A helicopter that crashed into a Lagos residence on August 28, killing three crew members, had no fuel left in its tank, a preliminary report says. The report by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said the helicopter had no capacity to jettison fuel but the actual causes of the crash would be revealed in a…
A fifty-five-year-old Musa Mamman was killed while nineteen others were injured in a farmers and herdsmen clash at Madamuwa village in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa. The clash occurred on the Sunday 19th September 2020 around 12:30 pm at Madamuwa bush for allegedly grazing in the farmers’ lands. Spokesman of the Jigawa State Police…
Over two thousand five hundred (2, 500) dismissed workers of the Cross River State Government on Monday took to major streets in the state disrupting government functions at the state ministries over the non-payment of their over one-year salaries. The protesters had last week given the Cross River State Government seven days ultimatum to reinstate…
The portal for the registration of prospective beneficiaries by the Federal Government for the Survival Fund will open today. The fund is a conditional grant to support vulnerable Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in meeting their payroll obligations and safeguard jobs losses. The federal government has also released the timetable for categories of businesses…
The Director-General of the Oyo State Joint Security Task Force, Col. Oladipo Ajibola (retd.), has announced that another leader of the notorious ‘One Million Boys’ cult group in Ibadan has been arrested. The suspect identified as Eji is said to be the second in command to the late Abiola Ebila, recently killed by the men…
A woman identified as Jamila Abubakar has been arrested by operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for allegedley beating her 7 year old step son, Muhammad Bashir to death. According NAPTIP Kano Zonal Commander, Shehu Umar while speaking with Kano Newsmen, NAPTIP received information that the same victim…
The Senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has pushed Nigerians to the wall. Giwa, while addressing his members in Akure on Sunday, said the All Progressives Congress had opened the eyes of Nigerians with its bad policies imposed on them. According to…
The Chairman of the PDP National Campaign Council for the Edo State Governorship election and Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, thanked the good people of Edo State for ending godfatherism in the state. Wike said this while reacting to Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s victory at the just-concluded Edo State governorship election. In a…
Thunder struck on Saturday evening and killed 15 cows in Ikogosi community in Ekiti West Local Government area of Ekiti State. The Asaoye of Ikogosi-Ekiti, Chief Ayo Ademilua, described the incident as a natural occurrence and strange in the town. Ademilua told jourrnalists that the incident happened at the Ikogosi Warm Spring site along Ipole…
A notorious cult group, De Balm confraternity in Ikot Inen Eteye village, Orukanam local government of Akwa Ibom has killed a vigilante member, popularly known as ‘Osaboy’. ‘Osaboy’ was said to have been at the scene where Debam members killed a suspected member of Iceland confraternity. An eyewitness Okon Udo Idung said: “OSAboy” lives in…