A United Kingdom court has denied bail to Nigeria’s former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu (60), and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka, accused of a 15-year-old conspiracy for organ harvesting. According to Arise News, the “alleged victim in this case is a homeless 15-year-old boy brought to the United Kingdom by Mr. and Mrs. Ekweremadu from…
Gunmen have killed the ruler of the Kalaba community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Francis Kolubo, and the chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC), Samuel Oburo. It was gathered that the gunmen suspected to be crude oil thieves killed the men for allegedly opposing their plot to set up a bunkering…
Fourteen (14) kidnapped victims have been rescued by Zamfara police command during an intelligence-led search and rescue operation at Kunchin Kalgo forest within Tsafe LGA of the state. The spokesperson, SP Mohammed Shehu confirmed this on Thursday, June 23, adding that those rescued include twelve adults and two babies. According to Shehu, tactical operatives deployed along the…
The Co-founder of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg has lost billions in 2022 and has now fallen out of the top 10 richest people in the world. Bloomberg Billionaire Index report revealed that he lost more than 50% of his wealth in 2022. Bloomberg revealed that the tech giant’s CEO is currently worth N58.6 billion, falling greatly…
There was palpable tension as gunmen dressed in military uniforms destroyed properties belonging to Kayode Adetona, the immediate past Chairman of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) Osun state. The gunmen attacked Adetola at his residence at Ibala Ijesa, a community in Obokun local government area of Osun State in the wee hours of Wednesday. Narrating…
The attack on churches around the nation has been denounced by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari stated that attacks on churches in the past 14 days revealed there is a plot by evil elements to put Nigeria under religious stress in a statement headed “Recent Spate of Church Attacks Unacceptable” that was released by his spokesperson…
Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins have killed a man and two children in Sapele, Delta State. According to Nigerian Tribune, the unknown gunmen opened fire on people sitting and buying items in a provision store along Shell Road in Sapele on Tuesday, June 21. It was further learned that the landlord of the compound…
The Nigerian biker who traveled from London to Lagos by road, Kunle Adeyanju, has revealed that he is planning another trip from Lagos with a new bike. The 44-year-old departed London on April 19 and arrived in Lagos after 41 days of traveling more than 13,000 kilometers across 13…
The Vice President of the National Union of Urhobo Students Worldwide (NUUS) Jennifer Omoerere Ubiri, has died in a fatal road accident in Bayelsa State. The final year student of the University of Port Harcourt was among three-person burnt to death in the accident which occurred on Monday night, June 21, 2022, at Opokuma junction, along East-West Road. It was…
An earthquake has killed at least 250 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan. The earthquake – which hit during the early hours of Wednesday, June 22 as many people slept – was a magnitude 6.1 quake at a depth of some 51km, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake struck about 44km (27…