A 31-year-old football player identified as Ernest Peremobowei, has died while trying to rescue victims of a boat mishap in Bebelebiri community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The deceased popularly known as Tido, was a top scorer in the just concluded Prosperity Cup, a grassroot football tournament organized by the Government of…
A Local Hunter in Adamawa State identified as Usman Alhaji Audu, has shot himself dead after his mother cautioned him against beating his 4 year old son. According to reports, late Audu’s 4-year-old son went out to play with his friends in their neighborhood in Gada Maisaje community in Gombi Local Government Area. He however did…
Operatives of the National Drug law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arested two women and two men wanted in connection with over 16,000 kilograms (16 tons) of illicit drugs intercepted in Lagos, Abuja and Netherlands. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, October 23, said anti-narcotics officers who have been on the…
A 31-year-old Nigerian disc jockey, Abayomi Babatunde Ogunremi, was arrested for allegedly overstaying in India. Babatunde alias DJ Echo Buzz has been residing at Yeolewadi in Pune city, Maharashtra and worked as DJ at popular pubs. Police said on Friday, October 21, that Babatunde, who had come to India on a student visa a few…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, is set to marry his sixth wife, Temitope Adesegun, on Monday October 24, 2022. The Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday. According to Olafare, the Ooni’s sixth wife-to-be, Adesegun, is a princess from Ijebu land. “Olori Temitope Adesegun Ogunwusi, an…
The United States embassy in Nigeria has warned Americans in Nigeria to be cautious of their movement in response to elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. In a security alert issued today October 23, the US embassy advised its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel or movement, stay alert and…
