Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has disowned Facebok, Instagram and Tiktok accounts opened in his name. The former Anambra State governor also said that his Twitter handle remains @PeterObi and tweets from him are marked PO. Obi explained that the disclosure has become imperative to avoid usually dubious characters or the opposition trying to…
Four people were slain and around 30 others were kidnapped in an attack on the Morai settlement in Zamfara State’s Talata Mafara Local Government. According to information obtained by GIOTV, the gunmen entered the area on July 25 around 2:30 a.m. and remained there until 6:15 a.m. A resident, Mansur Zainu, said it was the…
On July 26, Badejo Idowu was stabbed to death by his first son, Tunde Badejo, over a dispute about family land. According to GIOTV the incident took place in Nasarawa State’s Masaka, Karu LGA. Prior to carrying out the murder, Tunde had been pestering his father for a portion of the land for over a…
There was anxiety in some parts of Lokoja, Kogi State on Tuesday following an explosion on the premises housing the office of the Secretary to the Kogi State Government, Dr. Folashade Arike Ayoade. It was gathered that the incident occurred early hours of Tuesday. An Effort made to reach the Kogi State Police Command failed…
At least 28 people have died and 60 others have become ill from drinking spiked alcohol with methanol in western India. There was 98 percent methanol in the liquor they consumed, that means they had consumed methanol only which has increased the death toll,’ Bhavnagar Ashok Yadav, inspector general of police, told The Times of India….
One of the freed Abuja-Kaduna train attack passengers, Hassan Othman, has narrated his four-month ordeal in captivity. Recounting his experience in an interview with BBC Hausa service, Othman said they were brutally beaten by the terrorists. “We were seriously beaten as seen in the video and it is as a result of the failure to rescue…
President Muhammadu Buhari will today leave Abuja for Liberia to attend the 175th independence anniversary of the country. Buhari while in the country will also deliver an address bordering on West Africa’s security, free and fair elections and respect for rule of law. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba…
Human rights activist and BBOG co-convener, Aisha Yesufu has reacted to the threat by terrorists to abduct President Muhammadu Buhari. Yesufu described Buhari as an absolute disgrace. She wondered why there was cowardly silence over the threat to kidnap the President. In a tweet, the activist lamented that the terrorists were not under fire after…
The federal government has been cautioned by the Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners, Repairs, and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN) to rethink the concept of outlawing motorbikes, often known as okadas, across the country. According to the Association, an outright ban might force more than 40 million Nigerians who rely on motorcycles for a…
Residents of Taraba state and some parts of the South West have been warned by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to brace themselves for oncoming flooding as a result of anticipated rainfall. Following the recent rains witnessed around the nation, Prof. Mansur Matazu, director-general of NiMet, advised Nigerians not to be taken off guard. Even…