Following the heat being mounted on him by troops of the Nigerian Army and the killings of many of his comrades in arm, notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji has called for dialogue with the federal government to end armed banditry and violence in Zamfara State. In a five minutes, 40 seconds video he released on social media on Tuesday, Turji said he was willing to lay down his arms as well as ...

The Mediterranean Knights of Libya will arrive Uyo next week Monday for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday 3 encounter against the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Nasser Al-Hadiri’s side will be up against the Super Eagles at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Friday, October 11. The North Africans will host the Super Eagles in the reverse fixture on Tuesday, October ...

Kaduna, Oct. 2, 2024 (TheGavel) – A 38-year-old security guard, David Kingsley, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing jewellery valued at N3 million from a resident of Yakowa Estate, Narayi, Kaduna. The defendant, who resides in Ungwan Sunday, Kaduna, pleaded not guilty to the charge of theft. According to the Prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo, ...

Grammy-Award winner Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun professionally known as Wizkid recently gets social media abuzz as he previews two songs off his Morayo album. This is coming amidst his ongoing beef with industry rival singer Davido where he refers to the DMW boss as wack and untalented artiste. Wizkid tackled Davido for dropping a snippet of a new song at the time he was about to drop his ...

Nigeria’s leading digital retail commercial bank, Polaris Bank was adjudged at the weekend as Nigeria’s topmost bank in lending to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The award recognised Polaris Bank’s longstanding commitments to supporting MSMEs through several direct and indirect funding channels. Expert judges at the inaugural MSME Finance Awards 2024, organised by ...

Did you know that seven countries have 'stan’ behind their names? There are several countries in Central and South Asia with the suffix, ‘stan’. They are often ...