Four persons have died in an auto crash that occurred in the early hours of today by Ekuigbo junction along the East-West road, Ughelli, Delta State. A vehicle alleged to be conveying black market diesel lost control and rammed into a stationary truck. According to reports, the vehicle was being pursued by operatives when it…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended the ongoing strike again by four weeks. President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 1. He said the extension, which takes immediate effect on August 1, was to give the government enough time to resolve all outstanding issues…
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced that it would be replacing the existing means of identification for persons applying for business and company registration with the National Identification Number (NIN). Registrar-General of the commission, Garba Abubakar made the announcement during the 2022 Management Retreat held in Kano. Daily Trust reported that Abubakar said the…
In an effort to find a solution to the current strike, the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) National Executive Council, or NEC, met on Sunday. The conference in Abuja was called to deliberate the course of action for the union’s ongoing strike, which is now in its 167th day. GIOTV that ASUU and other…
Legendary Juju singer, Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi has been bereaved. The singer has lost one of his sons, Olayinka Olalekan Obey-Fabiyi. According to sources, the late Olayinka died on Friday. The 48-yr-old Olayinka was interred on Saturday. The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. The death…
Tragedy struck as a 3-year-old boy lost his life following a heavy downpour that wreaked havoc in Bajoga town in Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State. The rain that lasted for over five hours at the weekend resulted in heavy flooding that led to the collapse of one of the walls of the room…
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams has said he’s aware of plans by terrorists to attack some states in the South West. In a statement he signed personally and, Gani expressed worry over the deteriorating state of security across the country. Calling on President Buhari to quickly stop the drift into destruction, Adams…
The Italian police have nabbed a man for beating a Nigerian vendor, Alika Ogorchukwu, to death on a busy beach town in Italy. The incident, which happened on Friday, has sparked global outrage. Onlookers filmed how the aggressive man beat and strangled the physically-challenged Ogorchukwu to death without any apparent attempt to intervene. The video…
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists ambushed security operatives at the Jidda-Bassa community in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi state, killing three police officers and five vigilantes. It was gathered that persons living in the Jidda-Bassa community reported to the Divisional Police Officer that unknown gunmen had attacked their farms on Saturday, July 30, and carted away produce….
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has predicted more gloom for Nigeria. The cleric, on Sunday, issued some warnings concerning the security situation in Nigeria. Primate Ayodele revealed that Nigerians have not seen anything yet, adding that more was still coming. In a statement signed by his Media Aide, Osho Oluwatosin,…