A photographer attached to Press Unit of Ebonyi Government House, Abakaliki, Mr. Uche Nwube has been kidnapped by gunmen. Nwube was kidnapped on Wednesday night June 8, while returning from Aba, Abia State. Punch reported that his abductors are demanding N50 million ransom. One of the kidnappers also called a journalist, Mr. Nwube’s colleague, saying the…
Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has boasted that his church headquarters in Ota, Ogun State popularly known as Canaanland has not experienced blackout in the past 23 years. He said that the achievement took place without help of the federal, state or local government. “Light has never gone off…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has declared three men and a woman wanted for conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, money laundering, and criminal breach of trust The commission shared photos of the suspects on its Instagram page with a short statement that reads;
A petrol tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, burst into flames, killing its driver and destroying property in Plateau State today June 9. According to reports, the driver of the tanker lost control, veered off at Polo roundabout and crashed into a filling station before the explosion. The driver was…
The Federal Government has linked the members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) to the attack on the St. Francis Catholic church in Owo, Ondo State on Sunday, June 5th. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this while briefing state house correspondents after a meeting of the National Security Council presided over…
Men of Ogun State police command have arrested one Wakilu Ogundairo for allegedly making a Whatsapp voice note in which he raised a false alarm of Boko Haram terrorist invasion of Imosan Ijebu with cache of arms, and circulated same on social media, thereby causing panic in the mind of law-abiding citizens. According to a…
The federal government has declared Monday, June 13, as a public holiday in commemoration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day which comes up on June 12. The announcement was made by Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola in a statement signed on his behalf by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr M. L. Shuaib Belgore on Thursday…
Media personality, Omoyele Sowore has been declared winner of the presidential ticket of the African Action Congress (AAC). Sowore emerged unchallenged at the AAC convention that took place in the federal capital territory (FCT) on Thursday June 9. Before the party’s convention commenced, Sowore stepped down from his position as chairman of the party he played a…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Sierra Leone 2-1 in the first fixture of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series on Thursday evening, June, 9. The match went down at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja, where the Super Eagles drew 1-1 with Ghana in March, which saw the three-time African champions miss…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has congratulated Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the All Progressives Congress presidential primary which held on Wednesday, June 8. In a statement released, Osinbajo called for unity among APC members, saying Tinubu’s sterling contributions to democracy stood him out. The statement reads; ”I congratulate Asiwaju Bola…
