A young woman, Egbe Ogocukwu Rita, who was declared missing at Uwelu-Ibeku in Opi Town, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, has been found dead. According to reports, her body was discovered on Saturday, December 19, with multiple stab wounds and some of her pubic hair removed. It was gathered that the deceased went missing…
The state caretaker chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Edo State, Col David Imuse Rtd. has called on Gov Godwin Obaseki to immediately resign from office over security challenges in the state. In a statement, Col Imuse alleged that Obaseki had run out of ideas on how to govern the state. According to him,…
The Speaker of the Niger state House of Assembly, Honorable Abdullahi Bawa Wuse, and some other members in the state Assembly have been tested positive for COVID-19. Fear and anxiety have gripped the staff of the Assembly as they are all scared if they had contracted it especially as this is coming after a week…
Four senior Police Officers have been dismissed by the Police Service Commission (PSC) for misconduct and act unbecoming of public officers. PSC Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani who made the announcement said the decision was taken at the 10th Plenary Meeting presided over by its Chairman, Mr. Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector General of…
The Federal government said Nigerians are to obtain their National Identity Numbers (NINs) at no cost as the exercise is free all over the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, who made the announcement, said the government would bear the cost of the exercise. Dr. Pantami said in a statement…
An unidentified young man committed suicide in Uratta Owerri North LGA, Imo State on Friday, December 18. The deceased did not leave any suicide note so the reason for his dastard act is unknown. However, his neighbors claim he might have decided to take his life due to economic hardship and hunger. His body has…
Sugar Land police in Texas are investigating the death of a Nigerian couple found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. The husband and wife identified as Benjamin Okigbo and Theresa Okigbo were found dead at their Greatwood home on Friday morning, December 18. The discovery was made around 10:05 am at the Greatwood Subdivision in the…
The New Orleans Police Department has declared a man wanted for committing “unnatural sex acts with two horses.” Police say the animal abuse incident happened at around 2:15 a.m. at stables on Filmore Ave. in New Orleans City Park on Tuesday, December 15. “An unknown male wearing a striped shirt with a distinctive tattoo on…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the rescued students of Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, to return to school. The President said this on Friday December 18, when he met with the 344 students at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Katsina State. Buhari who disclosed that he became President…
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has insisted that the state cannot afford another lockdown. Sanwo-Olu stated this in a statement released on Saturday. This comes a day after he ordered schools to close indefinitely and civil servants to work from home, as the second wave of COVID-19 sweeps across Nigeria. He said; “Yesterday, we…