On Wednesday, the Oyo State Government stated that it has identified at least three individuals responsible for the Bodija explosion. Daily Post reports that some explosive devices exploded at Bodija Housing Estate in Ibadan in January. Special Adviser on Security to the Governor, Fatai Owoseni, said three persons of interest have been identified in…
Many citizens in several states across Nigeria are joining the widespread protest against the harsh economic conditions allegedly imposed by President Bola Tinubu. Traders in Kogi State participated in a large-scale demonstration on Wednesday to express their grievances regarding the soaring prices of food items. Market women and men who protested in the…
An early morning fire, on Wednesday, razed the popular Roky Fella Night Club, located at Udoji Street, Kpirikpiri, Abakaliki, destroying property valued at millions of naira. The Ebonyi Chief Fire Officer, Mr Raphael Ibiam, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said he received a distress call about the incident around 6.30 am. Ibiam said that…
Six schoolgirls have died in a bus crash in the Free State, South Africa. The pupils of Riebeeckstad High School were killed when the bus they were traveling in overturned on the R70 between Ventersburg and Senekal in the Free State on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. The incident involves approximately 58 female learners from an…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately sack the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr Olayemi Cardoso, and appoint a competent and accountable hand with the requisite expertise and performance metrics. The students’ body which expressed deep concerns over the apparent lack of technical understanding exhibited…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the two presidential candidates of opposition political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, of making “incendiary” statements to instigate the Nigerian public. In a post on X platform, Atiku had said there was hunger in the land as…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has frozen an account belonging to Abubakar Ahmad Sirika, brother of immediate-past minister Hadi Sirika, over an alleged N8.06 billion contract fraud in the Federal Ministry of Aviation. According to The Nation, the anti-graft agency made this known after the arrest of Abubakar Sirika over contract fraud…
It was reported that an X user had on Monday, February 5 shared a video of the thespian at a popular market in Lagos State and accused her of theft and issuing a fake bank alert to purchase an item. The X user @BettyStaveley, who shared the story, said the actress was at the market…
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said that President Bola Tinubu has taken his game of blaming opposition parties in the country to the next level. Atiku said this on Tuesday in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe,…
Popular Nigerian singer and entertainer, Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy, has revealed that he was involved in fraud in the past. He claimed that he was “scamming” banks way before fraud, otherwise known as 419, became popular in Nigeria. Charly Boy disclosed this in the latest episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, co-hosted…