Operatives of the Adamawa State Police command have arrested a man, Aminu Abubakar, for allegedly beating his wife to death over an alleged plan to leave for another man. Abubakar, a resident of Lelewaji community in Shagari Phase 2 Estate, Yola South Local Government Area, is charged with subduing his wife, Nana Fadimatu, and giving…
Eight hundred and thirty-six Nigerians fleeing war-torn Sudan arrived on Sunday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. They were airlifted via Max Air, Azman, and Tarco Airlines. Max Air and Azman Air landed with 410 and 324 evacuees respectively with stranded Nigerians from Aswan, Egypt. Tarco airlifted 102 Nigerians from Port Sudan. Details later…
Dangote Group has announced the date for the launch of its much-awaited refineries. A letter of invitation circulating on social media indicated that the commissioning would happen on May 22, 2023. The multi-billion-dollar Oil Refinery and Petrochemical Company is expected to bring solutions to Nigeria’s perennial refining issues.
Kidnappers have killed a Lagos-based multi-millionaire and philanthropist, Mr. Ikechukwu Simeon Ebelebe, after reportedly collecting N10m ransom from his family. The deceased was kidnapped three weeks ago in his hometown, Owerre-Akokwa in Ideato-North LGA of Imo State during the Easter holidays. Late Ebelebe owned an NGO, “Divine Iyke Foundation for Humanity”, which cares for the…
A 10-year-old boy has reportedly killed his 12-year-old friend with his grandfather’s pistol while re-enacting a spiritual bulletproof role in a movie they watched in the Otuan community of Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State. According to Leadership, the boys were re-enacting scenes from the movie when the deceased claimed that he had…
A student of Anglican Girls Secondary School (AGSS) Nnewi, Anambra state, Ejikeme Joy, has emerged as the overall best student in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with an aggregate score of 362. Joy’s scores in English Language, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry were broken down as 98%, 89%, 94%, and 81%, respectively. The commissioner…
Former Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kingsley Moghalu turned 60 on Sunday, May 7. The Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announced this in a tweet on Sunday saying “he has arrived the 6th floor today.” Moghalu sang praises to God for his love and tender mercies in…
Hajiya Turai, a former First Lady of Nigeria, has disclosed that her late husband, Umaru Yar’Adua, never wanted to be President but wanted to be a teacher and spend time with his family. She added that her late husband never liked politics and only became the President of the country by destiny. The late Yar’Adua…
King Charles III has formally been crowned King in the historic first Coronation in 70 years today. He was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The king was crowned while seated in the Coronation Chair, holding the Sceptre with Cross in his right, gloved hand and the Sceptre…
The Federal government stated that it has successfully evacuated Nigerians stranded in war-torn Sudanese capital, Khartoum This was announced by Dr Sani Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, on Friday, when he received the second batch of 130 evacuees at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Gwarzo said the evacuees…