On Foreign News Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video on Friday showing three Israeli women held hostage in Gaza since the October 7 attack. Two of the women who appeared in the five-minute video ,Daniella Gilboa and Karina Ariev, said they were Israeli soldiers both aged 19.The third, 30-year-old […]
Nigeria
Air Force Accepts Responsibility, over Nasarawa 2023 Strike, Commiserates With Victims
The Nigerian Air Force has accepted responsibility for the January 2023 air strike that killed 37 herders alongside their livestock in the Rukubi community of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall, Hassan Abubakar, visited Nasarawa state on Friday alongside senior officials of […]
Killings: Governor relaxes curfew in Plateau LG
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on the Mangu Local Government Area of the state following the killings and crisis that erupted in the locality since Monday. Over 40 persons were reportedly killed during the attacks and killings in the council area, while several […]
ECOWAS court records 678 cases, delivers 402 judgments in 22 years
The Economic Court of Justice said it has received a total of 678 cases from member countries since its inception and has also delivered judgment on 402. The ECOWAS court was founded in 2001 to uphold and apply principles of equity in interpreting and applying the provisions of the Revised […]
Fire destroys INEC logistic materials at Ibadan South East Office
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Oyo State has confirmed a fire incident at its Ibadan South East Local Government Area Office. According to a statement issued in Ibadan by the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Adeniran Tella, and made available to newsmen, the fire occurred around 10.30 am […]
Customs intercept cocaine, arms worth N4bn
The Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island Command, said it intercepted cocaine, arms and ammunition worth N4.3 billion. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this while addressing journalists during the handing over of the seized contraband at the command on Thursday. Adeniyi said that the seized contraband came from South […]
Extrajudicial killing: Five vigilante group members to die by hanging
A Kano State High Court presided over by the Chief Judge, Justice Dije Aboki, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced five members of a vigilance group to death by hanging, over the extra-judicial killing of a 17-year-old male, Ahmed Musa. The five convicted persons who were attached to Sani Abacha Youth […]
Mr Ibu’s son, daughter ‘arrested’ over N55m donations to ailing actor
The Nigerian Police, through its Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCID), Alagbon, in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has disclosed the arrest of Oyeabuchi Daniel Okafor and Jasmine Chioma Okekeagwu for conspiring and defrauding Mr. John Ikechukwu Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu of the sum of N55 million. The FCID […]
Soludo visits Obiano in Abuja Over ₦4B Fraud Trial.
Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has visited his predecessor, Chief Willie Obiano in Abuja Over ₦4B trail. Obiano had been arraigned in court on Wednesday over allegation of committing fraud to the tune of N4billion, while he was was governor. Kpakpando gathered that as a result of the trial, […]
Some States Including Enugu, Kano, Others To Enforce Death Penalty Against Kidnapping
Some States Including Enugu, Kano, Others To Enforce Death Penalty Against Kidnapping No fewer than ten states in Nigeria, have vowed to implement the death sentence and life imprisonment for convicted kidnappers. This is due to the growing concern over the raging abduction epidemic in the country. The states made […]