Kidnap suspect arrested as Police rescue boy, 7 others in Kaduna
Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have rescued eight kidnap victims, including a teenager during an operation in Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. During…
Kano gov’t approves death penalty for kidnappers
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje The Kano State Government has approved death penalty for anyone found guilty of kidnapping across the state. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje gave the order while receiving the…
Raid of religious houses: Police rescue 15 people chained up in Lagos church
Lagos State Police Command says it has rescued 15 people chained up in a church during the latest raid in a nationwide crackdown on religious institutions accused of abuse. Detectives…
PCN raises concern over 14.4m Nigerians engaged in illicit drug use
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) on Thursday gathered critical stakeholders in Kaduna to brainstorm on alarming statistics on drug use prevalence in Nigeria and the way forward. Registrar, PCN,…
FG to establish Endowment Fund, launch National Policy for creative industry – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says plans are on ground by the Federal Government to launch National Policy on Culture, Tourism and finalise work on Motion Picture…
AfDB approves record capital boost of 125% to $208 billion to meet funding needs
AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina The African Development Bank’s board approved a 125 per cent capital increase to $208 billion on Thursday, the largest in the lender’s history, AfDB President…
Government officials around the globe targeted for hacking through WhatsApp – Sources
Senior government officials in multiple U.S allied nations were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp to take over users’ phones, according to people familiar…
LASG, U.S gov’t collaborate to treat 60,000 HIV patients
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government says it is collaborating with the U.S. Government on the treatment of additional 60,000 People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in the state….
EU antitrust regulators puts Facebook’s online marketplace under scrutiny
Facebook’s online marketplace has attracted scrutiny from EU antitrust regulators who are seeking details about its role vis-a-vis rivals in online classified ads, a questionnaire seen by Reuters showed….
Bayelsa: Your candidates unqualified to vie for governorship poll – court tells YDP
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, declared that the Young Democratic Party (YDP)’s candidates were unqualified to vie for the Nov. 16, governorship election in Bayelsa. Justice Okon Abang,…