Benue prosecutes 81 herdsmen, seize 3,000 cows for violating anti-open grazing law
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Saturday in New York said no fewer than 81 herdsmen had been convicted and 3,000 cows seized under the state’s anti-open grazing law, NAN reports.
Ortom, who gave the...
Insecurity: Ex-president Obasanjo hosts Fulani leaders in Abeokuta, says ‘we are all in darkness’
Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted leaders of the Gan-Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN) at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday.
Obasanjo who also served as military...
Nigeria overtaken by state of insecurity, says Buhari’s former lawyer, Ahamba
President Muhammadu Buahri’s former lawyer before he (Buhari) won the 2015 election, Chief Mike Ahamba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, says the president has failed as a leader.
Ahamba who is President Buhari's close...
Assault by South African Police is ‘a xenophobic case’ – Ex-BBA housemate, Tayo Faniran
A former Big Brother Africa housemate, Tayo Faniran who was recently assaulted by some officers of the South African police has said the molestation was “a xenophobic case”
The reality TV star captured the incident,...
#RevolutionNow: Police warn against planned protest, say it’s ‘treason, terrorism’
The Nigeria Police Force has declared the ‘#RevolutionNow’ movement an act of treason and terrorism.
Frank Mba, the police spokesperson, said in a statement on Saturday that the movement is a “revolution march against the...
Kidnapped RCCG Pastors: Ogun police rescue four other victims
The Ogun State Police Command said it has rescued four other officials of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, who were abducted on Thursday around J3 forest on Ogbere road, in Ijebu-East Local Government Area...
NAPTIP boss, Julie Okah-Donli moves to combat human trafficking with sports
Julie Okah-Donli, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has vowed to use sports to curtail the menace of human trafficking in Nigeria.
The NAPTIP boss disclosed this...
Police: Abducted female RCCG minister has been rescued
The police have announced that the only female official of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, kidnapped on the way to the Redemption Camp in Ogun state on Thursday have been rescued by the...
Messi banned! Fined $50,000 for comments against CONMEBOL
Argentina star Lionel Messi was banned from playing for his national team for three months and fined $50,000 on Friday by CONMEBOL after he heavily criticised the South American football governing body during the...
We’ve upgraded! Zenith Bank transforms its mobile banking application
Zenith Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, has upgraded its mobile banking application to ensure its services are more aptly suited for the lifestyle needs of its customers.
The upgraded mobile app has...