A married father-of-three has died after being shot dead in Rivers State and his brother claims he was killed by a police officer over bail money. Abiodun Jimoh, an Onne-based Intels staff from Kwara state, died on Friday, December 18, 2020. According to PM News, his brother, Ismail Jimoh said police officers on patrol stopped them while they…
Two men identified as Damilare Oyeniyi, 30, and Emmanuel Okori, 20 have been arrested by the Ogun state police command for allegedly gang-raping a 19-year-old girl and filming her nude. The suspects who committed the crime on December 12, 2020, in Sango area of the state, were arrested four days later by policemen attached to the Sango Divisional…
The Emir of Anka and chairman of Zamfara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Attahiru Mohammed Ahmad has appealed to the state government to allow people of the state to carry arms and defend themselves against banditry. Attahiru who paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Kaura-Namoda attacked by bandits last week said, “Since the…
The UK has recorded its highest ever daily rise in coronavirus infections, with 35,928 new Covid-19 cases reported on Sunday, December 20, as the new Covid strain causes a 94.8 percent rise in infections. This brings the total number of coronavirus cases in the UK to more than 2.04 million. A further 326 deaths within…
Femi Adesina, the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that nobody can put a timeline on issues of insecurity in Nigeria. The presidential media aide made the submission on Sunday on Channels TV Sunday Politics. He discussed some of the efforts by the federal government in tackling issues…
Apostle Paul Okikijesu of the Christ Apostolic Miracle Ministry has said that God revealed to him that President Muhammadu Buhari is not the one in charge of the leadership of Nigeria but people very close to him. He said that Buhari had abandoned the counsel of God and is depending on his own wisdom, describing…
Joe Biden and his wife, Jill will on Monday, publicly receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, and incoming First Lady, Jill Biden, will receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in public on Monday, the transition team confirmed. The location of the event is…
Former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Taraba State Kabiru Dodo has denied reports that wife of the president Aisha Buhari has fled the country because of rising insecurity. A report by SaharaReporters had said the first lady has been in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, since September after the wedding of her daughter, Hanan,…
The Director-General National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Professor Habu Shuiabu Galadima is dead. In a statement signed by Brid Gen CFJ Udaya(rtd), Secretary/Director of Administration, NIPSS, said, “on behalf of the Board of Governors, Management and staff of the National Institute, we regret to announce the sudden demise of the Director-General/CEO…
Three people have been confirmed dead after gunmen attack in Madaka village of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Among those killed is the leader of the vigilante group in Madaka, Isyaku Alhassan, his son Abdulhamid Isyaku and one other person whose name is yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this…