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Officers of the Ogun State police command have arrested Suleiman Ganiyu, pictured above, an alleged serial killer and member of Eiye cult group who had been on the wanted list of the Command for a while. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the spokesperson of the state police command said the suspect was arrested following a distress call from […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed how a former Coordinating Director of Federal Inland Revenue Service, Peter Hena, received over N700 million cash between January 2017 and December 2018. Investigations by the anti-graft agency indicated that Hena and eight others shared N4.5 billion in illegal estacodes and fraudulent Duty Tour Allowances. The […]
Continue ReadingA young pregnant woman has allegedly hacked her husband to death over allegation of extramarital affair in Delta state, Nigeria. The incident happened on Monday, March 15, at Ekrejebor axis of Ughelli town in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the 22-year-old woman identified as Faith Okiemute allegedly killed […]
Continue ReadingMajor U.I Urang was killed alongside at least 14 Nigerian soldiers when Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants attacked a military convoy in Borno state. The attack happened near the Gudumbali area of Borno last Thursday, March 11. The convoy of 10 vehicles was headed to Gudumbali from Kukawa town for a military operation against the […]
Continue ReadingA Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Iyaganku in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, on Tuesday, ordered that alleged notorious Fulani warlord in Ibarapaland, Iskilu Wakili, 70, be remanded in a correctional facility. The police charged Wakili alongside his sons Abu, 45; Samaila, 27; as well as Aliyu Manu, 20; with six counts bordering on conspiracy, murder, […]
Continue ReadingA young Nigerian man identified as Amaechi Amachi allegedly died while taking his bath. It was gathered that the deceased from Okutu Town in Nsukka, Enugu State collapsed in the bathroom and died on Sunday, March 14. According to Facebook user, Emmanuel Chidiebere, the deceased lost his father seven months ago.
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said that it expects all bankers and other operators in the Nigerian financial system to declare their assets by June 1, 2021. EFCC’s new Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, gave the order in a chat with journalists at the State House, Abuja after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. He […]
Continue ReadingNational Leader of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has stepped down from his leadership role. Making the decision known during the organisation’s monthly meeting which held in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Pa Fasoranti cited old age as his reason for stepping down as the national leader of the organisation. The 95-year-old […]
Continue ReadingPhotos of the two female students of Olabisi Onibanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye in Ogun state, Nigeria, who were reported to have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Sunday March 14, have been shared online. It was learnt that the students were kidnapped in front of their hostel at Ayetoro campus of the institution, and those […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading, a bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences in Iyin, Ekiti State. The proposed law for the establishment of the institution was sponsored by the Senator representing Ekiti Central, Opeyemi Bamidele. He said the Ekiti State Government has already offered to […]
Continue ReadingA 40-feet tanker fell off a trailer and landed on top of several cars at Barracks bustop inward Trade Fair in Lagos state today March 15. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, the 40 Feet container fell on three stationary vehicles and one tricycle with registration numbers, Toyota Yaris, black colour LSR 247 GP, grey […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said it is aware of the increasing concerns about the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, noting that Nigeria has suffered a major setback in the campaign to make citizens and residents take the jabs. As of Thursday, eight European countries – Denmark, Norway, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Iceland and Luxembourg […]
Continue ReadingEkiti state government which had earlier announced that it will be compensating victims of police brutality in line with the recommendation made by judicial panel of inquiry handling cases of human rights abuses by the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), has fulfilled its promise. The State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Monday March 15, […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of the Edo State Police Command have arrested one pastor Jeffery Ihievu, for indecent assault after he touched the private parts of a pregnant woman. It was gathered that the pastor with the Assemblies of God Church in Esan South East Local Government Area of the state was arrested after trouble broke out between […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has hosted the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the State House in Abuja on Monday. Okonjo-Iweala, a Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria, visited the President weeks after she was appointed […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senator representing Borno south district at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume has shared his thoughts about the current state of country. The lawmaker who spoke at a press conference on Saturday March 13, stated that the country is at the brink of collapse and Nigerians don’t seem to understand the seriousness of the situation. Recounting […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian First Class graduate and PhD student on scholarship in Germany, has reportedly committed suicide. Twitter user @MsChimezie who shared the news, noted that academic depression is real especially when one is the “A type”. She also shared her experience dealing with her academic brokenness. The Twitter user did not give identity of the late […]
Continue ReadingGunmen have kidnapped the 18-year-old daughter of a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi state capitaL. It was gathered that the gunmen invaded Gangaren NEPA area of the metropolis and broke into the victim’s home in the early hours of Friday, March 12. The gunmen who came in […]
Continue Reading43-year-old housewife, Bisola Awodele, pictured left, was on March 8 arrested by men of Ogun state police command for pouring hot water on her husband causing him grievous bodily harm. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said: “The suspect was arrested following a report by her husband, Peter Phillips, […]
Continue ReadingA 300 level student of Biochemistry Department, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), identified as Daniel Mba, committed suicide by plunging from the third-floor of a storey building on Friday, March 12. It was gathered that the deceased, from Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State, was caught cheating with his phone during the ongoing examination […]
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