GIOTV reports that a 55-year-old cleric, Tunde Olayiwola, has confessed that he bought the fresh human head found in his possession at Ajagbale area of Oka in Ondo town, Ondo state, for N60, 000. Olayiwola, who was paraded at the Ondo state police command, said the fresh human head was meant for money rituals. In…
They were born just like any other person. They have fathers, mothers, uncles, aunts, wives, children, just like the next man or woman. They pound their beats, in thunder, lightning or rain. The sun beats them till their eyes almost pop out of the sockets. But we accord them no respect, we esteem them as…
GIOTV reports that there is panic at the Ayobo Ipaja area of Lagos State over a gas explosion that occurred in the area on Friday. It was learnt that the gas explosion happened around 1 am on Friday – Christmas eve. Details of the explosion were sketchy as of the time of filing this report….
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered final forfeiture of 60 buildings illegally acquired by a former Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Adenike Ishola Bintu, to the Federal Government. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had approached the court, seeking a final forfeiture…
Many people were killed by a gas-laden truck on Thursday afternoon at Mokola roundabout, Ibadan the Oyo State capital. It was learned that the break of the truck failed while negotiating the popular Mokola roundabout and killed many people as a result. A source at the scene of the event, who confirmed the accident to…
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a Mosque at Tella town in Gassol local government area of Taraba State. It was gathered that the attack which was carried out on Wednesday evening while worship was going on in the mosque, led to the abduction of at least four worshippers. The Taraba State Police…
The Kaduna State Police Command says its operatives have rescued 48 kidnapped Kano-bound traders taken away by bandits at Udawa village along the Birnin Gwari highway in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. It was reported that some bloodthirsty bandits suspected to be kidnappers abducted over 70 Kano-bound traders along the Birnin Gwari-Kaduna road…
No fewer than at least four persons have died after three explosions rocked Maiduguri the Borno State Capital on Thursday morning, December 23. The blasts happened a few hours before President Buhari is scheduled to visit the state. The explosions occurred in three different locations – Bulumkutu, Ajilari Cross, and Ayaje. There were casualties recorded in Ayaje and…
Some pregnant women stormed the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to protest the alleged closure of antenatal care services at the Edo State Government-owned Central Hospital, Benin City, on Wednesday, December 22. The protesters claimed that they were scheduled to attend antenatal care on Wednesday at the hospital, but that upon arriving…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II has narrated how he had once attempted to commit suicide but had to change his mind after listening to series of inspirational music, describing music as a key component of human existence, an iconic cultural expression and the best endowment from God to humanity for…