A Nigerian man said to be the tallest man in Kaduna State has trended on social media. Facebook user, Jahrex shared photos of Ezra popularly known as Dogo, who he claims to be the tallest man in Kaduna State. According to him, Ezra took after his great grandfather, a ‘giant who lived and protected the…
A Ugandan national identified as Sarah Namono has been arrested by Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for allegedly stabbing her co-wife to death. The suspect allegedly stabbed Grace Kibone several times in the head in Mathare slums, Nairobi on Friday, September 23, 2022. Kibone was rushed to Medesins San Frontieres (MSF) Clinic along Juja…
Hours after the national grid collapsed on Monday, September 26, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed that it has now been restored as residents enjoy power. The TCN announced this in a statement released last night by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah. “The restoration of the affected part of the grid…
The FG has made a U-turn by withdrawing its order to vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and governing councils to re-open federal universities across the country. The Federal Government had through the National Universities Commission, in a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 and addressed to all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities ordered the reopening of…
The police in Bayelsa state have paraded John Ewa, the suspected kidnap kingpin recently arrested in the state. A video of Ewa showing off cash and after his arrest went viral over the weekend. Parading the suspect and his accomplices before newsmen today September 26, the state Commissioner of Police, said that on December 8,…
Male students of secondary schools are currently protesting on the streets of Bauchi over a new policy by the state government to separate boys from girls in schools. The Bauchi State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Aliyu Tilde, had said that the government has concluded plans to separate male and female students in secondary schools in…
Officers of the 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze have arrested two suspected child traffickers, Favour Amaegbula, an auxiliary nurse based in Rivers State, and Joy Duru from Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State. The principal suspect, Duru, allegedly specializes in stealing children from Imo State and selling them to her accomplices in Rivers State…
Bandits have killed three persons and abducted 22 others in communities in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Chairman of Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressive Union (BEPU), Ishaq Usman Kasai who confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, September 26, said bandits have continued to attack locals, particularly farmers in Birnin Gwari. “On Saturday…
A yet-to-be identified boy has been found dead by the roadside in Ikorodu area of Lagos state. The lifeless body of the boy was discovered in the early hours of Monday, September 26, 2022, along Mowo-nla road. According to a Facebook user, Rasheed Adedeji Fatuga, the boy was not a victim of a hit-and-run as…
The police in Lagos state has arrested two suspected fraudsters, Rotimi Fisher and Sherif Adebayo for allegedly defraudoing and r3ping a 23-year-old girl. The incident happened in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. According to the report by Punch, the suspects also reportedly lured the victim to an uncompleted building on Majiyagbe Street, Ipaja, where…