The funeral for George Floyd, who murdered in Minneapolis, United States last week, will be held June 9 in Houston, the family attorney, Ben Crump has announced. A memorial service will be held in Minneapolis Thursday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.(7 pm West African time), according to Crump. The funeral in Houston, where Floyd…
The tragedy was averted at Ijero Ekiti, Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, on Tuesday as sympathizers rescued six children unhurt when fired razed down a section of Owa Ajero’s palace in the community. GIOTV gathered the six children of Owa Ajero, Oba Joseph Adebayo Adewole, who were trapped in their quarters when the…
A fresh attack by bandits in Avong Doka village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state has left 9 people dead. Though the police are yet to comment on the attack, the Chairman of Kajuru local government area Cafra Caino told Channels television that the gunmen invaded the village in the early hours of today and started…
Rapper Naira Marley has said that it appears as if there is no more coronavirus in the world just weeks after the lockdown order was lifted by different governments. Several protests have been recorded in different parts of the world with social distancing disregarded. According to Naira Marley, it seems nobody cares about the virus…
A female National Youth Service Corps Member’s life has been tragically cut short after she slumped and died in Rivers State. The entire 2019 Batch C,Stream 2,Corp members in Rivers State, have been thrown into deep mourning after one of their own, Atiye Florence Aduke, lost her life on Saturday May 30th, 2020. According to…
The Kogi Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon. Abdulmumuni Danga, who allegedly brutalized and raped a former beauty queen for calling him out on Facebook was called in for questioning. However, there has been pressure from the state governor and others in the political class to pervert justice, Segun Awosanya has said. Earlier this year, a…
The House of Representatives has directed operatives of multi-choice to suspend the recent 15 percent increment in all their cable packages with effect from Monday this week. The decision followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Mr. Chinedu Ogah at the plenary presided by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila. In effect, the House mandated its Committee…
A driver, identified as Onunkwo Ifeanyi has been arrested for allegedly killing a 40-year old man whose identity is not yet known along Enugu-Onitsha road in Ogidi, Anambra state. The suspect, a native of Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government Area of the State was said to be heading to Awka from Onitsha when he reportedly…
An 18-year-old girl, identified as Bello Barakat, was reportedly gang-raped and murdered by unknown men in Ibadan, Oyo state capital. The incident was said to have occurred on Tuesday in the Akinyele area of Ibadan, Oyo state. It was gathered that her dad found her dead body around their home after her body was examined,…
The Kaduna state government has said that worship centers and markets in the state will continue to remain shut. Residents of the state had thought such places will be opened as the Presidential taskforce on COVID-19 lifted the ban on them on Monday, June 1. However, in a statement released last night, the state government said relevant government…