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Police arrest Man for killing neighbour, son
By Olamilekan Adigun The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, identified as Vincent Upkpai, for allegedly killing his neighbour, Gloria, and her son. The suspect was said to have killed the two during a dispute over cleaning in the Elemoro area of Lagos. It was gathered that the argument between Vincent and Gloria […]
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Landlord defiles tenant’s daughter in Ogun
By Olamilekan Adigun Operatives of the Ogun State police command have arrested a landlord identified as Bola Tobiloba for allegedly defiling his tenant’s 14-year-old daughter. The incident took place last Friday in the Arinlese area of Abeokuta. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, on Tuesday stated that the incident […]
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Nigerian man becomes fourth person to be cured of HIV
By Olamilekan Adigun A Nigerian man, Salisu Ahmed, has become the fourth person worldwide to be cured of Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Ahmed lived with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus for 31 years. In the recent interview with reality star, Doyin David, Ahmed disclosed that he contracted the virus after his first extramarital affair. The 66-year-old shared […]
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Three students remanded over colleague’s death
An Iyaganku Magistrate court has remanded three students of Iseyin College of Health Science and Technology, Oyo State, for allegedly causing the death of their colleague. The trio, Shodimu Halima, 18; Agbedun Zainab, 23, and Olaleye Oladunni, 23, are facing a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and murder. The pleas of the suspects were not […]
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Resumption: Oyo govt bans meetings during school hours
By Olamilekan Adigun The Oyo state government has banned all forms of meeting by headteachers or teachers, during school hours, within or outside any public school premises. The directive was given by the chairman of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran, on Monday while monitoring school resumption in Ibadan. He said the […]
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Governor Adeleke Hosts Ife Dev’t Board, Says Ile Ife Deserves Flyovers, Dualized Roads and More
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has decried the low physical and infrastructure development of Ile Ife, the cradle of Yoruba people, declaring that the source of Yoruba race deserves total upgrade in terms of flyovers, dualised roads and upgraded facilities befitting the cultural capital of Yoruba people. Hosting a delegation of Ife Development Board […]
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Man electrocuted In Yobe while attempting to steal from transformer
A middle-aged man whose name is yet to be known as met his untimely demise while attempting to steal from a transformer substation. The incident occurred at Commissioners’ Quarters, Yobe State where the individual tried to tamper with an exposed live wire. The Communications Officer, Yola Electricity Distribution Company, Blessing Tunoh, made this known in […]
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ICPC summons Kano Speaker, others over drugs scandal
The Kano State House of Assembly Speaker, Jibril Falgore, has been summoned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPCP, overconnection with the ongoing investigation into the N440 million drug contract scandal across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. ICPC also summoned his deputy, Muhammad Bello Butu-Butu, the Majority Leader, […]
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Dangote Refinery will sell petrol to NNPCL only – FG
The Federal Government has announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited will be the sole buyer of Premium Motors Spirit from Dangote Refinery. The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced this on Friday in Abuja. FG also noted that interested marketers would have to buy the product […]
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You can’t feast while asking Nigerians to fast – Obi knocks Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has been slammed by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, over the state of the economy of the country. Obi while speaking during an interview with News Central TV, said Nigeria is in a crisis with 38 million people on the verge of extreme hunger. He noted that […]