Adamawa Police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. Dahiru Shuaibu of Sabon Gari Community in Girei local government area is being held for allegedly taking undue sexual advantage of the minor, the police said in a statement on Sunday. The statement said: “The Command through its gallant men attached to…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the federal government of planning to kill public universities in the country.The union’s president, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi made this known while addressing some members of the union, parents, and students in Ilorin, Kwara state on Saturday. He also stressed that members will not resume until their…
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has shut down 13 gaming offices in the state. Mr. Liye Anthony, Head of Gaming in the agency, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Sunday. Anthony said that the operation, which began on Thursday, had so far shut down…
A female officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) is now to be investigated for possible disciplinary action after being seen in a viral video engaging in a fight with a passenger. According to the agency, the incident occurred at Aromire junction off Awolowo Way, Ikeja on Friday, September 11. The LASTMA official is considered…
A storey building under construction in the Okwe area of Asaba, Delta State collapsed on Saturday September 12, and led to the death of one person, with many others injured. The owner of the building and four others who were working in the building were trapped under the rubble when it suddenly caved in. While injured victims of…
Dansu Asogba, a 23-year-old indigene of Ogun State has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his 60-year-old aunt, Iyabo Dansu over alleged witchcraft. In a statement on Saturday, the Ogun State Police Spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was arrested following a report by two children of the victim at the Ipokia…
The most wanted criminal in Rivers State, Honest Digbara, aka Bobisky, has died hours after his arrest, GIOTV reports. Bobisky died following multiple gunshot injuries and machete wounds, which he sustained during the crossfire that led to his arrest this morning. The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, CP Joseph Mukan, had revealed that Bobisky and…
A birthday party ended in tragedy when a teenage guest stabbed the celebrant, Omeika Josiah at Amini Awo village in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun state. According to reports, the suspect identified as Sunday Philip, said to be an apprentice mechanic, arrived the party uninvited and was served a bottle of beer and a plate of…
United States President, Donald Trump has alleged that Joe Biden takes performance-enhancing drugs for public speeches.Trump stated this in an interview with Fox News. “I think there are probably, possibly drugs involved, that’s what I hear,” he said. He didn’t refer to any proof on his claim about the Democratic presidential candidate. The American leader…
Canada reported zero COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 15, according to public health agency data released late on Friday. Canada’s death toll from the pandemic stood at 9,163 as of Sept. 11, the same as the number of the deaths reported on Sept. 10, government data showed….