the consequences. Addressing a joint press conference in Katsina, on Wednesday, the government enjoined staff that received […]
February 15, 2012 by Segun Olatunji, Kaduna Double explosions on Tuesday rocked the Angwar Sarki area of Kaduna metropolis, killing a policeman and injuring two persons. The explosions occurred barely a week after Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked military formations in Kaduna. The dead policeman, Sunday Badang, attached to the Anti-bomb Squad was on the […]
February 14, 2012 by Agency reporter 13 Comments Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday promised to pay a scholarship of N100,000 to each student of Imo origin in Imo State University. Addressing the people at the Imo Freedom Square in Owerri, the governor said N70,000 would be free while the recipient would get […]
February 14, 2012 by Segun Olatunji SECURITY personnel manning the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House residence of the Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Yakowa, on Monday afternoon shot and wounded a director in the state service for “driving dangerously in a suspicious manner.” The victim, Pastor Isuwa Kiforo, who is the Director, Finance and Administration at the […]
February 14, 2012 by Segun Olatunji, Kaduna A policeman attached to the anti-bomb squad was on Tuesday morning killed in a bomb blast in Kaduna. The bomb, which was hidden in a parcel tied to a streetlight pole by the pedestrian bridge near Sultan Bello mosque at Angwan Sarki area, shook parts of the city. The police anti-bomb […]
February 14, 2012 by Sesan Olufowobi, Simon Utebor, Oyetunji Abioye, Kunle Falayi and Eniola Akinkuotu A car damaged during the violent wind at Obalende, in Lagos … on Monday. | credits: Olatunji Obasa FIERCE wind tore through many sections of the Lagos metropolis on Monday, killing at least five people and destroying property estimated […]
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