Thursday, November 5, 2026

ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

July 7, 2022

Khalid al-Barnawi, Ansaru factional leader who bombed UN Headquarters, among 64 Boko Haram assets set free from Kuje prisons

The nation’s State Security Service (SSS) in April 2016 described Mr Al-Barnawi’s capture as “a major milestone in the counterterrorism fight of this service.”

Khalid al-Barnawi and Kuje Prison
July 6, 2022

Riot brews as Kuje prison warders claim Boko Haram stole N82 million, $36,000 cash belonging to inmates 

The money had been kept with at least five prison officials, including those manning the commissary, for several months, our sources said.

HALIRU NABABA
July 6, 2022

Security forces storm Kuje as Buhari visits prison after Boko Haram attack

The president scheduled to travel to Dakar, Senegal visited the prison to gauge the level of damage.

President Muhammadu Buhari
July 5, 2022

Peter Obi, Kwankwaso coalition can’t happen, it’s dead: Doyin Okupe

“It has been dead for four weeks,” the LP vice presidential placeholder stated on Tuesday.

Peter Obi and Kwankwaso
July 4, 2022

Unknown persons breach INEC facility in Enugu, destroy 748 ballot boxes

INEC says it’s yet to ascertain the status of the voter registration machines and uncollected PVCs stored in the facility’s fireproof cabinet.

INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu
July 4, 2022

Peter Obi tainted by IPOB insurgency; VP slot is his only chance with northern votes: Kwankwaso

“As long as he wants votes from the North, that’s the situation fortunately or unfortunately today,” Mr Kwankwaso pointed out.

Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwakwanso and IPOB
July 1, 2022

Sharia court sentences three Nigerian gays to death by stoning

The accused persons who had no legal representation to plead their case were found guilty of sodomy and thereby sentenced by the Islamic court.

Shari'a law
June 29, 2022

Atiku should visit Wike if he wants peace: Gov Ortom

Mr Wike, a fiery party frontline, was runner up in the party’s presidential primary election where Mr Atiku emerged tops.

Atiku, Ortom, Wike
June 28, 2022

I’ve lost all my school certificates, Tinubu’s placeholder Masari tells INEC

The dummy vice presidential candidate is missing his Grade II certificate from Katsina Teachers College and his primary school certificate.

Bola Tinubu/Kabiru Masari
June 27, 2022

Buhari swears in Kayode Ariwoola as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria

Justice Kayode Ariwoola’s appointment comes amid Muhammad Tanko’s abrupt resignation over allegations of misconduct and misappropriation of funds.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Kayode Ariwoola