The Niger state Police Command on Thursday disclosed that one of its patrol team had killed a notorious armed bandit known as Zokala. Zokala was known to have been terrorizing Beri, Lamba, Kamfanin-waya, Farin-Shige, Bukoki communities and its environs along Rafin-Gora, Kontagora local government area of Niger state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Muyiwa has climbed another rung in the academic world as she bags a PhD. She shared the news on Instagram, announcing to her fans and followers that she has finally defended her project and has been awarded the Dr. title. Joke Muyiwa shared a photo of herself and wrote: “Just finished defending my…
Qatar has said it will comply with FIFA regulations promoting tolerance and equality when it hosts the 2022 World Cup, vowing that rainbow flags will be permitted in stadiums throughout the tournament. Since being awarded the right to host the World Cup a decade ago, Qatar has faced questions over its treatment of migrant workers…
Messaging systems on the trio of Facebook-owned apps mysteriously went down on Thursday morning. Thousands of users are complaining about the outage what’s happened? Online outage tracker Down Detector logged thousands of complaints from just after 10am UK time. And Facebook has confirmed that some users are experiencing issues. Most of the issues seem to…
American President Donald Trump has ordered series of federal executions even as his days in the White House come to an end. The Trump administration together with the Justice Department, has scheduled five prisoner executions before President-elect Joe Biden’s 20th January inauguration, breaking the 130-year-old precedent of halting prisoner executions during a presidential transition. And…
A Nigerian man in possession of six fake United Nations passports has been apprehended in Islamabad, Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said on Wednesday, December 9. The Nigerian man had visited the Turkish embassy in Islamabad a few days ago and applied for the visa on the fake UN passport and ID. During the verification…
At least five persons have been reportedly shot dead in a renewed clash between the people of Emede and Igbide clans in Isoko South council area of Delta state. Though the cause of the renewed hostilities remains uncertain, community sources revealed that the cultivation of a disputed land known as Oruzu, by both parties, triggered…
A 49-year-old pastor identified as George Amaechi Okeaghalam has reportedly been arrested by men of the Imo State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 5-year-old girl in Umuguma village, Owerri. According to a report posted by an NGO (Sweet Mothers Foundation) on Wednesday, December 9, the pastor, said to be a neighbor and acquaintance of the victim’s…
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has raised an alarm over the state of the country. Speaking at the launch of his new book ‘Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth’, Soyinka stated that it is hard sometimes to believe that anyone is in charge of the country. He added that this is a parlous condition for…
The ex-Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina collapsed on Thursday at the resumption of his trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Maina is being prosecuted on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering offenses. Maina, who sat in the dock, collapsed on his seat at exactly 10:05 am…