A man has graduated from University as an amputee after he was allegedly hit by a stay bullet while taking part in the End SARS protest. The man was reportedly protesting with others at Auchi when a bullet hit him in the leg. As a result, one of his legs had to be amputated. A…
Players and officials of Ekiti United football club were involved in an auto accident in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday evening, March 16. The club’s Media Officer, Quozeem Oladapo, in a statement disclosed that the accident occurred while the players were returning to Ado-Ekiti from their evening training session Ikere-Ekiti. According to the statement, there were no…
Armed bandits have attacked the convoy of the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Jibril Mai Gwari II. It was gathered that the incident occurred along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway while the convoy was on his way to Kaduna on Monday, March 15. Umar Jibril, the Emir’s driver, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, on Wednesday, March…
A teenage boy was reportedly burnt to death while his mother and two other siblings are in critical condition after his stepfather allegedly set ablaze a room they were sleeping in. According to the owner of the house, the 45-year-old suspect whose name was only given as Agyemang had been having misunderstanding for some time…
The bishop of the archdiocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has said that the delivery of governance in the country has been stalled due to “accidental leadership” with no proper succession plans. He said the men who have ruled the country since independence came to power without being prepared to solve the nation’s challenges. “Buhari had…
The Northern Elders for Peace and Development has thrown his weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s caution against paying the ransom to bandits. The elders urged Northern governors to adopt Buhari’s stance not to pay ransom to bandits. In a statement by their National Coordinator, Engr. Zana Goni, the elders also warned against granting amnesty to…
A lecturer with the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Dr. Joe Ayuwo, who was kidnapped by gunmen last month has regained his freedom. It will be recalled that Dr. Ayuwo was kidnapped on February 21, 2021, while returning from a function in the Andoni local government area of Rivers…
The two female students of the Olabisi Onibanjo University, Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State who were kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Sunday, March 14, have regained their freedom. Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola, of the departments of Forestry and Wildlife Management and Agricultural Economics respectively, were kidnapped in front of their hostel at the Olowu area of…
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami who responded to a lawsuit filed at a Federal High Court in Abuja by an Abuja-based lawyer, Maxwell Opara over the tenure extension granted to the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu, have argued that the law allows the current IGP to stay in office…
Three people have been confirmed dead, while 183 others have been hospitalized after drinking expired citric acid powdered drinks. Kano state’s Commissioner for health, Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa said those affected after drinking expired citric acid powdered drinks of a brand of Jolly Jus or Fresh, were spread across 13 local government areas of the…