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A Professor of Political Science at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Nigeria, Felix Akpan, has been found dead in his apartment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Cross River police command spokesperson, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the recovery of his corpse on Monday. Ugbo said Akpan’s body was discovered on Sunday with multiple […]
Continue ReadingIf elected, the Governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) means business with his 22-Point early intervention agenda in Lagos State as listed below: My First 100 Days As Governor of Lagos I have a vision for a new Lagos Here is my action plan for the first 100 Days in office. […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday replied to the recent comments by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and religious leaders that the victory of Bola Tinubu at the just-concluded presidential election, should be accepted as the will of God. Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of Nigerian President, Muhammadu […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 elections, Peter Obi, has claimed that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, came out against him during the February 25 elections. Obi said people who voted for him did not do so on the basis of ethnicity, saying the electorate knew what he […]
Continue ReadingThe very first female Senator in Nigeria, Franca Afegbua has passed away. She died at the age of 79. The Afegbua family announced the passing on of the late Senator in a statement on Sunday. In the statement, the family said: “The Afegbua family of Edo State has confirmed the demise of the first woman […]
Continue ReadingAs a result of high-end investigations, the Texas Board of Nursing, United States, has announced that it has charged no fewer than 75 nurses to court over issues bordering around falsification of certificates. On the list posted on the website of the board, 43 of the names were identified as nurses of Nigerian origin. A […]
Continue ReadingIn yet another tragedy for the South African music industry, the super talented and popular South African artiste, Costa Tsobanoglou, professionally known as Costa Titch, has passed away. The ‘Big Flexa’ rapper reportedly died while thrilling fans at the Ultra Music Festival held in Johannesburg on Saturday. In videos making rounds on the internet, the singer […]
Continue ReadingOn the face of the recently concluded presidential election, many entertainers, especially Yoruba actors, threw caution to the wind and engaged in social media fights against one another. Chatting with Saturday Beats, Nigerian actress, Peju Johnson, stated that it was shameful for entertainers to fight over politicians. She said, “The fights are not necessary. Everyone […]
Continue ReadingA woman has been jailed for four years after she admitted forcing a man to have sex with her while he was asleep. Tanya Lord, 41, was told by the judge there ‘seems to be no distinction to be drawn between this and the rape of a female.’ Outlining how the victim has been left mentally scarred and […]
Continue ReadingThe state government in Berlin has announced that women will be allowed to go topless at the city’s public swimming pools. The move was taken after a discrimination complaint by a woman who was not allowed to go topless in a swimming pool in the capital. The Berlin senate for justice, diversity, and anti-discrimination said […]
Continue ReadingAlhaji Abdullahi Adamu, the traditional ruler of Yaba in Abaji area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria, is dead. A member of the deceased family, Shuaibu Abdullahi, told Daily Trust that the late Etsu of Yaba chiefdom died while on his way to observe Magrib prayers, within his palace. Shuaibu said the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court, Friday sacked Senator Ibrahim Shekarau as the candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and recognised Senator Rufa’i Hanga as the party’s candidate for the 2023 general election. Shekarau, a sitting senator was in the NNPP and was nominated to vie for the senatorial position under its platform. However, before the […]
Continue ReadingLabour Party (LP), has on Thursday knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying the electoral umpire deliberately came up with its idea of reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines after its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, sought to examine the election materials. This was as the party faulted the commission’s claim of backing […]
Continue ReadingPersonnel of the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, have recovered 1,671 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) from an apartment in Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos State, Nigeria. While three persons were arrested in the apartment, the prime suspect is reportedly on the run. The security operatives also recovered ballot papers, cutlasses and Indian hemp from the […]
Continue ReadingGoods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire incident that occurred at Akere Spare Parts Market, Ajegunle in the Apapa area of Lagos State. The lifeless body of a 65-year-old security guard was also said to have been recovered near the scene of the incident. The Director of Lagos State Fire and […]
Continue ReadingSix people have been reported dead while an unspecified number of people got injured after a passenger train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus at the PWD area of the state, while on its way from Ikotun enroute Alausa, the state secretariat. The accident happened around past 7:00 am on Thursday. The spokesperson for […]
Continue ReadingNigerian woman who has been declared wanted in Italy since 2010 has been flown from Abuja back to Rome, Italian police said in a statement on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. One of the few women on Italy’s most-wanted list and a prominent figure in the Nigerian mafia, Joy Jeff, 48, was tried in absentia in 2010 […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reached a decision to postpone the governorship and state assembly elections. The elections, initially scheduled to hold on March 11, has now been postponed to March 18, 2023. The postponement is due to the inability of the commission to promptly commence reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System […]
Continue ReadingThe Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, has rejected the emergence of APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect, insisting that Labour party’s Peter Obi won the election. The group stated this in a statement signed and released by its National leader and Secretary General, Pa Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Sola Ebiseni, after its Special […]
Continue ReadingThe family of the Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River State, Professor Gertrude Nnanjar Njar, who was kidnapped over one month ago has appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to help rescue her. Prof Gertrude was kidnapped by armed men dressed in military fatigue in the early hours of February 1, 2023, on […]
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