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A convicted former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has hired a 12-man team of lawyers, including six Senior Advocates of Nigeria, to secure his release from prison. Orji, the Senate’s Chief Whip, is serving a 12-year jail term at the Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja, for looting N7.65billion belonging to the Abia State […]
Continue ReadingA 62-year-old woman has died while struggling for COVOD-19 palliative shared by the Rivers state government in Elele Kingdom, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State. According to Vanguard, the deceased, Mrs. Florence Onuobodo arrived at the venue with others waiting to receive the palliatives. A stampede ensued and she was trampled upon by others who were […]
Continue ReadingThe family of Sergeant Onajide Onalaja has accused the Divisional Police Officer of the Ilemba Hausa Division, Yahaya Adesina, of shooting him dead in the Ilemba Hausa area of Lagos State. According to PUNCH Metro, after Onalaja was killed, the Divisional Traffic Officer of the station, Adekunle Ogundiji, reportedly contacted the victim’s wife, Folasade, and […]
Continue ReadingPolice in Lagos have arrested two men believed to be fake soldiers, Kehinde Elijah, 45, and Eze Joseph in connection with the killing of a police sergeant, Onalaja Onajide. Onajide, who was attached to Ilemba Hausa Division, Ajamgbadi, was gunned down about 9:30pm on May 10 in front of the division. It was gathered that […]
Continue ReadingFifty-five-year old Ghanaian man, Osmanu Mumuni, has been arrested by the police in Ghana for physically abusing his 10-year-old son over claims he stole his money at his home in Obuom-Domeabra. According to media reports, the mother of the child had on May 17, visited the police station to report that the day before, her ex-husband Osman Mumuni whom their […]
Continue ReadingA manhunt has been launched for a man who sexually assaulted his wife after accusing her of infidelity on Saturday May 16. The police in Tharaka South Sub-County in Kenya said the suspect first persuaded his wife to move from their Marimanti township home, fearing that he would be arrested after having travelled from Nairobi […]
Continue ReadingThree inmates and some officials of a correctional service facility in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, were hospitalised on Sunday after an attempted jailbreak. The Nation gathered that it took the combined effort of police and the correctional service official to quell what was described as chaotic situation, with the inmates intent on breaking jail. The […]
Continue ReadingExcept for any last minute change, President Buhari is expected to address the nation in a broadcast on Monday, May 18, as the first phase of the gradual easing of the lockdown comes to an end. This was disclosed by Aliyu Sani, national coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 when he appeared as […]
Continue ReadingAs the lockdown directives ease, Deposit Money Banks are adjusting their operations and introducing measures for customers to access the banking halls. While some have been sending lists of branches that will open during the week, other banks say use of face masks has become a mandatory requirement for every customer coming to the banking […]
Continue ReadingThe Chinese Ambassador to Israel, Mr Du Wei, was found dead in his apartment in a Tel Aviv suburb in the early hours of today Sunday May 17. Wei, 58, was found dead on his bed and appears to have died in his sleep. He was appointed as China’s envoy to Israel in February this […]
Continue ReadingTwo-time Nigeria Minister of Finance, Mr Olusegun Aganga, has said that the presidential system of government is too expensive for Nigeria. The former Minister said the coronavirus pandemic should be a special opportunity for Nigeria to make needed structural changes. Aganga served as Nigerian Minister of Finance from 2010 to 2011, after which he was […]
Continue ReadingNigerian police in Rivers state is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the gruesome murder of a young man, Leonard Chika, in front of his girlfriend in the Mile 3 axis of Diobu in Port Harcourt the state capital on Friday. May 15. Facebook user, Ezebunwo Ichemati, who shared the story online, wrote: “Another promising innocent […]
Continue ReadingThe story below is from an unknown author. It is about what Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari wrote in 2008 about Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the newly appointed Chief of Staff to President Buhari. Enjoy: “I just stumbled on an article written by Femi Adesina while he was […]
Continue ReadingNigerian couple living in Rochdale, U.K., has been jailed for a string of child abuse and sexual assault. 49-year-old male, Shola Ogundare, has been jailed for 15 years after appearing at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on Friday, May 15, whilst Olwafunmilayo Emmanuel, 35, has been jailed for 4 years for her role in the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sokoto Zonal office, on Friday, May 15, 2020, arraigned the duo of Meng Wei Kun and Xui Kuoi, both Chinese, before Justice Mohammed Sa’idu Sifawa of the State High Court Sokoto on two-count charge of conspiracy and offering a bribe to a public servant to the tune of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari today felicitated with journalist/publisher, Ayobamidele Abayomi Momodu, popularly known as Dele Momodu, as he turns 60 on Saturday, May 16, 2020. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in Abuja, the President congratulated Momodu on hitting the milestone in good health and a sound […]
Continue ReadingA tragic incident occurred on Wednesday night in Komarock, Nairobi County, as a 33-year-old woman identified as Jane Mwende committed suicide by hanging herself. The woman who hanged herself with an iron box cable, also gave a poisonous substance to her children. Her two children said to be a boy aged seven and a girl aged 3, were rescued by neighbours […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has faulted the latest review of the 2020 budget by the Federal Government, saying it shows that the regime has lost touch with current global economic realities. Instead of reviewing the budget, Atiku advised the government to sell eight or nine of the presidential jets and cancel the N27bn […]
Continue ReadingNigerian doctor and his wife have been struck dead by coronavirus in the United Kingdom 10 days apart. According to MailOnline, the Nigerian doctor and his care home director wife died from coronavirus complications just 10-days apart. Dr James Oniah, a retired radiologist, succumbed to coronavirus on April 24 while Mary passed away from the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, Bisola Badmus has announced the death of her beloved father, whom she calls, Baba Adunni. The Nigerian actress announced that she had lost her father via her Instagram page post. The actress shared a goodbye message to her father while sharing a photo of both of them. She wrote: ”DAD, you taught […]
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