Two senior members of the Jam’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihd, also known as Boko Haram, in Borno, Khaid Malam Ali and his subordinate, Bunu Umar, have surrendered to the Nigerian military’s Operation Hadin Kai troops. It was gathered that the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, terrorists dislodged Ali and his fighters after…
Goods worth millions of naira and cash were destroyed in a night fire incident at Powerline Market, Aba, Abia State. The fire, according to a resident of the area, began like smoke in one area of the market at about midnight before spreading to other parts. Although the cause of the fire had not…
Hilda Baci, the Guinness World Record holder, is set to embark on a noble quest. The popular chef will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos on Friday, July 14, to raise funds for a widow. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Baci’s dishes will be tasted in an initiative by Joseph Edgar,…
Prof Joe Irukwu, the former President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has died. He died at the age of 89. Prince Harrison Okorie, President-General, Amaokwe Item Welfare Union announced this on Saturday in Enugu. He said: “The Amaokwe Item Welfare Union on behalf of the entire Amaba Ukwu kindred and the immediate family hereby announce…
Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, has slammed the Anambra State government. He knocked Anambra State for setting up a panel over the controversy surrounding the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result of Ejikeme Mmesoma. Messoma has been in the news since the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) punctured her claim of being…
An interim order has been issued by a federal high court in Kano state, restraining the Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) and the police from arresting the former Governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje. The PCACC had invited Ganduje for questioning next week after initiating moves to prosecute him over a video…
Former governor of Zamfara State, Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima, has said he has no regret marrying a 15-year-old girl he met in Egypt. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Yerima debunked the claim of his wife being 13 when they got married. He also noted that Sharia law allows him to marry his…
In recent times, many Nigerians who are seeking for fame and recognition have engaged in unusual challenges in order to write their names in the prestigious Guinness World Records. Ever since Chef Hinda Baci from Akwa Ibom State successfully broke the world record, several attempts have been made by some persons to break her…
The eight-memner panel set up by Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State to investigate the controversies surrounding the results claimed by a candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Mmesoma Ejikeme, has submitted its report. Headed by Nkemdili Nnonyelu, a professor, the committee confirmed Miss Mmesoma forged the score of 362 as earlier…
Two witnesses, including Adeeso Abiodun, an herbalist, have testified in court against Governor Dapo Abiodun. The herbalist swore to an oath with a cutlass (god of iron) and testified against Governor Dapo Abiodun before the Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, on Friday. The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ladi Adebutu,…