The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency on Monday refuted reports of an explosion at Kainji Dam in Niger State. The NIHSA described the report as fake, urging the public to disregard the claims made by the online medium. The Director-General, NIHSA, Clement Nze, told our correspondent that his agency investigated the claim and found out that…
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Yobe Command, said it has seized 843 compressed block of cannabis Sativa worth over 10 million Naira. Mr. Apeh Reuben, the State Commander disclosed this on Monday while addressing newsmen in Damaturu. He said the officers and men of the Command on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, around 2030hrs, seized…
The United States of America has imposed visa ban on politicians, who it claimed undermined the conducts of the November 2019 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States. This move is in the run-up to the September and October 2020 governorship polls in Edo and Ondo respectively. The spokesperson for the Department of State, Morgan…
Barcelona have agreed a £28m deal with Lyon for Memphis Depay, according to SportsMail. Ronald Koeman has been keen on bringing in the 26-year-old, who he knows very well from his time in charge of the Dutch national team. Depay is set to travel to Spain in the coming days to complete a medical and…
The police in Ogun state have arrested four men for allegedly beating a yet-to-be-identified police officer to death in Dalemo, Sango, in the Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, September 13. In a statement released on Monday, September 14, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the four arrested men identified…
A commercial tricycle operator was crushed to death while four others sustained degrees of injury in a road accidents in Nkpor along Onitsha-Awka Old road, Anambra state. The accident, which occurred Monday night opposite a Shopping Mall, involved a yellow 911 M/Benz water tanker and a yellow TVs tricycle. Eyewitnesses blamed the crash on excessive…
Lagos State Police Command is currently on the trail of a yet-to-be-identified man who allegedly shot one Kayode Oloruntoba in the stomach over Shawarma in the Alagbado area of Lagos State on Friday, September 11. GIOTV reports that the unfortunate incident occurred after late Oloruntoba’s friend, Kazeem Okikilola, went to Avid Bar at Alagbado to buy Shawarma and called…
The Emir of Biu in Borno State, Alhaji Mai Umar Mustapha Aliyu, is dead. The monarch died at the Federal Medical Center Gombe after a brief illness on Monday night, September 14. Born on the 9th of November 1940 in Biu, the late monarch attended Kwaya Kusar Junior Primary School between 1947 and 1949. He later went…
Ahead of Dangote Refinery takeoff, a fresh revelation has emerged that the project will not reduce the cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. Findings show that the pump price of petrol would not drop significantly even if Nigeria is refining crude oil locally. The Dangote refinery is expected to commence operations…
Students of Olabisi Onabanjo University have been given an update concerning school resumption. The Management of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago – Iwoye has issued a statement to guide students concerning resumption. The school on Monday advised students of the institution to await an announcement on the resumption before returning to school. OOU Deputy Registrar (Corporate…