The Nigeria air force (NAF) says it destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) staging area at Gashigar in Borno state. NAF said it also killed scores of the insurgents and destroyed their hideouts at Tumbun Rego on the fringes of Lake Chad and at Bula Bello near sambisa forest. Ibikunle Daramola, NAF…
[12:03, 1/27/2020] Deji Allen: A lady, Miss Victory Amaize, has been arrested and detained by the Police operatives at Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, after she reportedly engaged a man, Danjuma Yahaya Alli, in marathon sex in a popular hotel and he eventually died on top of her. GIO TV reports that the incident happened at…
A federal capital territory (FCT) high court has found Maryam Sanda, who is accused of killing Bilyamin Mohammed Bello, her husband, guilty. The court sentenced her to death by hanging. Sanda stood trial on a two-count charge of culpable homicide. Bello, the nephew of Haliru Mohammed Bello, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic…
A man simply identified as Solomon has stabbed his girlfriend, Patience Zakkari, to death for receiving a call from another man. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the incident occurred around 1:30 am in the house of the deceased in Bauchi metropolis of Bauchi State. Narrating how it happened, a source who pleaded anonymity,…
Teen sensation Billie Eilish won the top four prizes at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, taking home Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year at the annual awards for the music industry. The 18-year-old artist, who often collaborates with her older brother Finneas, won five of…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has disclosed that the N-Power programme has not been jettisoned by the Federal Government as being speculated. Ngige, while dismissing rumours making the rounds that the Federal Government has abandoned the programme, said the programme was being repackaged and amendments could occur in some areas. Ngige gave…
The apex socio-cultural umbrella body of the Urhobo people, Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, Worldwide has raised an alarm that by the time Amotekun succeeds in chasing away criminals from the South West, they will relocate to the South-South and the area will become uninhabitable. A statement from the office of the President-General of UPU, Olorogun…
2020 UTME: In 2 Weeks JAMB Registers 700,000 Candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says 700,000 candidates have so far been registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide in two weeks. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Lagos…
EFCC arraigns Senator Shehu Sani today, he pleads not guilty to allegations of bribery and Fraud. The lawyer to the former lawmaker is asking the court to allow him to go home on bail. Details later!
President Muhammadu Buhari has described his relationship with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari “perfect” in spite of insinuations in the media in recent times. The insinuations about the alleged downturn in the relationship between Buhari and Osinbajo followed the redeployment of some aides and taking away of some responsibilities being undertaken from the office of…