A man identified as Panshak Simon has been found dead inside a well in Dashem Bakin Kogi village in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. This is coming barely 24 hours after a 37-year-old man, Chukwunonso Chukwujekwu was found dead in mysterious circumstances in Boi Village in Bogoro Local Government Area of the…
The Managing Director, of Nigeria Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, said the Federal Government lost about N113m over the closure of the Abuja-Kaduna railway. The route was closed for over eight months after terrorists attacked an Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on March 28, 2022. During the attack, about 14 persons were killed and 63 were officially declared abducted. In an interview with the…
A 35-year-old pastor, Solomon Bello, has been jailed. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment after he was found guilty of possessing human body parts by an Akure Magistrates’ Court. Prior to his conviction, Bello was dragged before the court on two counts of conspiracy and unlawful possession. The Chief Magistrate, F.J. Ajiboye, sentenced the…
A 70-year-old Nigerian man who already has four wives and 20 children has been arrested in Zamfara State. He was nabbed by Zamfara State Anti-Thuggery Committee for allegedly r*ping a 13-year-old girl. Parading the man alongside other suspects on Friday, December 2, 2022, the chairman of the committee, Bello Bakyasuwa, said the suspect confessed to…
As many as four suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo Boys have died in Bayelsa State. The suspected fraudsters were on Friday reported dead after an overdose of strange illicit drugs along the Nasco Egei Road of Biogbolo community in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Confirming the incident, the Bayelsa State Police Command…
About 11 worshippers were injured after gunmen attacked a mosque in Ughelli, Delta state on Friday morning, December 2. The attack took place around 6:47am after some worshippers showed up for prayers at the central mosque, located along Okoroda street in Ughelli. There was pandemonium in the community as the gunmen shot sporadically during the attack….
GIOTV reports that over 250 women organisations in Nigeria under the aegis of ‘Feminist Womanifesto’ have described as “unacceptable in a civilian regime”, the arrest, assault and continued detention of two citizens who were said to have criticised the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. The two victims currently being held by government agencies were a 23-year-old…
The Oloso of Oso, Oba Clement Jimoh Olukotun, in Ajowa-Akoko in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been abducted by gun-wielding kidnappers. According to sources in the community, the kidnappers stormed the monarch’s home on Thursday at about 10:15 pm and took him to an unidentified location. The kidnappers were said…
The lead singer of the band that performs at different functions concerning Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Sensational Bamidele has survived a serious motor accident. Sharing photos of him bleeding and receiving medical attention, Bamidele said his car “somersaulted over 8 times into the bush from the road”. He also disclosed that some people died…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he believes God is a Nigerian because he allows Nigerians get away with so many ”stupid things.” Speaking at the official launch of a book in Abuja on Thursday December 1, Obasanjo said the country should blame itself for failing to use the resources given to…