The Abia police command on Friday deployed several detachments of its operatives in strategic locations in Umuahia, the Abia capital, to provide security at the burial of the parents of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was heavy security presence at…
Earlier today, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, was accused of beating up the Agbowu of Ogbagbaa, Oba Dhirulahi Akinropo, during a peace meeting to resolve a land tussle among monarchs within Iwo axis. Oba Akanbi was accused of attacking Oba Akinropo in the office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone 11…
There is palpable tension as all is set for the burial today of Eze Israel Kanu and his wife, Sally, the parents of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The burial will hold in Isiama Afaraukwu in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. The Punch observed on Thursday that…
The federal government has confirmed payment of the sum of N200, 000 to the defence team in the trial of the convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore and another. At the resumed hearing on Thursday, prosecution counsel, A.K. Alilu informed the court that the office of the Attorney General of the Federation being a law-abiding one…
The Chief of army staff, Tukur Yusuf Buratai has stated that the sack of service chiefs over the recent escalation of Boko Haram attacks won’t end insurgency in the country. In an interview with TheCable and THISDAY/ARISE in Lagos on Tuesday, February 11, Buratai averred that President Muhammadu Buhari should not be pushed into sacking his service chiefs…
The Chairman, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has been named the wealthiest person in Africa for the ninth consecutive year. However, the latest ranking of the world’s billionaires by Forbes estimated that his net worth dropped by $200m from $10.3bn to $10.1bn in one year. The American media company attributed this to the slightly lower stock…
The Students Union President of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Adegboye Olatunji, claimed he was charmed by unknown cultists and taken to the bush for initiation. Adegboye said he was on his way to the church when he lost his consciousness and found himself in the bush with some cultists, and later arrested by…
Little Dele is a girl that went viral after she was pictured using FCMB’s ATM light to write her assignment. Recall, the young girl was said to have been seen along Yaba Road creatively using the light from the ATM for her school work. Little Dele has been found and she stays with her grandmother,…
The management of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State has suspended indefinitely the president of the school’s Students Union Government [SUG], Adegboye Olatunji, over cult-related offenses. TheNation reports that Olatunji and one Olarewaju Taiwo were nabbed in a bush in the state in full regalia of the dreaded Black Axe cult group on Sunday. It was…
The Houses of Assembly of states in the South-West, comprising Oyo, Osun, Lagos, Ekiti, Ondo, and Ogun states, have said they will give accelerated hearing to the bill on the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly known as Operation Amotekun, as soon as it is presented to them by the Executive. They, therefore, urged the governors…