The caretaker chairman of Iganna Local Council Development Area of Oyo State, Mr. Olayiwola Adeleke has regained freedom after spending days in kidnappers’ den. Adeleke who was on his way to Ibadan for a meeting scheduled to hold with Governor Seyi Makinde was kidnapped alongside his driver on Sunday evening, October 25. Oyo police spokesperson, Mr….
Reverend Polycarp Zongo, a pastor of the Church of Christ in Nations, Jos, Plateau State, who was kidnapped by the Islamic State In West Africa (ISWAP) around Bauchi-Gombe road, has been released. Pastor Zongo was released on Friday evening, October 30, through an undisclosed process, officials say. Details about his release are yet to be…
Robbery suspects arrested in connection with the attack on a bullion van and killing of four policemen in Ebonyi State in July have explained how their gang leader, one Clement Abanara aka Millions, planned their operations from Ikoyi prison, Lagos, where he is remanded. The suspects are two dismissed soldiers, Ayeni Samuel and Emeka Ariston,…
*Learn From History On Awolowo’s Betrayal Against Ojukwu – Ohanaeze Youths Tells Kanu* An Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, has claimed that some politicians from Yoruba extraction and North Eastern zone have concluded plan to scuttle Igbo presidential project ahead of 2023 Nigeria general elections. This was contained in a release…
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Friday, ordered seven men who allegedly gang-raped a minor to death, be remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre. The police charged Ajom Tabi, 37; Omobolanle Olowookere, 41; Aliu Bilyamin, 24; Emmanuel Okon, 24; Bolarinwa Olamilekan, 24; Badmus Abdulateef, 20; Azeez Quadri, 22; and Sunday Odunayo, 22 with…
Canada has extended its restriction on non-essential international entries until the end of November as Coronavirus cases continue to rise. The North American nation has, however, eased quarantine rules for some cut-off Canada-US border communities. The travel ban has been in force since mid-March, while Ottawa and Washington have a separate arrangement prohibiting non-essential travel…
Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has finally tested negative for Coronavirus after three positive tests. Recall the Portuguese international, 35, first tested positive while on international duty with Portugal on October 13. He returned another positive result last week and was made to take another test earlier this week, which also returned positive. On Friday, the…
An attack on a convoy of vehicles conveying Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Maiduguri, Borno State capital to Baga town of the state has been foiled by troops of the Nigerian Army. Speaking during the weekly briefing on security operations at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Friday, October 30, Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John…
170 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigerian on Friday, October 30, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-106, FCT-25, Oyo-14, Edo-7, Kaduna-7, Ogun-4, Bauchi-2, Benue-2, Kano-1, Osun-1, Rivers-1. There are now 62,691 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country and 1,144 deaths…
It has been revealed that a video of the Lekki shooting that took place on the 20th of October is available. A panel set up by the Lagos state government to address the issue of Lekki shooting and other related matters has been told that footage of the shooting is available. According to NAN, the…