Ondo State Police Command has said nobody died in the clash between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Akure, the Ondo State capital. It said one person who was injured in the fracas is receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital. Ondo Police spokesman, Tee-Leo Ikoro, who spoke to our…
A commercial motorcyclist and his passenger were on Sunday crushed to death in Ogun State. It was gathered that the motorcyclist was riding against traffic when a truck crushed him and his passenger. The accident, GIOTV learned, occurred around 10 am at Car Park C, Mowe axis of the Lagos-Ibadan highway, Ogun State. The road…
A motorcycle rider and his passenger were on Sunday crushed to death by a Mack truck around Mowe in Ogun on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the development to newsmen in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi said that the accident occurred at 10 a.m. on Sunday…
An operative of the State Security Service (SSS), Seyi Adebowale, has died after he was allegedly shot by an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The incident occurred on September 15 in Kuta, Osun State, during the visit of the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai to commission a bridge constructed…
The World Instant Noodles Association has ranked Nigeria as the 11th country in the world with a strong demand for noodles. The first position is shared between China and Hong Kong with a total of 41,450 Million servings. Nigeria is 11th with 1,920 million servings. The World Instant Noodles Association was created primarily to accumulate…
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode has claimed he caught his estranged wife Precious Chikwendu in bed with another man. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain made the claim in a series of tweets on Saturday in reaction to a video showing him allegedly abusing the woman. Claiming his wife recorded the clip as propaganda against…
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has joined the renewed call for the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, to be reviewed, describing the police unit as oppressors of the Nigerian masses. Abubakar made the call in a series of tweets (a thread) on Friday, and had garnered over 12,000 re-tweets and more than 24,000 likes as…
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…
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…