A man identified as Mayomi Origbemisuyi who attempted to connect wires illegally has been was electrocuted in Akungba Akoko, in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident happened around 9 pm on Tuesday night, October 19, few metres away from the office of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) in the…
A photo of embattled actor James Omiyinka popularly known as Baba Ijesha in court has surfaced online, as his sexual assault trial continues today October 21. We reported earlier that during trial yesterday, October 20, a video of the alleged victim’s interview with child rights advocate Bisi Ajayi Kayode was played in court. In the…
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, on Thursday escaped death onboard a Kaduna-Abuja train. Sani disclosed that the train he boarded ran into a portion damaged by explosives used by terrorists in attacking a Kaduna-Abuja train on Wednesday. In a tweet, the former lawmaker alleged that terrorists had attacked a Kaduna-Abuja train on Wednesday…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Jabi, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the remand of a former Chairman of the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu issued the order after Olejeme was…
A 44- year-old man has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ondo State Command, for allegedly defrauding desperate job seekers in the state. The suspect, Ayodele Ige, who was said to be a notorious swindler, had for a while been on the wanted list of the command following a series…
Operatives of the anti-kidnapping and cybercrime unit of the Edo State Police Command have arrested two employees of a cement company over an alleged plan to kidnap their supervisors in Okpilla, Etsako East Local government of the state. The suspects, Obi Bright and Favour Edi were arrested while trying to recruit some gunmen in Okpilla…
At least 888 people were killed in violent attacks carried out in various parts of Kaduna State in the last nine months. This was captured in a quarterly security report presented by the state government. From the report, a total number of 343 people were killed by bandits between July and September this year alone. 2,553 people…
The Lagos State Neighbourhood Agency (LSNA) has disclosed that its officers who manhandled an uber driver at the End SARS anniversary have been summoned. A statement released by the Agency said the General Manager of the Agency, Prince Ifalade Oyekan, decried the conduct of the Officers “as he believed it was below the standard operating…
Thirty passengers who boarded three different vehicles at Garun Gabas in Rafi local government area of Niger State were abducted by gunmen on Wednesday, October 20 at about 3 pm. According to reports, the gunmen barricaded the Zungeru-Garun Gabas highway and stopped the vehicles which unfortunately arrived while they were there. The vehicles include an…
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja amidst tight security, according to The PUNCH. He was brought to the Court on a black Sports Utility Vehicles at about 8am, although sitting had yet to commence as of the time of this report. Journalists,…