Raman Obiorah Saliu, a witness in the hearing of Usifo Ataga, told the court on Monday, February 14, that seven stab wounds were found on the neck of late Usifo who co-founded the Super Network Limited with him. While testifying before the court, Saliu said Ataga was killed like a chicken because he was tied…
According to a report by The PUNCH, the Nigeria Police Force Disciplinary Committee has recommended the demotion of the suspended Commander of IRT, DCP Abba Kyari, to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police. This was after the Committee reviewed the report of the Special Investigation Panel that investigated Kyari over an indictment by an…
Due to fuel scarcity, Nigerians are now trekking long distances home in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. This development comes after the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency, Mr Farouk Ahmed, had assured Nigerians of adequate fuel supply following claims that the petrol with high methanol has been withdrawn from the public. However, that…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State on Tuesday, has asked the Minister of Petroleum Resources to resign or apologise over the adulterated fuel and scarcity making life unbearable for Nigerians. Rev. John Joseph Hayab, Vice-Chairman, CAN Northern States, in a statement on Tuesday, said Nigerians should not continue to suffer due to the…
A woman who disguised as a teacher in the Rukpakulus axis of Eliozu in Port Harcourt, Rivers State have abducted five children. Three children aged between 18-months and four years old were said to have been kidnapped from one family and two others snatched from another family. The mother of the first three abducted children,…
A fatal road accident has claimed the lives of a man and his wife. However, their son survived the accident. It was gathered that the man identified as Mohammad Bagudu Abdulrahman Lapai and his pregnant wife, Khadijat died after their car ran under a petrol tanker along Suleja road. It was gathered that the couple,…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has called out Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board over moves by JAMB to handle higher institutions admission. ASUU said JAMB has no right to conduct admission into higher institutions across the country. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke noted that JAMB’s move to handle higher institutions admission was an encroachment…
A 16-year-old JSS 3 student who allegedly abducted his four-year-old cousin has been arrested by the Katsina state police. The suspect identified as Abubakar Abdulbashir kept her in an uncompleted building in Marabar Kankara town in Malumfashi LGA of the state. According to the police report, a woman who was aware of the disappearance of…
The kidney of a 38-year-old Ugandan woman has disappeared in an unclear circumstance while working in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Judith Nakintu, a single mother of five who had separated with her husband was recruited in 2019 by Nile Treasure Gate Company, based in Kiwatule, a Ugandan city suburb, as a housemaid to work in Jeddah,…
Senator Lekan Balogun has been announced as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State announced the appointment on Monday. The position of Olubadan of Ibadan land became vacant on Sunday 2nd January this year. The position became vacant due to the demise of Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji. The approval follows a…