A commercial driver (names withheld) was ordered by some soldiers to sweep their surroundings for refusing to offer them bribe at the army checkpoint in Ikun-Ekiti. The incident, which reportedly occurred on…
Month: March 2022
Nigerian Varsity Chancellor Joins Governorship Race In Abia
Founder Gregory University, Uturu, Prof. Gregory Ibe, has declared his ambition to run for Abia governorship on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ibe, who was at the…
Motorcyclists arrested over murder of admission seeker in Ondo
Two commercial motorcyclists, Abdullahi Oloruntoyin, 31, and Kazeem Ayodele, 26, have been remanded in prison for their alleged involvement in the death of an admission seeker, Ebunoluwa Osatuyi, in Akure, Ondo State….
Osun Gubernatorial Race: PDP Constitues 25-Person Appeals Committee
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday in Abuja constituted the Osun State Governorship Electoral Appeal Panel to consider appeals arising from the conduct of the Osun State…
Gunmen reportedly shot Fatimah, ex-Iya Oloja’s daughter in Ibadan
The daughter of former Iya Oloja of Ibadanland, late Alhaja Aminat Abiodun, was on Wednesday shot dead by gunmen at her house in Bashorun area of the city. Fatimah was said…
My daughter promised me birthday dress days before her murder: Bamise’s mother
Mrs Comfort Ayanwola, mother of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwola, who was abducted and killed after boarding a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit vehicle in Ajah, said the deceased promised to sow a birthday dress…
India Tops Nigeria As World’s Poverty Capital
India has reportedly surpassed Nigeria as the nation with the highest number of extremely poor people. This was contained in a recent update by the World Poverty Clock (WPC) considering the COVID-19…
APC National Convention: Full List Of Offices And Where They Are Zoned
The Caretaker/Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has released the zoning arrangement for the March 26 National Convention. APC in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Director of…
Auchi auto crash claims four lives, injure others in Edo
At least four persons allegedly lost their lives while several others suffered various degrees of injuries in yesterday’s fatal accident that occurred along Otaru/Polytechnic road in Auchi main town, the administrative headquarters…
Scores of security agents killed as bandits attack Kebbi Deputy Governor
Bandits on Wednesday attacked the convoy of Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Col Yombe Dabai. Rabiu Kamba, Special Adviser to Kebbi State Governor on Security matters, who confirmed the incident, said the attack…