The life of a tortoise has been saved by a group of veterinarians after a successful surgery. A team of veterinarians have successfully performed surgery on a 75-year-old tortoise at the Veterinary Clinic Sokoto. The operation took place on Tuesday to reconstruct the shell of the animal. It was gathered that the shell had been…
Prominent leaders from the North-Central geopolitical zone have exited from the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF and announced the formation of the North Central Peoples Forum, NCPF. According to them, the new group will fight insecurity and marginalization, as they cited the worsening insecurity in the north as their reason for breaking away. Gabriel Aduku, a…
The government of Lagos state has revealed the only students to be allowed inside schools. Following Lagos State Government’s decision to reopen tertiary institutions in the state on Monday, the government has added that only final-year students will go back to the classrooms before students on other levels. Tokunbo Wahab, Special Adviser on Education to…
Traditional worshippers, under the umbrella of Traditional Religion Worshippers’ Association, Oyo State Chapter, yesterday staged a peaceful protest over what they called discrimination against them by the Oyo State government. The worshippers, who staged the protest at the front of Oyo State Government Secretariat Complex, carried placards bearing various inscriptions such “Stop discrimination against traditional…
The Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested twin brothers: Kehinde Adebayo and Taiye Adebayo over their alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud. They were arrested at their hideout in Ilorin, Kwara State on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, following intelligence received by the Commission on their activities.
Director-General of the Budget Office and a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God has tackled On Air Personality, Daddy Freeze on his comments concerning the role of a wife in marriage. Freeze had argued that a wife needs not be submissive to her husband, Akabueze disagrees, stating that Freeze is very wrong and…
No fewer than forty-seven thousand (47,000) people applied for 2,000 Amotekun jobs in Oyo State. Chairman, Oyo State Security Network Agency, and Amotekun Corps, General Kunle Togun, made this declaration in Ibadan on Wednesday. He spoke during the screening and verification exercise that commenced on Wednesday across the state. GIOTV gathered that the security outfit…
The police in Ekiti State on Wednesday arraigned six men before an Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s Court over their membership of an unlawful society. The police prosecutor, Sergeant Olubu Apata, said the six men – Raimi Mustapha (22), Olamilekan Sodiq (21), Rasaq Taofeek (21), Boje Oluwasola (21), Usman Hakeem (30), and Adewale Obateru (20) – are…
Nigeran midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo, has joined the Turkish Super Lig side, Galatasaray on a one-year loan deal from Stoke City. Etebo announced his one-year loan at Galatasaray, on Twitter, Wednesday night. “I am excited to announce my arrival at Galatasaray, I am looking forward to this amazing opportunity and I am happy to be part…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has defended the recent increase in petroleum pump price and increas in electricity tariffs by the Nigerian Government amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Recall that Nigerians, including Nigeria Labour Congress and the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have continued to condemn the increase….