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Nigerian journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo has been released by a Lagos court alongside other protesters who engaged in a #RevolutionNow protest in Ikeja area of the state on Wednesday August 5. We earlier on reported that the protesters were arrested in Lagos and other Nigerian cities and towns to protest the deplorable condition of the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Army has dismissed a female soldier for getting pregnant after she was raped by suspected bandits while travelling to Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. The female soldier was later investigated by an Army board of inquiry (BOI) and tried and was found culpable of the ‘Offence of ‘Conduct Prejudicial to Service Discipline’ and was dismissed […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, has promised to retrieve the N96bn allegedly stolen during his predecessor, late Abiola Ajimobi’s administration. The Governor who made the promise at an event to kickstart the construction of the 21km Ajia-Airport-New Ife express road in Ajia town, said the retrieved funds would be used to develop the state’s […]
Continue ReadingIt’s not easy to get a loyal staff and the ex-Senator, Dino Melaye, just lost one of his. He shared a photo of the late staff saying ”My Kaura is gone”. Senator Melaye did not state what led to the death of his reliable staff. He did not also say how he died and where […]
Continue ReadingMembers of the Edo state house of Assembly have impeached the deputy speaker of the house, Yekini Idiaye. He was impeached during a plenary session of the house on Wednesday, August 5. The House subsequently elected the member representing Orhionmwon II Constituency, Roland Asoro, to replace Idiaye as Deputy Speaker. Idiaye is the lawmaker representing […]
Continue ReadingThe Abuja Division of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, yesterday, dismissed the appeal filed by a former member of the House of Representatives from Kano State, Hon. Farouk Lawan, seeking to end the $3 million bribery charge brought against him by the federal government. Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) had arraigned Lawan […]
Continue ReadingThe chairman of the Akwa Ibom state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ini Okopido, is dead. The deceased died in the early hours of Wednesday August 5, at the Ibom Multispecialty Hospital (IBH), Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. According to report, his death has been linked to multiple organ failure. A source told The […]
Continue ReadingToday, August 5 marks the first anniversary of #RevolutionNow protest organised by the activist and journalist, Omoyele Sowore. The youths of Nigeria decided to march in the streets across the cities and towns in Nigeria again to protest the poor state of living, unemployment, lack of infrastructure, lack of good education and health facilities. As […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Government has revoked the 2018 land use charge (LUC) which was introduced by former Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. This was announced by the Lagos Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, at a press briefing on Wednesday. Olowo said the present government of Jide Sanwo-Olu has reverted to the pre-2018 land use charges. He said […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian man allegedly committed suicide in an uncompleted building in Umudiaka, Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria. Mr Emmanuel Eze is said to have taken his life on Sunday night, August 2, hours after a domestic fracas with his immediate family over a yet-to-be-identified matter. The deceased, from Eha-Alumona, also in the same […]
Continue ReadingA review of the sixth Broadcasting Code of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) which raised the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5 million, has been launched by the federal government. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who unveiled the document at an event in Lagos on Tuesday August 4, said the code was reviewed in […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the death of Joseph Dawha, who was its 16th Group Managing Director (GMD). The corporation disclosed in a statement issued by its Spokesman, Kennie Obateru, in Abuja, on Monday, that Mr Dawha died after a brief illness. The GMD, Mele Kyari, expressed shock over the sudden death of Mr Dawha. […]
Continue ReadingMore than 70 pilots have been sacked by Air Peace as a result of the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on its operations. The airline which stated that the job erasure for pilots amongst its over 3,000 staff became imperative because it could not afford to continue to fulfill its financial obligations without carrying out […]
Continue ReadingVeteran actress Chinyere Wilfred has lost her dear mother and she expressed her sadness and pain on Instagram over the incident. She shared a video of herself on Instagram and her swollen eyes indicate she might have been crying so much. “RIP Mama,” the 50-year-old star actress wrote alongside a photo of her mum.
Continue Reading15 years after it entered the country, the South African Company and one of Africa’s biggest grocery retailers, Shoprite Holdings Limited, has said it will auction off its outlets in Nigeria, reports say. The megastore company, on Monday, disclosed this in a statement titled: “Operational and Voluntary Trading Update (52 Weeks Ended June 28, 2020). […]
Continue Reading24-year-old lady has been arrested by the Lagos state police operatives for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death over alleged cheating. The lady named Nkechi, a.k.a Omalicha, allegedly attacked Auwal Suleiman, 26, yesterday, August 1, 2020, at their residence in Sagbokoji Island, Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria. The couple started dating in 2018 and began living together […]
Continue ReadingAn English Education graduate of University of Calabar (UNICAL), Andrew Ogbeche, has admitted to facilitating his boss, Egbe Ediagbonya’s kidnap. The former Commissioner for Sports’ corpse was found decomposing in a bush close to his farm 19 days after he was kidnapped on May 16. Prior to the discovery of his corpse, the kidnappers had demanded […]
Continue ReadingLeader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Sunday reacted to the formation of the Miyetti Allah security outfit across the nation. In a statement he signed, Kanu alleged that the formation of the security outfit was a plot by Fulanis to conquer Nigeria. The IPOB leader insisted that it was […]
Continue ReadingA married okada (commercial motorcyclist) man identified simply as Dare, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl identified as Zainab Justina Adeyemo to death. The deceased had boarded the suspect’s motorcycle in Akoko area of the state, but was forcefully dragged into a bush where the suspect raped her to death on Friday […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actors and actresses are once again mourning one of their own. This is as a result of the death of popular Yoruba actress, Alhaja Musiliat Arikeusola popularly known as Osuntohun. The 67-year-old screen star reportedly died in her home on Friday following a long battle with an undisclosed ailment. She is said to have […]
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