A 37-year-old farmer, Ephraim Kadiri, have been arrested by men of the Gombe state police command for allegedly killing an Okada rider and selling off his motorcycle in Billiri, a community in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Shehu Maikudi, who paraded the suspect before newsmen on Thursday, September 17, said the suspect was…
Nollywood veteran actress Patience Ozokwor got quite emotional as she received a car as a birthday present from her children. Patience who turned 62 on September 14, broke down in tears of joy as she received the new car.
Nollywood actress, Seyi Edun has been mocked and called a barren woman on social media for having no child with her husband. It all started after a troll with a user name, dorathy_137 on Instagram ridiculed the actress for not having a child, and wondered why she’s always happy. According to the troll, Seyi Edun…
Premier League clubs have urged the UK government to stick to its proposal of allowing fans to return to stadiums from 1 October. The government has restricted pilot events to 1,000 spectators and is reviewing its initial target date of when more fans could attend venues. The move followed a rise in coronavirus cases in…
Suspected bandits have killed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gidan Madi police station in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state. The incident happened on Wednesday night, September 16. The gunmen also killed another police officer said to be the DPO’s orderly before abducting two wives of a prominent businessman in the area. According to a…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday presided over a virtual meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting was the fourth virtual meeting as the nation complies with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) protocol on COVID-19 pandemic. Governors joined the virtual NEC from their respective states. At…
The Premier League has agreed a new broadcast deal in China to cover the rest of the 2020-21 season. A contract has been signed with Tencent Sports after its previous £564m deal with PPTV was terminated with immediate effect earlier this month. Viewers in China will have access to matches from this weekend. The previous…
Controversial Nigerian journalist Kemi Olunloyo has said that Femi Fani-Kayode’s wife, Precious Chikwendu, was arrested in a hotel room with a married naval officer. Her latest salvo comes amid viral reports that her marriage with Fani-Kayode has crashed. According to Kemi Olunloyo, the naval officer whom Precious Chikwendu was caught with is said to have…
Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland Gani Adams on Wednesday raised the alarm for the second time within four weeks that armed terrorists have occupied Kishi and the vast Old Oyo National Park in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, Adams said he had informed the…
At least five persons sustained varying degrees of injury while some vehicles were vandalized when supporters of the candidates of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party clashed in Oba Akoko, in the Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. The incident occurred when the convoy of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu…