Two suspected robbers were set ablaze by some residents in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The unfortunate incident occurred around 10.pm on Wednesday. Dailypost reports that a motorcycle which belonged to the suspects was also set ablaze by the residents. The incident occurred few meters away from Sango Police barracks, along the Sango-Eleyele Road. The…
Thomas Gavi, a 78-year-old man who stole an antique gun from a US museum decades ago has been sentenced to a day imprisonment. When questioned, he admitted to dozens of other robberies in the 1960s and 1970s and apologised for the trouble he has caused saying he likes “collecting” old things. As part of his…
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC listed benefits Nigerians will derive from using fifth-generation technology also known as 5G. According to the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, the benefits that comes with the 5G network are not limited to expressions in gigabytes in a second, robust voice and real-time digital social mediation….
The coffin of Dr Chike Akunyili, the late husband of former Minister of Information and Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili lay in state on Thursday morning at his house in Agulu, Anambra State. Grieving family members were present to honour the deceased. A former governor of Anambra…
A 20-year-old woman has filed a lawsuit against her mother’s doctor to court for allowing her to be conceived. Evie Toombes from Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, claims she should have never been born and she is suing her mother’s GP for millions in damages. The para-showjumping star was born with spina bifida – a condition where…
A total of 158 Nigerians stranded in Libya have returned to the country and have been received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). They departed Mitiga International Airport, Tripoli, and arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 5:47pm, NEMA said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. The returnees, brought back to the country…
Tony Uranta, the United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDEDSS) Executive Secretary is dead. The activist, who was Executive Secretary of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), died Wednesday afternoon, November 24, after a protracted illness. He was aged 57. On-Air Personality Jimi Disu and actress Regina Askia, confirmed Uranta’s death on Facebook. A statement…
Three white men have been found guilty of killing a black jogger last year in a case that became a rallying cry to racial justice protesters. Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot on 23 February 2020 in a confrontation with Travis and Gregory McMichael and their neighbour, William Bryan. The defendants said they acted in self-defence…
GIOTV reports that the Arewa Youths Trust Foundation (AYTF) has urged the committee disbursing the N250 million donated by music act David Adeleke (Davido) to orphanage homes to show integrity and be fair in the distribution. In a rare humanitarian gesture to mark his 29th birthday, Davido decided to give the N201 million from his…
The former deputy governor of Imo State, Eze Madumere (L) and his father Eze Henry Madumere (R) after regaining his freedom from kidnappers on Wednesday. The traditional ruler of Achi Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo state, Eze Henry Madumere, has regained freedom after five days in kidnappers den. The monarch who…