Bandits operating in Zamfara and Katsina States who abducted 85 women and children in Wanzamai community of Tsafe local government area in Zamfara State have finally agreed to collect N20,000 from each of the victims amounting to N1.7 million. The bandits also demanded that military operatives deployed to Wanzamai village should be relocated to another axis, vowing that they would …

Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Nimi Briggs is dead. Briggs died in the early hours of Easter Monday at the age of 79. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the family. Briggs was a Nigerian academic and Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was also the fifth Vice Chancellor of the …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday greeted leading businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote as he marks his 66th birthday, wishing him a long, healthy life and a joyful year ahead. President Buhari commended him for the numerous efforts he is making for the nation’s progress. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba …

For using the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as a metaphor to promote its product on Good Friday, Friesland Campina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, makers of Peak Milk, has come under fire from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). CAN described the advert as “insensitive, offensive, and totally unacceptable”. While warning all companies and organisations to be mindful of the religious and …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has launched a poll on LinkedIn and Twitter, asking stakeholders and potential beneficiaries in the region for their insights and suggestions on which areas or sectors the commission should focus on for more attention and investment. According to a statement on its official Facebook and LinkedIn pages, the NDDC is committed to listening to …

President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated a leader of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo on his 95th birthday. While thanking God on his behalf for the gift of longevity, the President-elect praised Adebanjo for his contributions to progressive politics and good governance in the country. The elder statesman is one of the few remaining disciples of …

It was boundless tears and overwhelming emotions as orphans, in their numbers, joined family of late 14-year-old Keren-Happuch Akpagher to celebrate her posthumous 16th year birthday even as they all renewed the call for her killer-rapists to be fished out and brought to justice. Keren-Happuch was a boarding student of Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja who was raped, condom left inside …

One of the prisoners who escaped from the Kuje Correctional Center during the attack on it last year in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja has been captured by men from the Nasarawa State Police Command. In a statement made available to journalists in Lafia, the state capital on Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, identified …

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the deployment of three new permanent secretaries and the redeployment of three others in the Lagos State Public Service. The new permanent secretaries are Mrs Olushekun Olayide, Mr Obadina Akinbode, and Mrs Akanbi Ganiat. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, …

The Budget Office of the Federation has been indicted for releasing  N19 billion to four unnamed agencies without approval of the Ministry of Finance the Senate has revealed. This is contained in the 2016 Report of the Auditor General of the Federation adopted by the Senate. According to the AuGF, the Budget Office violated extant financial regulations when it released the …