President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra Buhari-Indimi has reacted to the massacre of rice farmers by Boko Haram Insurgents in Zabarmari village in Borno state. The daughter of the president of Nigeria shared a newspaper shot of the Zabarmari massacre and wrote: “My heart bleeds”. Her reaction comes two days after Boko Haram terrorists attacked rice…
A young Nigerian man has made it in life after getting the attention of Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo with his skill. The man with the Twitter handle @Ojbest5 made great progress after tweeting that he would like to be the VP’s shoemaker. In the said tweet, the man also told the vice president he…
The Senate of the University of Ibadan on Monday elected an Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebola Babatunde Ekanola. GIOTV gathered that Ekanola until his appointment was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academics. Our correspondent recalls that five Professors had indicated an interest in succeeding the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Idowu Olayinka whose tenure expired on the 30th of November, 2020. Ekanola…
Four prisoners who escaped from Oko Prison during the #EndSARS crisis have been re-arrested by the police. The suspects were paraded at the Nigeria Police Force tactical unit in Abuja, alongside others who were arrested for various offenses bordering on armed robbery, car theft, unlawful possession of weapons, illegal dealing and selling of weapons. The prisoners who…
The Federal Government says it has met the five demands of the End SARS protesters. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the claims during a stakeholders’ meeting with members of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) in Abuja. Mohammed said the End SARS protesters had demanded the immediate release of all arrested…
The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Monday said Nigeria is currently at the mercy of terrorists because the country is being denied access to acquire needed weapons to fight the insurgents despite efforts to do so. The Minister who lamented the killings of 43 farmers in Zabarmari, Jere Local Government Area…
Three persons who kidnapped three Reverend Sisters at the Onipetesi area along the Ore-Lagos highway have been sentenced to death by hanging. The three convicts were said to have collected a ransom of N1m for the release of their victims. Seven persons including a couple were initially arraigned for the kidnapping of the Reverend Sisters….
A 3-year-old girl has been found safe and reunited with her mother after she went missing for six hours in Diobu area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The Commander of Diobu Vigilante group, Godstime Ihunwo, who confirmed the incident on Sunday, November 29, said that the child went missing due to the ”carelessness”…
Following the brutal killings of over 43 farmers in Borno State by suspected members of Boko Haram, Kaduna farmers on Monday expressed fears over looming famine in the country. They lamented that the number of farmers massacred in the attack could be more than 43, as many persons were still missing. In an interview on…
The Police Command in Ebonyi has warned motorists against the abuse and illegal use of sirens and vehicles with tinted glass in the state. The command also warned against covering of vehicles number plates by unauthorized persons. Mr. Philip Maku, Ebonyi Police Commissioner, in a statement by DSP Loveth Obianuju, the command`s Public Relations Officer…