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 …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that its operatives arrested 17 suspects over alleged vote buying in Katsina and Kano states. EFCC zonal commander in Kano, Farul Dogondaji told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday that six suspects were arrested in Tofa and Ungogo Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kano State with bags of rice and …

Alexander Abolore Adegbola Akande, better known by the stage name 9ice, it was, who produced and popularised the song Street Credibility, as one of his famous offerings in the early years of his two-decade career. It was his message to critics and doubters of the genuineness of his artistic talent. It was signal of his preparedness to carve a niche …

Traders and commercial motorcylists are rejecting the outgoing Naira notes, which will cease to be lenger tender in seven days. Last 26 October, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced that the redesigning of the N200, N500 and N1,000 notes, which would run side-by-side with the old versions until 31 January. President Muhammadu Buhari then launched the new notes on …