Bandits have reportedly killed three people in an attack that took place along Kaduna-Zaria highway in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. They were said to have invaded Dunki village near the highway on Monday morning, shooting sporadically and killing two residents of the area. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan who…
Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho on Monday evening stormed Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo state, days after it was reported that suspected herdsmen killed people and destroyed properties in the community last weekend. Igboho was seen in photos shared online, waving at the people and acknowledging cheers from…
Office of the State Vigilante Service (AVGS) aka “Bakassi Boys” was on Monday, June 7, set ablaze by angry traders. The office which is situated within the popular Umuahia Timber Market was burnt down after the Bakassi boys were accused of killing a trader during a squabble with the state Board of Internal Revenue Service (ABIRS) which…
A member of the House of Representatives, Isiaka Ibrahim has expressed his disappointment over the refusal of heads of government agencies to appear before the House Adhoc committee investigating the management of recovered loots. Ibrahim stated that the repeated absence of heads of agencies like CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele; the Inspector General Of Police, Usman Alkali Baba;…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of two new aides for the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. The new appointees, according to a release issued on Monday by the President’s Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, are Dr. Rukayyatu Abdulkareem Gurin, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs in the Office of the…
Popular stand-up comedian and actor, Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, has told Nigerians to prepare for the suspension of Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms in the country. This is in the wake of the indefinite suspension of Twitter in the country. According to the popular entertainer, the Nigerian government is really after…
The Federal government has stated that no condition was given for the lifting of a suspension placed on Twitter’s operations in Nigeria. On Monday, Minister of Foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama met with envoys from the UK, US, Ireland, Canada and the European union to explain the government’s decision on Twitter. It was widely reported that…
Nigeria’s Minister of Information Lai Mohammed says the Attorney-General Abubakar Malami would ensure that Nigerians who accessed Twitter, including Pastor Enoch Adeboye after the federal government proclaimed a ban on it would be prosecuted. The Minister said this in an interview with BBC Africa Focus on Monday, when asked if Mr Adeboye will be prosecuted…
The Lagos Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, has reacted to the death of popular Nigerian televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, also known as T.B. Joshua. Odumosu disclosed that the founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) was officially pronounced dead by a hospital around 3:00 am. The CP said the popular prophet walked out…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, on Monday warned against what it called another onslaught against the Charismatic Enugu Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria. GIOTV had reported that the priest during his programme on Sunday at the Adoration ground raised the alarm over an invitation from the DSS, asking…