Nigeria former Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi, who is eyeing a governorship position in Delta State in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has arrested and charged four of his staff working in his hotel to court for allegedly stealing his N5,000 It was reliably gathered that Gbagi last…
Angry mob last night killed and set two suspected armed robbers ablaze in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The incident happened along the popular Marian road, opposite Lion’s park, around 9 pm on Monday, September 21. It was gathered that the suspects, said to be in their teens, were part of a 3-man gang that allegedly…
The fire broke out at Heritage filling station located along Iwofe road in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday morning. Details are still sketchy, however, it was gathered that distress calls have been sent to the State Fire Service. Details later…
Three persons were feared dead and many wounded when a patrol team of military and police officials raided communities in the Andoni council area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the operatives were accompanied by a local security outfit, the Andoni Security Peace and Advisory Council. They reportedly stormed the communities on gunboats when…
An unidentified lady slumped on Monday, September 21 in Calabar while protesting against her sack by the Cross River State Government. Governor Ben Ayade had mid-2019, directed the delisting of about 2,500 names from the payroll of the Cross River State government, claiming that most of those employed between 2014 till then did not follow due…
As Lagos and Abuja residents lament the increased scarcity in bread and rise in its prices, bakers went on strike to protest the hike in the price of flour and other ingredients. “I have asked around for bread but I can’t find any, and this is strange,” said Amos Idoko, a resident of Utako area…
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Jigawa State Command, have arrested two men, Abubakar Usman (18yrs) and Ya’u Sa’idu (20yrs) both of whom Gidan Ruwa Quarters, Kazaure LGA for allegedly gangraping a Seventeen (17) year old girl of the same address. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, Adamu Shehu, says the…
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has said the team needs up to five matches to get up to speed. Solskjaer watched on, as the Red Devils began their Premier League campaign, with a 3-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday. United travel to play Luton in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night. In…
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, on Monday attributed the party’s defeat in the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday to what he called “the unpleasant carriage and incoherent disposition” of the party’s former National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. According to the result released by the Independent National Electoral…
Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday distanced himself from reactions attributed to him on the just concluded governorship election in Edo State. A statement attributed to Tinubu had surfaced on social media regarding the just concluded election. The statement quoted the former Lagos State governor as saying APC’s…