West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses junior doctors during their dharna Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday night announced that Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, director of health services and director of medical education would be removed, giving in to the demands of the agitating junior doctors. Following a meeting with … Read more
The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, is dead. It is not clear when he died and if he was ill. The police spokesperson in the state, Timfon John, when contacted asked our reporter to wait for an official statement. “Just wait for an official statement from his family and the command,” … Read more
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the release of 20 students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos kidnapped by gunmen in the north-central state on 15 August. Its Public Relations Officer, Sewuese Anene, confirmed their rescue to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at 11.15 p.m. on Friday in Makurdi. NAN … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has extended its order restricting participants in the #EndBadGovernance protest to the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, also known as the National Stadium. The judge, Sylvanus Oriji, gave the order following an application by by Ogwu Onoja, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), the lawyer representing … Read more
Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi State, and abducted some students. An eyewitness account indicated that the bandits swooped on the university around 9.00 p.m. while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The source said that the bandits came in through the … Read more
No fewer than seven children from Bauchi State have been reunited with their parents by Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the police in Kano State busted an inter-state child abduction and trafficking syndicate and arrested nine suspects after months of tracking across seven states. … Read more
