Kogi state Governor Yahaya Bello on Sunday, allegedly escaped an assassination attempt a few kilometres away from Abuja, on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja. This was contained in a statement issued Sunday by the state commissioner for information and communication, Kingsley Fanwo, a copy of which was …

A group of northern elders have condemned the religious attack on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, by a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi. The elders under the umbrella body, North-East Consolidated Peoples Forum (NCPF), in a statement signed by its …

The Insight by Lateef Adewole There is a saying in Yorubaland that “tí ebi bá kúrò nínú ìsé, ìsé bù se” (when hunger has been taken out of poverty, poverty has ended). Although, it has been modified to: “….. ìsé sé péré” (meaning that …poverty is reduced… not eradicated, as …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Shuaibu Abubakar, who was on its wanted list. The spokesperson for the command, Suleiman Nguroje, made this known on the command’s X page on Wednesday. The statement read, “Another 30-year-old man identified as Shuaibu Abubakar has been arrested following the …