Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe has died, according to his family. The late lawmaker died on Sunday morning at the age of 83. According to a source, Nzeribe was declared dead at a foreign hospital due to an undisclosed ailment. The family confirmed his death in a statement signed by Ojiabu Francis Anyegbu Nzeribe, Anthony Akpati…
Imo State Police Command has apprehended nine notorious kidnappers and saved two victims in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area. The spokesperson, CSP Michael Abatham, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said the suspects were arrested following a report of the kidnapping of one Dominic Chukwuma and Silas Nnawubia on 30th April. The operatives immediately swung into…
According to the Daily Post, a traditional ruler in Oyo State, the Onijeru of Ijeru land in the state’s Ogbomoso South Local Government Area, Oba Elijah Popoola, has died. Oba Popoola died on Friday at the age of 85 after a brief illness. It was learned that the monarch ascended to the throne in 2008….
A two-storey building on Chris Igadi Street, in the Ago Palace Way area of Lagos State, collapsed on Saturday. Our correspondent gathered that residents in the building vacated the premises immediately after the building gave a sign it wanted to collapse. The Permanent Secretary of, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said…
A 19-year-old student has been apprehended for stabbing his 22-year-old former lover and high school student, to death. Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigation said 19-year-old Tony Kiptoo of Keben secondary school, stabbed his ex-lover Irene Chelagat on the left side of her chest, killing her on the spot after she allegedly turned down his romantic…
Police in Zamfara has apprehended the notorious gang leader of an outlawed group, “Yansakai”, in connection with culpable homicide and incitement of public disturbance. Police spokesman, SP Muhammed Shehu, stated that the offense took place at Tungar Dutsi village in Bukkuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara. He said, “On May 3, police in Bukkuyum Division…
According to GIOTV, Nigerian airline operators have announced that they will cease operations on Monday due to the high cost of aviation fuel, which has reached 700 naira per litre. Abdulmunaf Sarina, President of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), announced this in a statement. The statement advised travelers who planned to fly to make alternate…
Wole Adetiran, the composer of the National Youth Service Corps anthem, has died. The death of the septuagenarian was announced on Friday by Emmanuel Igba, a publicity officer from the Ogun State NYSC office. Igba in a message, said, “He is dead. The LGI already sent an official message to the State Coordinator who will…
According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, it has not approved a tariff rate review in the power sector in recent times. Mr Sanusi Garba, Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, stated on Friday, May 6, that the last tariff review was approved on December 31, 2021, and went into effect in February of…
According to The PUNCH, the race to fill the vacancy of the Alaafin of Oyo has begun, with at least 20 princes from the Owoade Ruling Family expressing their desire to succeed Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. Owoade Ruling Family is one of the two ruling families under the Agunloye Ruling House, according to the Mogaji of…