Scores of high profile Boko Haram commanders have been killed in a counter-attack conducted by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole following a failed attack on troops location at Banki Junction, GIOTV learned. Those skilled in the attack include Manzar Halid, Amir Abu Fatima, and Nicap, among others, including 72 members of the sect. Also, the Nigerian Air Force has…
Suspected cultists have reportedly shot dead a man alleged to be an internet fraudster in Essi Layout, Warri South council area of Delta State. The incident was said to have occurred Tuesday evening, at about 5 pm. According to sources, the hoodlums, a gang of three, stormed the residence of the victim in a tricycle…
Police in Lagos have arrested a barber for brutalizing his four-year-old son, leaving him with several bodily scars. Tunde Alabi was accused of beating his son, Ezekiel to a coma on Sunday. The four-year-old boy was said to have excreted on his body and Alabi beat him severely, inflicting multiple wounds on him. The Igando…
Former Vice President of Nigeria Mr. Atiku Abubakar has said that he has spoken with the family of late Uwa Omozuwa female undergraduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) who was raped and killed at a Redeemed Christen Church of God in Edo state, Atiku on his Facebook page said he feels their anguish lamented…
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has developed a COVID-19 contacts-tracing software application that can be deployed in all its locations across the country. The corporation disclosed this in a statement issued by its spokesman, Dr Kennie Obateru, in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the idea was in line with the Transparency, Accountability…
President Muhammadu Buhari’ son Yusuf Buhari, is a material for leadership a senior lawyer of the National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq has said The lawyer also said that he will be considering him as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. The senior lawyer, who said his…
The Edo State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of 17 more coronaviruses (COVID-19) patients, who have tested negative for the virus and cleared to reunite with the society. The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, in a statement, said a total of 89 patients had now been managed and discharged from various isolation…
Popular Nigerian singer, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, better known by his stage name D’banj, has been accused of rape by Otunba Benjamin Ese Action, who released details of the ALLEGED 2018 rape incident. D’banj accused of rape See details of alleged 2018 rape Social media users have been left outraged with the prevalence of rape in…
Kidnappers of 80-year-old Napoleon Alele, father of the Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Embeleakpo Alele, have demanded N100m ransom to release the octogenarian. Pa Alele was abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at his country home, Agbere, on May 8, 2020. A family source said the abductors contacted the family some days ago…
A 17-year-old girl has been ambushed and gang-raped by three armed boys, suspected to be street urchins, in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. GIOTV learned that the teenager was hawking sachet waters and soft drinks around 7 pm on Monday when she was attacked at the popular Oja’ba market in Ado-Ekiti metropolis. It was gathered…