The Oyo State Police Command said on Saturday that its men were on the trail of two foreigners who were kidnapped by suspected hoodlums. The two foreigners (names not given) were reportedly kidnapped in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, around 4 pm Wednesday evening at a pharmaceutical firm, close to the Toll Gate along the…
Anthony Joshua in the early hours of Sunday, December 12, beat Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev, by a knockout in the ninth round to retain his three world heavyweight championship belts after a year away in a title defense. Joshua regained the WBA, WBO and IBF titles in a rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr. last December in Saudi Arabia, after…
617 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday, December 12. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 225 new cases, the highest for the day followed by FCT with181 new cases. Other states with fresh cases include Kaduna-125, Adamawa-25, Nasarawa-20, Kano-12, Rivers-8, Edo-4, Ekiti-4, Bayelsa-3, Ogun-3, Plateau-3, Akwa Ibom-2,…
A security guard attached to Tybato filling station was on Saturday morning, December 12, found dead in the Moniya area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The deceased identified as Semiu was reportedly hacked to death by assailants suspected to be armed robbers. He was found in the pool of his blood at the wheel alignment section…
A 22-year-old man identified as Abdussalam Muhammad has been stabbed to death by suspected phone snatchers in Yakasai Quarters of Kano Municipal Area of Kano State on Friday, December 11. Confirming the incident to newsmen, his mother, Bilikisu Alhassan Nuhu Yakassai, said some hoodlums broke into their house at about 3 am. She said the…
Unknown armed bandits on Friday night have reportedly kidnapped At least 600 out of the 800 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State. GioTV gathered that for years, Kankara town has been a target of kidnapping and banditry. A school teacher who spoke to our reporter on the condition of anonymity said…
The member of the Taraba state House of Assembly, Barr. Bashir Mohammed who was abducted by unknown gunmen on Wednesday has regained freedom. A family source claim that Mohammed was released by his abductors at about 10.30 pm on Friday, December 11. According to the source, it was not clear whether or how much was…
The Lagos Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of socialite, Dapo Ojaro, spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said Saturday morning. Ojora, an in-law to former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, allegedly shot himself on the head Friday evening at his Lagos residence. The news of his alleged suicide generated controversy on social media with…
A medical house officer doing his horsemanship with Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, ThankGod Odo, has reportedly drowned in a swimming pool in a popular hotel in the state’s capital city. The deceased hailed from Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi state and had gone to the hotel to swim with…
The President of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said he stopped receiving salary from the Church many years ago, warning that the people saying men of god are stealing from the Church were at risk of God’s wrath. Bishop Oyedepo, who preached at the “Encounter Night” at ongoing Shiloh 2020, said:…