Unidentified kidnap and armed robbery suspects on Sunday night escaped from custody at the Cross River Police Command headquarters, Calabar. This was confirmed on Monday by the state Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo. 19 suspects were said to have escaped, but Ugbo insisted only three suspects escaped. She said, “Only three escaped….
Nigerian singers, Omah Lay and Tems have been arraigned before the Makindye Division court in Kampala for flouting COVID-19 guidelines in Uganda. The fast-rising stars were on Sunday, December 13, arrested together with their managers for holding an illegal concert at Ddungu resort in Munyonyo where they gathered big crowds, contrary to President Museveni’s directives…
Four suspended members of the Ondo House of Assembly have been reinstated. Speaker of the house, Bamidele Oleyelogun who announced on Monday December 14 said the lawmakers were reinstated in obedience to orders given by the high and appeal courts in the state. The reinstated lawmakers include a former deputy speaker, Iroju Ogundeji, as well as…
Six persons escaped death on Sunday, when two vehicles plunged into a shallow valley and somersaulted several times in Awka, the Anambra state capital. The accident which involved a Toyota Tacoma SUV with registration number SMK 36 FL, and Toyota Camry, with registration number ENU 430 MW heading towards Onitsha, happened near Federal Road Safety…
Kano State government says it will construct about 5,000 housing units for teachers in public primary and secondary schools in the state. The state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, disclosed this weekend during a stakeholders meeting in Kano. He said the project was to provide decent accommodation for teachers and their families. It would…
The Ogun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has stopped the Oniro of Iro, Oba Najeemdeen Alani Aromaye from parading as a monarch. This was contained in a letter sent to the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, by the Ministry. The letter dated December 4, was signed by…
Former Liverpool manager, Gerrard Houllier has tragically passed away. The tactician who spent six years at Anfield, and also coached France, Lyon, and PSG during a distinguished career passed away aged 73. According to the French publication, L’Equipe and RMC, which shared news of Houllier’s demise, on Monday morning, December 14, his death comes just…
The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd), says the abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, a Local Government Area in Katsina state, will return home in the next few hours. Magashi gave the assurance when he led a delegation of the Federal Government, including the service chiefs to Katsina to…
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has launched a security outfit known as the Eastern Security Network (ESN), which it said will protect the south-east and south-south from criminal activities. Spokesperson of the proscribed group, Emma Powerful who made the announcement on Sunday December 13, said the outfit is a replica of Amotekun launched by…
One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aides, Tolu Ogunlesi, has hinted that there might be a fresh lockdown in the first quarter of 2021. Ogunlesi gave the hint in a tweet on Monday afternoon saying the measures will be “desperate attempts at curve-flattening”. “From a COVID-19 POV, looks like H1 2021 will be a lot…