A man and his female lover have died at a lodge in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The man and women have been identified as Akeem Risikat and Adimula Soji respectively. GIOTV gathered that the woman, Risikat, had visited her lover, Mr. Soji, on Saturday 24th September, 2022. Information available had it that the woman had passed…
The Nigerian Senate is debating a bill seeking power rotation between the country’s six geopolitical zones. The bill sponsored by Senator Abba Moro from Benue South, passed its first reading earlier this year. While some Senators argued that it will bring about unity and a sense of belonging for all especially ethnic minorities, others claimed…
The presidency has reacted to the ongoing controversy surrounding buying of arms for state-owned security outfits. In a statement issued on Tuesday September 27, by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, it was stated that nobody is allowed to illegally carry AK-47 or any other automatic weapons…
A Nigerian national who relocated to Canada a month ago has been deported for killing a parrot. Dr. Olusesan who shared the story via Twitter claimed that the parrot had a GPS tracker but the unlucky Nigerian man unknowingly killed it. In his words: “Them deport person from Canada within one month on arrival because…
Abidemi Rufai, the Special Assistant to the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has been handed a five-year jail term by a US court for fraud. Rufai had attempted to use stolen identities to steal nearly $2.4 million from the United States government, including approximately $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits. According to the statement, Rufai…
A Zimbabwean woman has confessed to lying against a man who has been in prison for eight years, serving a 20-year rape sentence. Simbarashe Chadiwa was handed a 20-year sentence for the rape of a 10-year-old minor. The “victim” now 18, came out clean after a string of misfortunes befell her and her family. She…
Two persons are feared dead after unknown gunmen attacked an Army Checkpoint at Obeagu-Amodu road in Enugu South local government area of Enugu State on Tuesday, September 27. Eyewitnesses say the hoodlums stormed the area in two Lexus SUVs and one Toyota Sienna bus around 7:25 am. They reportedly opened fire at the combined team of…
Bandits gunned down three villagers and abducted 22 others when they stormed Birnin Gwari communities of Kaduna State. The attack took place on Saturday around 7:30 pm when the bandits invaded Hayin Gada of Damari Community in Kazage Ward, killing two locals identified as Sanusi Zubairu and Kabiru Zubairu. They also abducted 12 people…
A woman killed her husband before hanging herself in Kamacuku village, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. The body of Moses Kirimi Mati, a Chuka University architect and head of the estates’ department, was found in a pool of blood in the parking lot of his homestead on Monday morning, September 26, 2022. The body of his…
The Naira has exchanged N436/$1 at the Investors and Exporters window on Monday. The rate signifies a 0.08 percent appreciation compared to the N436.33 for which the dollar exchanged earlier on September 23. The open indicative rate closed at N435.67 to the dollar. An exchange rate of N441 to the dollar was the highest rate…