Former spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh was released from Kuje prison on Thursday, December 24. His release from prison followed the nullification of a seven-year jail sentence handed down to him by an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Metuh on seven counts of…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged residents to respect the 12 am to 4 am curfew imposed by the Federal Government, as churches hold Crossover Services next week. Most churches will begin their services on Thursday, December 31, and end in the early hours of Friday, January 1. Sanwo-Olu urged religious leaders to ensure…
The Benue Police Command has said that unknown gunmen attacked and killed three Police officers at the residence of the Katsina-Ala Local Government Chairman, Mr. Alfred Atera. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene, who disclosed this in Makurdi, on Thursday, said the incident took place in the early hours of today. Anene confirmed…
Some gunmen have kidnapped Tejumade Babalola, a sister to a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Sunkammi Babalola. GIOTV gathered that Tejumade Babalola was kidnapped in the Montan area of Ibadan. Her brother, Sunkammi Babalola is currently representing Egbeda State Constituency in the state House of Assembly. The victim was reportedly kidnapped…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has come out of isolation having tested negative for COVID-19 after 14 days of treatment. The governor who addressed the press at the Lagos House, Marina, thanked Lagosians and the medical team for their care, prayers, and concern throughout the isolation period. Details later…
A 26-year-old woman, Hauwa Habibu, who hacked her two children to death in Kano has pleaded not guilty before a magistrate court. Recall that Hauwa, a health worker, killed her two children, Irfan Ibrahim, 6 and Zuhura Ibrahim, 3, and injured a niece, Aisha Sadiq, 10, at Diso Quarters in Gwale Local Government Area of…
Governor Bello Muhammed Matawalle has stated that the solution to the banditry ravaging the northern part of the country, is in Zamfara state which he governs. The Zamfara State Governor said this while receiving members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by its Chairman Prince Uche Secondus, who paid him…
One week after Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong tested positive for Coronavirus, the Governor is now free of the virus after his latest test returned negative. The Governor’s negative status was communicated to him on Wednesday night. Lalong who has been in isolation since 17th December 2020 appreciated God for healing him of the…
Rivers State College of Health Science and Management Technology has expelled three students for allegedly gang-raping their colleagues on the campus. It was reported that the affected students include Ferdinand Bruse Gospel, (EMT/17/096, Medical Technician), Chigozirim Sunday (HIM/ 17/038, Health Information Management), and Nadum Sampson (DS/16/024, Dental Surgery Technician. The Provost, Prof. Franklin Nlerum, said the…
A former Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Eesa of Inisa town in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State, Chief Enoch Ajiboso has died while presiding over a peace meeting between Muslim groups. It was gathered that Chief Ajiboso, who was also a former chairman of Agege Local Govt, slumped while settling a rift…