Former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Nsikak Eduok is reportedly dead at the age of 73. Secretary to Akwa Ibom State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem said in a statement released on Thursday, January 7 that Eduok died in Uyo on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 after battling an end-stage kidney failure. Ekuwem described Eduok as…
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube took action on President Donald Trump’s posts Wednesday in the wake of riots at the US Capitol from his supporters, but the platforms stopped short of suspending the President’s accounts despite growing pressure from advocacy groups and prominent figures. Facebook and YouTube each removed President Donald Trump’s video from earlier in…
A woman who was shot inside the Capitol by law officers, was one of the Trump supporters, who Invaded the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. The unidentified woman later died in hospital. The U.S. Capitol descended into chaos when hundreds of pro-Trump mob descended on the building, forcing the Senate and the House to evacuate and…
Two unidentified persons, a man, and his driver, riding in a white Toyota Hilux van with registration number, Kogi BJK 527 AA, have been shot dead in Imo State. The men were reportedly attacked by unknown gunmen, who pumped bullets into their car, through the windscreen, killing them, when they were on a journey. A…
A murder suspect, Tajudeen Monsuru, 30, involved in Iwo ritual killings has confessed that proceeds from sales of human parts are used to drink beer during his leisure hours. Fielding questions from journalists while he was paraded along with other suspected criminals at the State Police Command Headquarters in Osogbo, Osun State on Tuesday, he…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who updated him on the progress so far in the implementation of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP). Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said it was the duo’s first official meeting for the year. Buhari had in 2020 mandated…
Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspects over ritual killing in the Yemoja area of Iwo. Parading the suspects at the Police Headquarters in Osogbo on Tuesday, January 5, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Wale Olokode, said Garuba Lukman Famous, Tajudeen Monsuru, and Hamsat Akeem were arrested for allegedly killing a woman identified as…
Beijing accused the US on Wednesday of “bullying” after President Donald Trump ordered a ban on a series of Chinese apps in his last weeks in office, branding them a threat to national security. Under the Trump administration, Beijing and Washington have clashed repeatedly over trade, technology, human rights, and the origins of the coronavirus…
The family of four-year-old Milani Keke are struggling to accept the terms with their loss after he was mauled to death by two pit bulls. Milani was attacked by the dogs in Gugulethu, South Africa when he tried to retrieve a ball while playing rugby with friends at home on Sunday. The animals are currently…
There are reports of civilians fleeing their homes following an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents on a community in Askira/Uba local government area of Borno state on Tuesday, January 5. Houses at Womdeo village in Askira/Uba council of Borno state were reportedly set ablaze by the insurgents. A fleeing resident, Musa Ishaiku told Daily Trust…