Eight persons were on Saturday night burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Ahmed Umar, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta on Sunday. Umar explained that the accident occurred at about 8:45 p.m. near Saapade…
Nigerian porn star, Kingtblakhoc has cried out for help after being granted bail by an Osun state court. Recall that the porn star and his crew members were arrested and arraigned before an Osun magistrate court for allegedly shooting a porn movie at the Osun Osogbo sacred grove, a UNESCO world heritage site and the abode…
The Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna State, Alhaji (Dr.) Shehu Idris has died at the age of 84. Bashir Ahmad, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, who confirmed his death, said the monarch died this morning, September 20, 2020. Mr. Idris reportedly died at an Army 44 Reference Hospital in Kaduna after…
Two men, identified as pastors, have been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command over alleged sexual abuse on a female youth corps member, serving in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. River State Commissioner of Police (CP) Joseph Mukan, confirmed the arrest on Saturday and explained that the matter was being investigated by…
A policeman at one of the checkpoints on Auchi-Igarra road in Edo has expressed anger over the non-payment of allowances for officers on election duty in the state. According to the officer, other policemen who were deployed from other states for the purpose of the election had been paid, but officers working in Edo have…
A commercial motorcyclist, Mr. Elias Ofoke has been allegedly killed by a suspected mentally challenged man in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state The incident, which happened on Saturday morning around Udensi Street Bridge, left members of the motorcycle transport union, Ebonyi state chapter in shock and residents in shock. The victim hails from Agbaja Unuhu…
Unknown gunmen on Thursday struck at the Royal Garden Relaxation Spot, along the Anyigba-Ankpa highway in Egume, Dekina LGA, Kogi State, killing one Anthony Monday and abducting three others. According to an eyewitness, customers at the relaxation spot ran in different directions as the gunmen who were allegedly dressed in Fulani attire stormed the area,…
Parents and teachers of private schools in Kwara State, on Friday stormed the secretariat of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, demanding the resumption of academic activities. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as, “Open our schools for students, ”children are hawking around the streets rather than schooling, ”teachers are suffering, ”out…
US President, Donald Trump, has called mail-in voting a “scam” during a press conference on Friday, September 17, blasting the voting system in which states send mail-in ballots directly to voters due to the Coronavirus pandemic. More than half of all Americans are expected to vote through the mail this presidential election, though over 40…
Facebook on Friday said it would be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria, as part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa. In a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, said this would be its second office on the African continent. It said the opening of the new office was aimed at…