A Nollywood writer, actor and director, Kagho Harley Akpor, has reportedly drowned in a swimming pool at a popular hotel in Asaba, Delta State. Although the details of the incident were still sketchy as of press time, sources said Akpor was at a location shooting a movie with other crew members when he fell into…
Apostle Princewill Basil, the General Overseer of Mountain Mover Ministry International, Nyanya Abuja, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for raping 14 year – old girl. Princewill was re-arrainged on a 4- count charge bothering on rape, impersonation and attempt to cause abortion. The cleric had on July 27 and December 31,2011, forcefully had…
MD/CEO, Julian’s Luxury.Luxury Entrepreneur and CEO of Julian’s Luxury, Mr. Julian Osula has cried out against what he termed “IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR” amongst Bloggers and Online Publishers in Nigeria who go to press without any iota of investigation whatsoever on stories with no single truth in them. This is coming on the heels of stories going…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday ordered that four men, accused of strangling a woman to death be remanded in Agodi Prisons, pending legal advice. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Emmanuel Idowu, who did not take the pleas of Dotun Ogunlade, 24; Mutiu Ayorinde, 32; Samuel Ayorinde, 34; and Kehinde Imole, 27, ordered the…
Pensioners in Osun State on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, Osun state capital to demand payment of 15 months arrears of pension owed them by government. Addressing the protesters, who carried banners with inscriptions such as “EFCC should probe Aregbesola”, Retirees are dying”, “Pension, Gratuity is our right,” the chairman of Forum of…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that he took a loan of N7bn to pay workers’ May salaries. He said this on Monday while addressing leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the state. He added that he would rather focus on ensuring good governance in the state than pre-occupy himself with the actions…
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said the President will form his cabinet faster than he did in 2015. Adesina was quoted as saying this by The Interview magazine. The President had in 2015 nominated ministers in October and inaugurated them on November 11, earning him the…
The nation’s power generation dropped to 3,390.7 megawatts on Monday as seven plants, including three built under the National Integrated Power Project, sat idle. Electricity generation has been hovering around 2,600MW and 3,800MW as of 6.00 am every day since the start of this month, according to data obtained by our correspondent. It plunged to…
Governor Kayode Fayemi has appointed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, chancellor of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti. Head, Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs in the institution, Bode Olofinmuagun, on Monday confirmed the development to newsmen, in Ado Ekiti, but did not give details. The traditional ruler replaces the Alara of Aramoko Ekiti, Oba…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court yesterday remanded in prison an Islamic cleric, Abdulsalam Salaudeen, following his arraignment for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl in a mosque. Justice Abiola Soladoye remanded him at the request of the prosecutor’s, Ms T. Olanrewaju-Dawodu. She adjourned till October 14 for trial. The News Agency of Nigeria…