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 The Bauchi State Police Command on Saturday has arrested three staff members of the Bauchi State Local Government Pension Board for their involvement in a pension scam in the state running into millions of naira. This was revealed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mohammad Wakili, in a press statement signed on behalf…

Unknown gunmen on Thursday struck at the Royal Garden Relaxation Spot, along the Anyigba-Ankpa highway in Egume, Dekina LGA, Kogi State, killing one Anthony Monday and abducting three others. According to an eyewitness, customers at the relaxation spot ran in different direction as the gunmen who were allegedly dressed in Fulani attire stormed the area,…

Woman beats step son to death in Kano  The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Kano State, has arrested a 29-year-old housewife, Jamila Abubakar, over alleged murder of her stepson, Muhammad Bashir. Mr Shehu Umar, NAPTIP Zonal Commander in charge of Kano State, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency…

Suspected bandits have killed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gidan Madi police station in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state. According to a reliable source,the attacked took place on Thursday at about 1pm . The gunmen also killed another police officer said to be the DPO’s orderly before abducting two wives of a…

Rapists are on the rampage in Bauchi State as young girls and boys, as well as women, are being raped in different parts of the state on daily basis. In the last few months, dozens of girls, some as young as six years old have fallen victims of rape being orchestrated by men aged between…

Immediate past President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has broken his silence over the crushing defeats he suffered along with other candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in the 2019 general elections in Kwara state. Saraki who broke the silence Tuesday in Abuja at a Virtual ocassion to mark the 2020 International…

To deepen democratic practices in Nigeria, the United States has imposed visa ban on individuals, who it said undermined conducts of the November 2019 Kogi and Bayelsa governorship polls. It said the move was in the run-up to the September and October 2020 Edo and Ondo governorship polls. Spokesperson for the Department of State, Morgan…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the killing of two operatives on Monday by bandits. Ten other personnel were abducted when gunmen attacked their buses en route to the FRSC Academy in Udi, Enugu State. Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, confirmed the incident in a statement. The official said…

Daredevil armed robbers again struck on Saturday along the Okene–Lokoja highway in Kogi State killing two brothers and injuring a policeman on roadblock duties. The incident which occurred at about 6pm in between Itakpe and Kabba Junction end of the Okene -Lokoja – Abuja expressway forced commuters and travellers to scamper for safety while abandoning…

After exhaustive deliberation the following decisions were reached.Congress felicitates with the kogi state government and the governor Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello on his well deserved election victory at the Supreme.Court. The Congress also acknowledge the government immense contributions to the upgrade and facelift of two major state owned media Houses- the Graphic and Radio Kogi…