The request of the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II has been denied by King Charles III. Mnangagwa had earlier in a condolence letter to the king requested to attend the funeral of the Queen despite not being included in the list of world leaders that had been…
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has remanded a self-acclaimed Rev. Sister, Maureen Wechenwu, for allegedly trafficking children. Wechenwu,44, was arrested on September 3, 2022, at her camp in Omuigwe Abuja Phase II, Aluu, in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. Fifteen children were recovered from the camp she claimed to be…
Some primary and secondary school students in Kaduna State, have refused to return to school for the new academic session over the fear of attack by bandits. The Kaduna State Government had announced September 4, 2022, as the date for the reopening of all schools across the state for the new session, however, two weeks…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has uncovered a Cannabis farm and arrested the suspected owner, Thaddeus Joseph. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 16, 2022, said the 32-year-old resident of Kado Estate Area of the FCT was arrested for the offense of being…
A student of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Akoka, Lagos, has been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists. The student identified as Korede Paul was shot in the head around 10 pm on Thursday, September 15, 2022, in front of the Art complex. A student of the institution said the guy was…
A Nigerian journalist, Fejiro Oliver has made a damning allegation against ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri. Oliver who is a journalist took to his Facebook page on Friday to allege that the ex-presidential aide cheated on his wife with a man. He wrote: When Reno Omokri attacks Peter Obi, just ignore him. Or Simply tell him…
The lawsuit filed by the Federal Government over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been adjourned by the National Industrial to September 19. Recall that the court had summoned the FG and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to appear before it on Monday in Abuja over the…
Over 100 Nigerians who were recently released from prison in the United Arab Emirates have admitted to blackmailing the federal government (UAE). Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), urged the Nigerians who entered the Middle Eastern nation illegally and are currently stranded there not to exacerbate their predicament by using…
Two men allegedly in possession of human skulls have been apprehended by men of the Oyo Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps in the state. The two suspects, Ganiyu Maruf, an indigene of Laguna family in Oyo town, and Alfa Basiru Bashit of Abu Compound, Oyo; were almost lynched by residents of Ori-awo Yidi. Upon interrogation,…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that it is eager to end the seven-month-old strike. On Thursday in Abuja, at a National Town Hall Meeting on Tertiary Education with the theme “The Locked Gates of our Citadels -A National Emergency,” ASUU President Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke made this announcement. According to NAN, Osodeke…