The Kaduna State Police Command said last night that the three final year Law students from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, kidnapped on the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Tuesday evening, have been released. The students were kidnapped with four other travellers on the highway when about 20 gun bearing kidnappers blocked the highway. Spokesman Yakubu…

By Ikechukwu Nnamdi Kanu FOR Ndigbo, August, a month of homecoming and celebrations, is special. They love going back to their ancestral homes across the Great River, called Niger, to celebrate the new yam festival (Iri-ji Ohuru). The magnificence of the ceremonies was aptly captured by the inimitable raconteur, Chinua Achebe, in his 1958 classic,…

Operatives of the Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested three lawyers for allegedly defrauding Pastor Adetunji Adedoyin of his property worth N20 million. The suspects are Salman Rafiu, Sulyman Abaya and Saka Hammed. Their accomplices on the run include Olarewaju Aluko and Na’ Allah Suyuti. Adedoyin, the petitioner,…

The police in Ogun State have arrested three members of a local vigilance group called Yaluwon, for the alleged murder of 24-year-old Ahmed Obisanwo, an Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State (OOU) student. Obisanwo was alleged to have been killed by the trio on August 9, after they apprehended him and his friend on the…

A REPORT that 48 villagers were abducted in the aftermath of bandits’ attack on Wurma community, Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State was dismissed on Wednesday by the State Police Command. Police spokesman Isa Gambo in a statement last night appealed to reporters to await further clarifications on the matter from the command, reiterating the…

The police in Katsina State said they have rescued 10 out the 15 women kidnapped by bandits on Tuesday morning at Wurma village in Kurfi Local Government. Spokesman Anas Gezawa said yesterday in Katsina: “Gunmen invaded Wurma village in Kurfi Local Government and abducted 15 women, including the village head’s daughter and his in-law.” Gezawa…

…Cash suspected to have been diverted after payment approval By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor What happened to the $8.5 billion released by the Obasanjo government for the payment of compensation to host  communities on which the ambitious multi-million power projects were to be sited? efcc This is the question which the Economic and Financial…

… Says 42,000 Tivs already displaced By Femi Bolaji Jalingo The Southern Taraba Tiv Youths Progressive Forum Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to give special attention to the ongoing feud between the Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups, claiming they risked being wiped out if nothing was done urgently. President Buhari The group in a statement…

 President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan says that the 9th National Assembly will support the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to achieve a better, prosperous and secure Nigeria. Senator Ahmed Lawan and President Muhammadu Buahri. PHOTO: Lagos Television Lawan made the declaration at a town hall meeting with members of his constituents in Gashua, Yobe….

OWERRI-THE Igbo National Council, INC, has cautioned members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, against the new modus oparandi recently adopted and urged them to change strategy if they are serious with their agitation. File:  IPOB protesters INC particularly frowned at last week’s attack on Senator Ike Ekweremadu by members of IPOB in German…