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Three Students of the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria, have been kidnapped right on their university campus. According to Punch, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Catherine Anene, confirmed the abduction of the students. Details as to the identities of the kidnapped students are still sketchy at this time. (Logo: FUAM)
Continue ReadingNine wedding guests have reportedly perished in a ghastly road accident in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. The accident which involved a commercial bus belonging to Who Go Better Transport Company and a truck, occurred at Ekpon Junction, along the Agbor-Ewohimi Road on Saturday, April 24. It was gathered that the victims were travelling from […]
Continue ReadingA shocking video has emerged online of three young men suspected to be “Yahoo boys” bathing at a cemetery while tying red clothing around their waists. The footage was captured by a stunned individual who appeared to be filming the whole episode from an uncompleted building. In the viral video, one of the men is […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has advised Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari to seek help on how to tackle the different security challenges confronting the country at the moment. In a statement issued by the stateman on Saturday, April 24, in reaction to the killing of three students of Greenwich University by bandits in […]
Continue ReadingIdentities of the three students of the Greenfield University Kaduna who were killed by suspected bandits have been revealed. They are Sadiq Yusuf Sanga, Precious Nwakacha, and Dorathy Yohanna. This platform earlier reported that armed bandits broke into the private university located along the Kaduna-Abuka Highway in Chikun Local Government Area on Tuesday night, April 20, […]
Continue ReadingA people who elect corrupt politicians, impostors, thieves, and traitors are not victims… but accomplices. – George Orwell I know I must be sounding like a broken record but I have to say it again and again without any equivocation that those currently strutting around for elective positions, particularly for the position of the president […]
Continue ReadingGunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed a traditional ruler, Chief Hyacinth Ajon and another man identified as Benjamin Anakula in Benue State, Nigeria. Chief Ajon and Anakula were hacked to death by the assailants in the early hours of Wednesday, April 21 in Tse Zoola community, Makurdi Local Government Area of the state. […]
Continue ReadingPolicemen, about seven of them, allegedly caught with a bribe of N500,000 in Anambra State, Nigeria, have been arrested. The cops, whose identities could not be ascertained as of press time, were arrested following a petition by the victim. The Police Public Police Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ikenga Tochukwu, who confirmed the development, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Information and culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed has warned that Professors could be working in bakeries in Togo just to survive if Nigeria disintegrates. Lai Mohammed who featured on a NAN flagship interview programme on Wednesday April 21, stated that the Buhari administration’s main issue is with the elites and not the common people. He also insinuated […]
Continue ReadingNot less than five persons including a newly wedded man, were confirmed dead after an 18-seater bus plunged into a river in Aponmu village, Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo state, Nigeria. The 18-seater bus with registration number Lagos AAA 859 XC which took off from Lagos, plunged into the Owena river on Sunday […]
Continue ReadingA yet to be identified pregnant woman died inside a commercial bus in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state, Nigeria. One of the the passengers, Gifted Joseph, who disclosed this on Facebook said the incident happened on Thursday, April 15, at Awkuzu Junction. According to Ms Joseph, when they got to the junction, the […]
Continue ReadingOfficers attached to 9th Mile Police Division in the Enugu state Police command, Nigeria, have arrested 29-year-old Nnenna Egwuagu of Umulumgbe in Udi L.G.A., pictured above, for allegedly administering a noxious substance to her three (3) years old stepson, one Wisdom Egwuagu, thereby causing his sudden death. A statement released by the spokesperson of the […]
Continue ReadingA young woman identified as Ya Hauwa Ali was among seven persons killed when Boko Haram insurgents attacked Damasak community in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State. It was gathered that three women, a man and two soldiers lost their lives in the attack which occurred on Saturday night, April 10. The insurgents stormed Damasak […]
Continue ReadingIn December 2019, I wrote an article about Thomas Cook, arguably the first ever travel agency and how that firm accidentally established tourism as we know it today. The company collapsed earlier that year, sending shockwaves across the world. The travelers’ cheques part of the business had since been sold to Travelex and that is still thriving […]
Continue ReadingIf a religious leader is afraid to say what is right, what else can his silence mean but that he has taken flight? Hiding behind a wall of silence is like taking flight at the approach of the wolf. – Pope St. Gregory the Great (540–604 AD) Easter Sunday is here again. But first, let us step back […]
Continue ReadingOn Monday, former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, met Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) at State House, Abuja to be debriefed on his assignment as ECOWAS’ Head of Mission on the election in the Republic of Niger. Given an inconclusive first round in December, where none of the presidential candidates garnered above 50 per […]
Continue ReadingThe police in Ondo state has launched an investigation into the suspected assassination of a businessman, Babatunde Adeluka Olubasa, at a hotel in the Ijapo area of Akure, the state capital on December 26. According to reports, Babatunde was trailed to the hotel by three armed men after attending a function in Akure. “The killing of […]
Continue Reading“A time comes in the life of a people when a conspiracy of circumstances heralds a new era. This usually happens when no one is expecting it; and also when all principal actors are occupied with their private schemes. So did it happen in Obodo Mmehie, after decades of suffering and failed promises by various […]
Continue ReadingLet us take a deep breath as we wade through the content of this piece. It is not as controversial as the impulse from the headline would make you think. There is really nothing new in what is being said here that is not readily acknowledged by most decent people up and down this blessed […]
Continue ReadingTwo men were reportedly burnt alive in Mbaise, Imo state, for allegedly robbing in the neighbourhood. Photos and videos shared online show the men being brutalized before tyres were placed on them and they were burnt alive. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Aboh Mbaise. Nigerians reacted to the extremely graphic video […]
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