Adejare Olasunkanmi, a Nigerian man, has lamented after officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) allegedly seized his vehicle and assaulted him. The man who spoke with SaharaReporters on Thursday explained that on April 12, 2021, he drove in a minibus, given to him by the Lagos Island Local Government under the Local…
Elaigwu Odogbo John, a pastor of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has emerged the new Och’Idoma, a paramount Ruler of the Idoma Nation. The 52-year-old clergy defeated Andrew Idakwu and Sunday Echono to emerge the new king in Idoma land after the demise of His Royal Highness, Agabaidu Elias Ikoyi Obekpa who went on hunting…
Emmanuel Obafemi, a traditional Chief in Ijan-Ekiti in Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State and the two other cocoa merchants he was kidnapped with, have been freed. While Obafemi was abducted on his farm located along Ado-Ijan Road last Thursday and taken to an unknown destination, the two cocoa merchants who are residents of a farmstead…
Three drug traffickers wearing uniforms of security agencies to escape scrutiny have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with over 427 kilograms of illicit drugs in Borno state and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Thursday, December…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a yet to be identified female traveler in Zamfara state. According to one Almustapha Abdullahi, she was killed along the Magami-Gusau road on Wednesday, December 29. Details about the incident are still sketchy at the time of this report, however, it was gathered that some other travelers were reportedly…
A 32-year-old fashion designer, Omowumi Oyapitan, was on Wednesday 29th of December 2021, arrested by men of Ogun state police command over the killing of a 30-year-old Mohammed Ahmed. A statement released by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command, said the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police…
According to a SaharaReporters, the family of the late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lagos State, who was allegedly murdered by school bullies, has accused the Lagos State police command of “hoarding” the second autopsy result of the corpse. This was made known by Perris Oromoni, a relation of the deceased…
The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s body has arrived at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town where it will lie in state for two days. The Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end apartheid in South Africa died on Sunday December 26, aged 90. His remains will be laid to rest on January 1st after the…
GIOTV reports that a 26-year-old man, Yusuf Zubairu has been arrested by the police in Jigawa State for allegedly killing his 23-year-old wife, Fatima Hardo. He was alleged to have murdered his wife during a fight. The incident, which reportedly happened on Wednesday, December 27, 2021, was disclosed to the press by the police spokesperson…
GIOTV reports that Sambo, the recently appointed Minister of State for Works and Housing, noted this when he assumed office on Wednesday. Sambo asserted that Nigerians, who doubted Buhari’s capacity would only realise his importance after the end of his administration. “Mr. President is a blessing to this country. I keep saying that the sceptics…