Nigeria

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman, Maimunatu Idris, for allegedly attacking her boyfriend with a knife and severing his genitals at a hotel in Kano.The suspect, a resident of Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa State, was arrested following the incident at Durbar Hotel in the Badawa area of Kano.Police spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said in a statement on Monday that the woman allegedly carried out the attack after learning that her boyfriend intended to marry another…

The Kano State Police Command has rescued nine passengers following an attack by suspected bandits on a commercial bus along the Jos–Kano highway in Doguwa Local Government Area of the state.The attack occurred on Saturday at about 5:30 p.m. at the Folgore Forest axis between Gate Two Safer Highway and Dogo Dutse, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the Command's spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa.The police said a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number BKK 6824 XA, travelling from Jos to Kano,…

Human rights activist and lawyer Comrade Deji Adeyanju has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu demanding that the federal government declare a state of emergency on housing and the rental market, describing the current system as predatory and unconstitutional.In the letter, Adeyanju said he was writing not only as a legal practitioner but as an activist who has watched "the silent, agonizing erosion of human dignity" across cities including Abuja and Lagos.He argued that shelter has become a commodity…

Former Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr Gbenga Komolafe, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Department of State Services (DSS), seeking an immediate investigation into allegations by legal practitioner and media commentator, Barr. Darlington Agomou, that he diverted N5tn and $1.4bn in public funds during his tenure as head of Nigeria's upstream petroleum regulator.Komolafe, through his lawyers, Ojukwu Chikaosolu & Co., described…

The rising cost of living and delayed financial support have driven University of Abuja students into entrepreneurship, with many now combining lectures with small businesses to stay afloat.Students who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday said food, transportation, and accommodation expenses had tripled in the last year.They noted that stipends from parents and guardians no longer covered basic needs, forcing them to seek alternative income sources.“I sell clothes online and run a POS business…

The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and death sentence of Abu Umar for stabbing a man to death during a fight.In the Certified True Copy of the judgment of the Supreme Court made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, Justice Jummai-Hannatu Sankey held that the appeal filed by Umar lacked merit.The panel affirmed the July 22, 2020 decision of the Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna State which upheld the death sentence handed down to Umar by the High Court of Justice, Kaduna State, on December 14, 2017,…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has arrested two suspected vandals over alleged vandalism of railway and electrical infrastructure in Kano State.The State Commandant, Mohammed Hassan-Agalama, made the disclosure on Monday in Kano.Hassan-Agalama said the suspects were arrested in separate intelligence-led operations carried out at Panshekara in Kumbotso Local Government Area (LGA)and Yankaba in Nassarawa Local Government Area of the state.He identified the suspects as…

The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has demanded that Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, and the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Olatunji Disu, to take decisive measures to halt further breakdown of law and order emanating from the protracted land dispute involving Private Estate International (West Africa) Limited (PEIWA) and the Amechi Uwani and Obeagu Awkunanaw communities in Enugu South Local Government Area.RULAAC stated this in a petition separately addressed to the governor and the IGP,…

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has said contractors handling between eight and 10 major infrastructure projects in the Federal Capital Territory must complete them before December for inauguration by President Bola Tinubu.Wike gave the directive on Monday in Abuja after inspecting the ongoing Apo-Karshi and Bwari-Kubwa road projects, saying the administration remained committed to delivering key infrastructure promised to residents.He recalled that Tinubu had already inaugurated 31 completed and newly executed…

Nigeria and several other African countries could face severe economic disruption, worsening food insecurity and mass displacement as the anticipated "super" El Niño weather phenomenon threatens to inflict between $10bn and $20bn in economic losses across the continent, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB).The warning was issued by the AfDB's Director for Climate Change and Green Growth, Anthony Nyong, who said the extreme weather event could reduce the gross domestic product (GDP) of heavily affected…