Ernest, a young Nigerian boy, has graduated as one of Akwa Ibom´s top students and gained admission into university to study Electricrical Engineering about 8 years after he was accused of being a witch and ostracised in his community. According to Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén, who rescued him, Ernest graduated on Friday, January…
GIOTV reports that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has declared restriction of movement from 11pm to 5am daily, following a sudden rise in incidents of armed robbery within Ile Ife. In a message by Lowa Adimula of Ife, High Chief Abraham Adekola, who is the third in line to Ooni, said the Ooni-in-Council…
Muhammad Sambo, a 42-year-old man, has allegedly murdered his wife, Fadimatu Sambo, in Adamawa State. Sambo reportedly murdered the woman and planned a secret burial before he was discovered and arrested by the police. The incident, according to the police, happened late last year in Belel under Maiha Local Government Area of the state. The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday detained the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) Osita Okechukwu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, was reportedly detained over a case of conspiracy, abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of ₦1.3 billion. The VON D-G was said to have…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned Nigerians about a newly discovered cyberattacks on Android devices in public places. The commission, through its Cyber Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), identified vulnerabilities that hackers use in gaining unauthorised access into smartphones at public charging stations. The first is described as Juice Jacking, which can gain access…
Anambra State Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue has visited a 98-year-old widow, Mrs Veronica Mgbokwa Nwafor, whose house was pulled down by her stepsons and their accomplices in Imeohia, Ururo, Umunze, in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the bungalow which was being…
The authorities of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State, have banned students from bringing cars to the school campus. The school raised concerns on the use of vehicles by students and their flamboyant display of wealth on campus. This was contained in a circular dated January 29, 2022 and signed by B .O Dara for the…
The remains of a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Timothy Adegoke, who died in controversial circumstances have been buried. The remains of the 37-year-old Master of Business Administration student were brought to the Eruwa Town Hall in a white casket with hundreds of youths in procession. The body of the accountant was…
The Ondo State Police Command on Saturday said it had begun an investigation into the killing of a young lady, Ebunoluwa Osatuyi, by yet-to-be-identified persons in her father’s house at the Okuta Elerinla area of Akure, the state capital. It was gathered that Osatuyi, 20, was seeking admission into a university before her untimely death….
A real estate agent, 50-year-old Diran Elijah, has lost his life after having sex with his former wife identified simply as Idowu, at a hotel in the Agbado area of Ogun State. Punch reports that Idowu, who has remarried with two children for her new husband, reportedly separated from Elijah about four years ago. The…