The Police Command in Ekiti State has launched an investigation into the death of a policeman attached to the Aramoko Division after he was crushed by a vehicle on his way to work. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sunday Abutu, said this while speaking with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday. Abutu said the…
A woman in Kano State simply identified as Hauwa has allegedly slaughtered her two children over a disagreement with her husband who married a second Wife. Already, police in Kano have confirmed the story, saying the woman is at large and has been declared wanted by security. The Children have been slaughtered were identified as…
There was heavy shooting Sunday morning along Oba Adeshida road in Akure, Ondo State capital as a clash between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and the All Progressives Congress(APC) escalated. The Sunday morning clash was said to have been a reprisal attack over the killing of an APC member in the Oba Nla area…
Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle has facilitated the rescue of 11 victims from bandits without ransom. The victims, eight males, and three females were from Bauchi, Niger, Sokoto, and Zamfara respectively. The victims expressed delight with their rescue, describing the Governor’s effort as timely. Matawalle, who received them at the Government House, assured his administration will…
160 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday, October 3, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Rivers-42, Lagos-32, Plateau-21, FCT-18, Kaduna-14, Ogun-11, Katsina-10, Kwara-3, Ondo-3, Imo-3, Anambra-1, Abia-1, Oyo-1. There are now 59,287 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal office, has arrested one Adebayo Olawale of No. 25 Fashina Road, Ile-Ife Osun State and his pastor Gbenga Moses Adesoju of Christ Apostolic Church, Ile-Ife, Osun State for allegedly defrauding one Umar Hayatu of Lafiya quarters, Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State to the tune…
The Chief Priest of the Igbudu community in Warri South council area of Delta, Victor Alawuru, has been stabbed to death for allegedly impregnating a Muslim lady. GIOTV learned that the incident, which happened along Degbori Street in the Hausa Quarters axis of the community, left people running helter-skelter in the neighborhood on Friday evening….
Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 4-0 at home in the English Premier League (EPL) on Saturday. Ben Chilwell marked his league debut for the Blues by scoring a goal and creating another for fellow defender Kurt Zouma before Jorginho sealed the win with two penalty kicks. Crystal Palace had stifled Chelsea in a goalless first half…
A former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), has said that he was scared when he became the nation’s military leader on August 1, 1966 at the relatively young age of 31.The retired military general became the third Nigerian Head of State and the youngest ever in August 1966. At the time, he served…
Agboola Ajayi, deputy governor of Ondo State and governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party, on Saturday revealed that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu gets a security vote of N750m and an imprest of about N150m monthly. Akeredolu had during a radio programme said that his deputy receives a monthly running grant of N13m, which is the highest…