The Delta State police command on Wednesday, April 19, arraigned a former officer of its command, Inspector Ubi Ebri, for allegedly shooting a businessman, Onyeka Ibe, dead along Ugbolu-Illah road in Asaba, the state capital on April 5. The dismissed inspector was arraigned the before Asaba magistrate court on remand proceedings for the murder of…
A PoS operator simply identified as Alfa Rafiu has been arrested in Kwara State for allegedly spending N280m mistakenly sent to his account. The suspect, our correspondent gathered, is a resident the of Akuji compound, Abayawo area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. According to sources familiar with the issue, Rafiu suddenly…
President Muhammadu Buhari has taken due notice of judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, restoring Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the non-executive Chairman of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). In a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari said he is yet to receive a formal copy…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed that as many as 3,298 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Abubakar Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, however, said that the term ‘condemned criminal’ had been abrogated. With…
A bricklayer has narrated how he luckily survived after a seven-storey building under construction collapsed in Banana Island, Lagos. Mr Dike Ikenna recounted how he walked out of the rubbles without a scratch. Narrating his experience, he said: “I thank God for his mercies. I usually anoint myself every day before going out to work…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has celebrated his daughter, Olajumoke, on her birthday. Ooni of Ife shared a picture of his daughter via his verified Instagram page on Tuesday. He showered prayers on his daughter saying, “ Today marks another day in the life of my very dependable, strong and loving daughter, the…
A video released by the Kremlin and broadcast by Russian state television showed Putin visiting the command post for Russian forces in the southern Kherson region. It showed Putin arriving by helicopter to receive reports from the top military brass about the combat situation. The Russian strongman then moved by helicopter to the headquarters of…
Police from Wanguru police station in Mwea East, Kirinyaga County, Kenya, have arrested a man suspected to have defiled his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. According to Citizen Digital, the minor was reportedly left behind by her mother, after a disagreement with her husband. Residents of Kiumbu village responded to the toddler’s cries, but the man managed to…
The Federal Government, through the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, has begun to register unemployed persons. The FG, yesterday, began the registration of unemployed persons in the 20 local government areas of Lagos State. NDE state office in Lagos, which announced the development, said the exercise will hold between April 17 and April 28,…
The Federal Government has begged aviation workers to end the ongoing strike. FG through the Ministry of Aviation urged the aviation unions to end their ongoing strike, which has caused immense disruption to air travel across the country. The FG also expressed its displeasure at the ongoing warning strike by the aviation unions in spite…