Police arrest man for stealing car in Ebonyi
Priscilla Maakuna A 41 year old man, identified as Christian Onyiagha who is alleged of his specialty in car theft was finally arrested by the Ebonyi state Police Command, in…
NUJ President urges NBC to give broadcast stations more time to pay up debt
…says revocation of 52 broadcast lincences ill-timed, reckness By Gloria Ogbu The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chief Chris Isiguzo, has urged the National Broadcasting Commission…
NBC is reckless for revoking licenses, says NUJ
Adebayo Adenrele The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described the decision of National Broadcasting Corporation, by revoking licenses and shutting down the operation of about 52 media Houses as…
Police arrest 20-year-old bandit in Kaduna
Gloria Ogbu Men of the Nigerian Police, Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old bandit named Yusuf Monore, in possession of an AK47 and AK49 rifles, and five rounds…
Train attack: Bandits release oldest hostage, three others
Gloria Ogbu Terrorists have released the oldest kidnapped passenger in the AK 9 Abuja-Kaduna train who is a grandmother, Mama Halimatu Atta who is 90 years old on Friday, with…
I discussed politics, Nigeria with Obi – Femi Kuti
Gloria Ogbu Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has said that he would not disclose the content of his discussion with Labour party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi because it was a private…
Panic as Minister’s aides brutalise journalist, security men in Abuja
Gloria Ogbu Panic erupted on Thursday evening when overzealous operatives attached to the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Ramatu Tijani Aliyu, attacked a journalist and the security…
Bandits attack Osun First Lady’s convoy
Gloria Ogbu Bandits have reportedly attack the convoy of the wife of Osun State governor, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola on Friday evening. According to report, the incident occured in Owode, Ede,…
Hon Ola seeks International recognition for Udiroko Festival
Adebayo Adenrele Hon. Sunday Ola, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stressed the need for all Indigenes of Ado Ekiti to rally round the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti,…
NBC orders immediate shutdown of AIT, Silverbird, Raypower, Rhythm FM, revokes licences
Gloria Ogbu The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the licences of AIT, Silverbird TV, Raypower FM, and Rhythm FM amongst others. The body also ordered the immediate shutdown of…
Panic as gunmen clash with soldiers, kill three in Abia
Gloria Ogbu Three persons, including a soldier, were reportedly killed, in Ohafia, Abia State when gunmen clashed with soldiers. This is as the Senate Chief Whip and Senator representing Abia…
Doctors embark on 2 weeks warning strike in Ondo
Gloria Ogbu Resident doctors at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo in Ondo State, yesterday, commenced a two weeks warning strike over the death of personnel. The doctors, under the Association…
Oyebanji won’t stop war against rape in Ekiti, AG assures
Adebayo Adenrele The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Ekiti State, Hon. Olawale Fapohunda SAN, has assured the residents of the state that the Governor-elect, Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji, will continue…
ASUU Strike: Gombe varsity to resume Monday
Gloria Ogbu The management of Gombe State University have said that it would resume academic activities for 100 level students in the institution on Monday. According to a statement made…
BBNaija: Trouble as Groovy quarrels Phyna for hailing Hermes during task
Gloria Ogbu Big Brother Naija Season 7 housemate, Groovy have been upset with his newly found lover, Phyna after she repeated hailed level 1 housemate, Hermes during the sponsored task…
Stop awarding contracts to uncertified Builders, Lecturer tells Govt
Adebayo Adenrele The Chief Lecturer in Building Technology Department of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Builder Garba Saadu Olorunoje has called on Nigerian government to stop awarding contracts to uncertified Builders…
Edo Police uncovers 20 bodies in Ritualist’s Den
Adebayo Adenrele The Edo State Police Command has uncovered twenty mummified bodies in a ritualist’s den, along Ekehuan Road-axis of Benin City. The Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Abutu…
Falconets cleans sheet to claim q’final ticket
Stephen Dunmoye Nigeria’s Falconets, has set a World Cup group stage record for themselves after egding Canada 3-1 in Alajuela today to finish with nine point in Group C. Falconets…
Strike: ASUU rejected our offers – FG
Gloria Ogbu Federal Government has said all striking tertiary institutions’ based unions except Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have accepted its offers to call off their strikes by next…
BB Naija: I am in love with Daniella - Khalid
Gloria Ogbu Evicted BBNaija S7 housemate, Khalid has described his experience in Biggie’s house as unforgettable, especially with his lover, Daniella. Khalid, who was evicted during the live show on…
Two ex-offenders arrested for burgling Church in Ekiti
Adebayo Adenrele The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested two ex-convicts, Dare Agbadaola and Ameye Ayo for carting aways with Church property, breaking into residential apartments and Shops. This is…
Girl threatened for refusing date
Hope James Three youths, Blessing Jibayode, 20; Idris Salaudeen, 22; and Salam Shogunro, 19; have been arraigned before the Ogba Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly threatening a 20-year-old lady,…
Devil has entered PDP – Bode George
Adebayo Adenrele says Wike, Atiku should cool down A Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George has lamented over the rift between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers…
Lagos policemen accused of phone search, extortion
Hope James The police in Lagos State have been accused of searching mobile phones of residents and extorting money from them. A police corporal, Opeyemi Kadiri, was recently dismissed after…
Suspicion as Tinubu meets Obasanjo
Stephen Dunmoye Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s incessant meetings with Elders has began to elicit suspicion as he is spotted at the residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo today at his…
Relief as Electricity Workers suspend strike by 2 weeks
Adebayo Adenrele The Nigerian electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees(NUEE) and Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies have agreed to suspend the…
Falconets to draw Canada ahead Q/final ticket
Stephen Dunmoye Nigeria’s Falconets has prepared to brawl Canada at the ongoing U-20 Women World Cup in Costa Rica on Wednesday. Falconets Team coach, Christopher Danjuma said that the game…
Osinbajo launches Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
…as Nigeria records increase in breastfeeding, birth registration Precious Oham Nigeria Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has launched Nigeria’s 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, MICS, and National Immunization Coverage Survey, NICS report.…
Prophet lands in trouble for defiling minor in Ekiti
Adebayo Adenrele Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso, 45 has been sued by his Woman-friend for allegedly defiling her thirteen years old girl at Ajowa Area of Ado Ekiti on 25th July, 2022.…
Owo Massacre: Catholic church urges FG to prosecute perpetrators
Gloria Ogbu The Catholic Diocese Of Ondo has demanded for speedy prosecution of suspects involved in the dastardly act that claimed lives of worshippers in Owo Catholic Church. In a…
Policeman declared missing, found dead in Enugu
Gloria Ogbu A missing policeman identified as Mr Okpanachi Johnson has been found dead and his corpse exhumed by operatives of the Enugu State division of the Nigeria Police Force.…
Senate queries NSITF over N17.1 billion vouchers eaten by termites
Gloria Ogbu The Senate Committee on Public Accounts have queried the management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) over missing N17.1 billion naira whose vouchers were supposedly eaten…
Focus less on huge budget to run projects, CDD-West Africa tells CSOs
Adebayo Adenrele The Senior Program Officer, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa), Austin Aigbe, has enjoined the Civil Society Organisations in Ekiti State to focus less huge budget to…
Babangida’s Spokesman dies at 83
Stephen Dunmoye The former Chief Press Secretary to ex-Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, Duro Onabule, has died at 83. Ex-IBB spokesman, who is also journalist was born in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state,…
Ekiti, 18 others to experience Above-normal Rainfall Conditions, says NiMet DG
Stephen Dunmoye The Director-General of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Mansur Matazu has revealed that there will be above-normal rainfall in Ekiti and 18 other states between August and October 2022,…
Tragedy as four teenagers drown in Elegushi beach
Stephen Dunmoye Sadness eroded Lekki area of Lagos State on Tuesday after four teenagers drowned while swimming at the Elegushi Beach. According to report, 10 students of the Kuramo Senior…
BB Naija: Adekunle, Sheggz lock heads
Hope James Level 1 housemates, Adekunle and sheggz were at loggerheads with each other yesterday. The fight which escalated from a short exchange of words into confrontation and yelling, had…
Kidnappers demand N100m ransom to release Nasarawa Commissioner
Gloria Ogbu Family members of kidnapped Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mohammed Yakubu Lawal, have said that the kidnappers are demanding N100 million ransom for his release.…
Retired Teachers groan over unpaid entitlements
Hope James Widows and relatives of retired primary school teachers in Akwa Ibom State again, on Tuesday, took to the streets of Uyo, the state capital, to protest unpaid entitlements…
2023: Obi will lead the revolution for the rebirth of our country – Support group
Hope James The Peter Obi Support Network, has said that with the closed-door meeting of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, and some leaders of the Peoples…