The General TY Danjuma-led Victim Support Funds Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday said it had so far spent N3.3bn in various intervention projects since the outbreak of the pandemic across the 30 states of the federation. The Chairperson of the VSF, Mrs Toyosi Akerele-Ofunsiji, stated this while handing over …

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has advised the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector following the latest abduction of students and teachers in Kaduna State. I was reported that gunmen attacked a Universal Basic Education primary school at Rama in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna …

India will propose a law banning cryptocurrencies, fining anyone trading in the country or even holding such digital assets, a senior government official told Reuters in a potential blow to millions of investors piling into the red-hot asset class. The bill, one of the world’s strictest policies against cryptocurrencies, would …

Men of the Katsina State Police Command on Tuesday in the Safana Local Government Area of the state engaged bandits in a gun duel and killed one the criminals, while one AK 47 rifle was also recovered. It was gathered that the incident occurred along the Runka-Baure axis of the …

US visa applicants whose requests were denied under former President Donald Trump’s controversial ban on travellers from 13 mostly Muslim-majority and African nations can now seek new decisions or submit new applications, the US Department of State announced Monday evening. According to ABC News, President Joe Biden overturned Trump’s travel …

A House of Representative Member from Taraba State, Hon. David Fuah representing Sardauna, Gashaka and Kurmi Federal Constituency in the lower chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday explained why he took Governor Darius Ishaku to court. In an interview Fuah who served as the Bursar of Taraba State Polytechnic …

The Federal Government says over £100m (N527bn), allegedly stolen by a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, and his associates is still being expected. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today’ programme on Tuesday. Malami, who is also the Minister of …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has deployed 6,000 troops in Zamfara State to complement the efforts of the current security forces in the state. This was disclosed by the governor of the state, Bello Matawalle, who also revealed that the movement of motorcycles in large numbers has been …

The Police in Imo State have arrested the suspected kidnappers of the auxiliary bishop of Owerri Catholic archdiocese, Moses Chikwe. The suspects were arrested in operations that spanned through Imo and Anambra States, our correspondent gathered on Tuesday. A source at the Police Command headquarters told our correspondent that “we …