The Sokoto State Fire Service says properties worth N860 million were destroyed and three persons died in different fire incidents from Jan. 1 to Dec. 7 in Sokoto state. Mr Nuhu Lawal, the service’s Fire Prevention Officer, disclosed the figure at a Critical Stakeholders’ meeting on Prevention and Mitigation of Fire Outbreaks on Thursday in…
A police officer has been arrested by the Lagos command for allegedly being involved in the shooting incident at Ajah area of the state that resulted in the death of a man. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. “At About 11:30 p.m on Tuesday, December…
Dr. Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, the Minister for Police Affairs, has said that the federal government has fully met the requests of the EndSars agitators in October 2020. The Minister made this revelation on Tuesday in Abuja, the country’s capital. ‘Without prejudice to the findings contained in your EndSARS Research Findings, let me assure this gathering…
Governors of the 36 states of the federation say the current hardship in the country is a result of President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to fulfil his 2019 campaign promises. The Minister of State for budget and national planning, Clement Agba, had blamed state governors for the nation’s poverty index, saying the governors had abandoned 72…
The Directorate of State Services, DSS, has warned members of the public, especially the youth, to stay away from showing off material wealth. The DSS said this will keep them off the target of the violent criminal elements, especially armed robbers and kidnappers. The security agency, in a statement, said the youth are fond of…
11 worshipers were injured as some unknown gunmen attacked a mosque on Friday in Ughelli, Delta state. A source who witnessed the incident told newsmen on the telephone that the incident happened around 6.47 a.m. The source revealed that the Muslims were attacked by the unknown gunmen while they were observing morning prayers at the…
A Federal High Court sitting in Minna, the Niger State Capital, has ordered that the Chief of Army Staff, General Farouk Yahaya, be arrested for contempt. Justice Halima Abdulmalik, who issued the warrant and presided over the case, said the order followed notice brought before the court in pursuant of order forty two rule ten…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that the attacks launched at its facilities will not affect the credibility of the forthcoming 2023 presidential elections. The chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made this revelation while conducting an assessment on the office of the electoral commission in Abeokuta South Local Government Area which was,…
The Nigerian Government, on Tuesday, approved the commencement of 14 working-day paternity leave for federal civil servants. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, said this on Monday in a November 25 circular with ref no: HCSF/SPSO/ODD/NCE/RR/650309/3. The circular titled, “Computation of Leave Based on Working Days and Approval…
No fewer than eleven residents were killed at Giwa Local Government, while two were killed each in Kajuru and Birnin Gwari local government areas. The attack in Giwa, where 11 people died, happened Friday evening, but details of the incidents remained sketchy, according to a report by Daily Trust said. In a statement issued on…
Nigerian Army has mobilised 65 military officers to Mali on peace keeping mission. The Informant247 gathered that the army officers were given adequate and intensive training for about three weeks on how to handle weapons to save the lives of the people and to protect them from all manners of crimes in Mali. Major-General Akinjobi…
No fewer than 11 persons have reportedly died of food poisoning in Ikobi community, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. It was learnt that the victims lost their lives after consuming food that was contaminated with harmful chemical. According to the source in area, those who died from last Monday in the tragedy in…
The remains of a woman has been discovered in a room of a guest house in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The spokesperson of the police command in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday. The spokesperson of the police command said that the case was brought to the notice…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, at the end of Automated Biometric Identification System, identified 2,780,756, as the number of ineligible registrants in Kano State. Speaking during a meeting with members of election stakeholders, the new Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kano, Zango Abdu, said at the end of the exercise, 12,298, 944 Nigerians successfully…
At least 63 percent of persons within Nigeria, 133 million, are living in poverty, the federal government said. The figure was presented during the launch of Nigeria’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey in Abuja on Thursday. It was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), the United…
At least 3 kidnapped victims were rescued by security operatives in Nigeria’s northcentral state of Benue, police said on Wednesday. According to the state police spokesperson Sewuese Anene, a joint patrol team made up of the police, military and vigilante on Tuesday, rescued three kidnapped victims in Otukpa, Ogbadibo Local Government Area, Benue. The police…
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Tuesday embarked on a protest to express displeasure over the ‘no work, no pay’policy of the Federal Government. It could be recalled that the federal government had said the lecturers who were on strike for eight months should be ready to forfeit their salaries in…
A truck killed two policemen in Ado Ekiti on Monday. The police officers met their sudden deaths while on their way to duty post. The incident occurred at Adebayo area of Ado Ekiti metropolis while moving around Ado-Ifaki dual carriage way. The identities of the victims have not been ascertained. A source who witnessed the…
Bandits are requesting ransom of N10million ransom before they could release the dear body of one Obadiah Ibrahim who was abducted in Sabon Gaya, in early October. A brother to the victim, Kefas Obadiah, the bandits had already collected the sum of N3 million as ransom. He expressed sadness over the abduction of his brother…
One Yusuf, a member of a vigilante group in Jada Local Government Area of Taraba State has been gunned down by his stepson, Suugbomsumen Adamu, while testing the efficiency of gun charms. A source informed newsmen that the stepson was directed by the victim to shoot him after putting on the charm around his stomach….
