The Department of State Services (DSS) has once more sounded the alarm about potential plots to stir up trouble in the nation. But, it issued a strong warning against instigating remarks and hate speech directed at the current administration and all elected officials. In a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Dr Peter Afunanya, the DSS urged politicians to refrain …

Tragedy struck on Sunday night when a Lexus SUV rammed into a building on 2, Iyewa Street in the Isolo area of Lagos, killing two siblings, while doctors are battling to save the life of another child at the hospital. The deceased siblings – Abibu Bello, 17; and Bolaji Bello, 14 – were children of a chieftain of the All …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has taken into custody one Hassan Ahmad in possession of N2 million cash allegedly meant for a politician in Gombe. In a statement in Abuja, ICPC’s spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua said the cash was in both old and new notes She said that the suspect was arrested on Friday by …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa has said that some politicians are planning to buy votes by distributing items instead of cash. On a Channels Television interview on Wednesday, Bawa said that the anti-graft agency was ready to arrest those caught buying votes during Saturday’s polls. Ahead of the general elections, stakeholders have …

The immediate past governor of Adamawa State, Senator Muhammad Umar Jibrilla Bindow has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of this year’s general elections. Bindow resigned his membership of the party through a letter addressed to the APC chairman of Kolere ward, Mubi North Local Government Area, dated 20 January. Bindow added that his “faithful supporters” across the state …