President Mohammadu Buhari Sacks Service Chief Appoint New officers to take over. Major General Leo Irabor now the chief of defense. President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs, and their retirement from service. Those involved are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief […]
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to send the Senate a single article of impeachment Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the Capitol riot, formally triggering the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Pelosi, the top Democrat in Congress, vowed last week that the trial — already scheduled […]
The Presidency has confirmed that the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, ordered the arrest of Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, claimed the order of arrest came after the activist gave Fulani in Oyo […]
Five persons are reportedly feared dead on Friday night in Agbor, the headquarters of Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, after a gas plant went up in flames, razing several buildings and leaving many persons with serious injuries. The source of the fire was yet to be known […]
Abia State Government, Friday said that almost 200,000 pregnant women and children across Abia communities are to benefit from integrated health services under another round of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health week. Nkechi Ikpeazu the wife of the state governor stated this in Umuahia while flagging off the Maternal Newborn […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office has arrested no fewer than 11 suspected internet fraudsters on Friday, January 22, 2021 in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The EFCC said its operatives arrested the suspects with about 12 exotic cars, including SUVs and others. According to a […]
Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, acronymed as FENRAD calls on Abia state government to fish out those who have hands in the suspected financial missapropriation in his government. According to FENRAD in a statement signed by Barr.Olusegun Bamgbose,head legal team ,funds totalling N200m mapped out for Abia state […]
A lady, Maryam, popularly known as Hajiya has been arrested for kidnapping her ex-boyfriend for refusing to marry her. She was arrested by the police at Jaba quarters, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State while negotiating a ransom with the family of one of their captives on Tuesday, January […]
A Vice Principal of a Community School in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria, Ibrahim Tukur has been paraded for impregnating a 12-years-old female student of the school. Tukur was paraded alongside other suspects who were arrested between January 9 and 14. The suspect assaulted the teenager severally […]
Last Friday, a 22-year-old computer expert, David Ntekim-Rex, was shot in Lagos by armed robbers. The first time I heard about David was in 2018 when he won the IBM Z Academic Initiative Prize, a worldwide contest. This guy is a gift to Nigeria, I thought. I have shared his […]