A 400-level student at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi has been apprehended for allegedly possessing illegal firearms. A police spokesman in the state, Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the student’s arrest on Wednesday, stating he was apprehended following a tip-off from a vigilante group. The suspect illegally obtained one locally-made gun, one locally-made pistol, and…
Ivory Coast midfielder, Seko Fofana has warned Nigeria’s Super Eagles that his team is ready to face them when both sides clash on Thursday at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Fofana, who scored the tournament’s first goal last Sunday against Guinea-Bissau, noted that it would be up for Ivory Coast to work hard…
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says Kelechi Iheanacho is fully recovered from his injury. Iheanacho missed Nigeria’s pre-2023 Africa Cup of Nations training tour in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates due to a muscular problem. The Leicester City star linked up with the rest of the squad on Sunday morning and was named among…
A human rights organisation, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has claimed that over 100,000 Nigerians lost their lives in the hands of security agencies within the past eight years. According to the group, the most affected states are: Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Kaduna, Abia, Borno, Ebonyi, Edo, Cross…
Some elders in Rivers State have filed a motion ex parte urging the court to stop Governor Siminalaye Fubara from presenting the 2024 budget afresh to the state House of Assembly. The governor had in December presented an N800bn 2024 budget to a faction of the Assembly, comprising four lawmakers. Following the passage of the…
The authorities in Ivory Coast have deported an Algerian supporter who was arrested for filming a video in which she used derogatory language towards the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations host nation. According to reports Sofia Benlemmane was arrested, deported, and banned from the Ivory Coast for life, following the widespread video that depicted the…
Ahead of the Make or Mar clash between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Elephants of Ivory Coast Coach Jose Peseiro says the team needs divine intervention to remain in the competition Peseiro was reacting to the several missed opportunities in his team’s first game against Equatorial Guinea. That draw coupled with Ivory Coast opening day victory…
A Nigerian skitmaker identified as Churchill has reportedly died while filming a stunt for his video content. A viral video of the incident shared online on Thursday captures the moment when Churchill jumped in an attempt to touch a basketball net. In the video he fell and struck his head on the ground. Eyewitnesses reportedly…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has suspended its plan to bar Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines for 21 days. In a statement on Thursday, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, said the commission decided to suspend the action after the telcos agreed to resolve all outstanding issues between them. Earlier the regulatory body said…
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, says Politicians are the “biggest problem” with the way elections are conducted in the country Ganduje said this on Wednesday when the director of election and party monitoring for the Independent National Electoral Commission, Hawa Habibu visited him He said that while insecurity is a…
