The acting Director-General (DG) of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Alex Akpa has been arrested by the ICPC for allegedly defrauding the federal government of N400 million. Mr. Akpa who is a professor of microbiology was arrested by operatives of the commission to answer questions on how the said amount was misappropriated under his…
198 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, November 25. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, FCT recorded 53 new cases, the highest for the day. Other states with new cases include Lagos-48, Ogun-40, Akwa Ibom-20, Bauchi-9, Plateau-8, Kaduna-5, Kano-4, Benue-3, Jigawa-3, Nasarawa-3, Edo-1, and Kwara-1. Nigeria now has 66,805 confirmed…
Angry youths have reportedly set Agofure Motors ablaze after it crushed two brothers at Owhelogbo Community, in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, GIOTV reports. The vehicle was trying to maneuver its way out of a traffic jam caused by Oleh indigenes who barricaded the road in protests of the gruesome murder of…
Police officers attached to Alakuko station in Lagos state police command have arrested four suspected armed robbers. A statement released by SP Muyiwa Adejobi, states that the robbers were arrested on November 24 at about 12 am. According to Adejobi, the suspects have been terrorizing and dispossessing residents of AMJE Bus Stop, Ajegunle, Masalasi, and…
The lifeless body of a day-old baby boy was found at a refuse dump in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Wednesday night. The body was discovered at the refuse site along Ikwerre road, Mile 2 Diobu area of the city around 9.30 pm on Wednesday, November 25. An advocacy group, the Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability…
Marseille manager, Andres Villas-Boas, has called on the world football governing body FIFA, to retire the no.10 shirt in honour of the late Diego Maradona. Maradona, who is widely considered the greatest footballer of all-time, died on Wednesday afternoon at the age of 60. His health has been in decline in the last few months…
The final words of Argentina football legend, Diego Maradona, were: “I don’t feel well.” GioTV reports Maradona went back to bed after breakfast, telling his nephew Johnny Esposito that he was not feeling well and wanted to lie down again. A nurse who was looking after him following his release from the hospital called for…
A 17-year-old girl simply identified as Favour who suffered spinal cord injury after she was severely beaten and raped in the Agbarha Industrial area of Lagos state in April 2020, has died. The Non-Governmental Ogranization, DemiCare foundation, who has been following up her case, shared the sad news via its Twitter handle this afternoon. Sources…
Offa State Polytechnic Student Union Government gives merit award to cultist groups in the school. This was made known by activist Ifemosu Michael on his Twitter handle. “When you think you have seen it all… Student Union Government of Offa Polytechnic gave merit Awards to Secret Cults in the school. Hey Lawd!!!” 😂
Lai Mohammed, The Minister of Information and Culture has said that the government is confident that with the intervention policies, the fiscal and monetary interventions that have been put in place, the recession will be short-lived. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS had two days ago said that Nigeria’s economy has slipped into another recession,…