30-year-old Zambian man has committed suicide by consuming an unknown poisonous substance which he is suspected to have also given to his three children which resulted in two of them dying. It is alleged that the deceased identified as Biggy Sibungo had a quarrel with his wife and she threatened to divorce him. Zambia Police Spokesperson,…
Despite the worsening security situations in the country, the Presidency has said that Nigerians celebrated the yuletide season without experiencing bomb blasts. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made this known while lauding the Armed Forces and other security agencies for their patriotism and commitment to the anti-terror war despite criticism about their performances…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the federal government has no plans of imposing a fresh lockdown as the country battles a second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Minister said this at a press conference in Lagos, where he expressed the federal government’s displeasure over non-adherence to all protocols…
A Twitter User, Christianah Aba, has taken to the social media to decry the alleged inhumane treatment meted out to her friend by men of the Nigerian Army. In her account, Christianah said the young man was on his way to his mother’s apartment on Saturday in Sapele, Delta State when he met some soldiers…
Former Vice-Chairman Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Otunba Eddie Aderinokun is dead. He passed on January 3 at 80, following a brief illness. A statement by his brother Chief Kayode Aderinokun reads:” With great sadness, but with submission to the will of God, we announce the passing on to the glory of our beloved Father,…
The Edo State Police Command has debunked reports that hundreds of suspected armed robbers and kidnappers escaped from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) facility. The State police spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor stated that only ten suspects escaped the facility on the 1st of January, 2021 at about 2.45 am. In a communique he released on…
A businesswoman identified as Alhaja Serifat Adisa and two 9-year-old boys were killed by unknown gunmen at Idere in Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo State. Alhaja Adisa, the Chief Executive Officer of Subawa filling station was killed along Igboora/Idere road on Saturday night, January 2. According to report, the gunmen stormed the filling…
After several postponements, the Special Public Works Programme which would engage 774,000 unemployed Nigerians will kick off nationwide on Tuesday. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, while announcing this on his Twitter handle on Sunday night, explained that the President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the commencement of the initiative. He tweeted:-…
United States President, Donald Trump, on Sunday, said the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States was exaggerated. Trump who made the claim in a tweet on Sunday said the numbers were exaggerated due to the “ridiculous method of determination” by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “The number of…
Former University of Lagos Vice-chancellor, Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo Obe, has died of COVID-19 complications. The former University don passed away on Sunday, 3rd January 2020. He was aged 70 years. Prof. Ibidapo Obe attended Ilesa Grammar School and Igbobi College 1962-1968 and the University of Lagos from 1968-1971 where he obtained a B.Sc. Hons in…