A Mechanical Engineering graduate of the Delta State Polytechnic (Delta Poly), Otefe-Oghara, Delta State, Friday Abiligo Orhomre, has drowned in a river three months after he completed his compulsory national youth service program. It was gathered that the speedboat he was traveling in with his mother and siblings capsized in Ughoton River, Okpe Local Government…
A staff of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, identified as Effiong Joseph has been electrocuted. It was gathered that the incident happened on Thursday afternoon, January 28, while the deceased and his colleague, one Michael Udosen, were trying to reconnect an armored cable that had earlier been vandalized near the language laboratory of…
Justice Babs Kwuemi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, convicted and sentenced one Adelanke Adesola Abiodun (a.k.a. Richard Lopez/ Walker Fabian Gregory) to 18-months imprisonment for impersonation. The 25-year-old who claimed to be an Accounting graduate from Ekiti State University was a sales representative with…
National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, o related to the quit notice given to herders in the South-West region. The warning, stated in a letter titled ‘Broadcast of Crisis Involving Herdsmen, Caution’, was issued on Tuesday to broadcasters nationwide. The warning came weeks after a quit notice was issued to Fulani herdsmen by Yoruba rights activist, Sunday…
Dozens of people witnessed the men, aged 27 and 29, get punished as a team of five enforcers wearing robes and hoods took turns to flog the men. The men were arrested back in November after residents became suspicious and reported them to Islamic religious police. Police later broke into their rented room where they…
Larry King’s estranged wife, Shawn Southwick King has revealed the cause of his death. The TV icon was reported dead last Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19. However, his estranged wife in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, said Larry King died of sepsis, not coronavirus. She said: “It was an infection, it was sepsis that…
The Nigerian police in Anambra have arrested Mr Onyebuchi Okocha popularly known as Prophet Onyeze Jesus, the pastor who had declared that he will raise dead bodies on January 28. The Anambra pastor who hails from Amafor village in Nkpor was, according to Anambra Broadcasting Service, arrested on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. His arrest followed…
Enmy and Oscar award-winning actress, Cloris Leachman has died at the age of 94. A statement by her publicist, Monique Moss said the actress died in her sleep of natural causes at her home in Encinitas, California. “It’s been my privilege to work with Cloris Leachman, one of the most fearless actresses of our time….
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai says former Military Head of State, Olusegun Obasanjo almost put an end to his military career 21 years ago. He was then a major in the military when Obasanjo almost retired him. Buratai, spoke while handling over to the new Chief of Army Staff, Major…
Apple has announced that it’s sales have hit another record, as families bought it’s latest phones, laptops and gadgets during the Christmas period. Sales in the last three months of 2020 hit more than $111bn (£81bn) – up 21% from the prior year as the pandemic forced more activity online, fuelling demand for new technology….