Two prisoners have reportedly escaped after being escorted to a pit latrine at Ekerenyo Police Station in Kenya. Abdul Hassan, who is from Kariobangi Nairobi and Jared Getangi from Ekerenyo were reportedly escorted to the toilet by a police constable identified as Michael Sifuna. It was learnt they reportedly escaped after they managed to unlock the…
Suspected herdsmen have reportedly killed 20 people in Odugbeho village, Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. A resident of Odugbeho, Isaac Oche told Channels Television that the incident occurred on Sunday June 6. Oche said; “The suspected herdsmen invaded our village around 5:45 pm and started shooting sporadically, killing anyone on sight and…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the destruction of public infrastructure and facilities is also an act of terrorism. Speaking during a town hall meeting on the protection of public infrastructure organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture in Abuja on Monday June 7, Mohammed said unpatriotic citizens are preventing Nigerians…
The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Rt Hon. Barrister Mark Bukie Obi has tendered his resignation letter. In the letter dated June 7, 2021 and addressed to the Office of the Governor, Obi cited his unwillingness to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressive…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of two new aides for his wife and First Lady, Aisha. The two new appointees are Dr. Rukayyatu Abdulkareem Gurin and Dr. Mohammed Kamal Abdurrahman. Gurin has been appointed as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs, while Abdurrahman was appointed as Senior Special Assistant to the…
Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali has ordered the clearance of impounded vehicles in police facilities across the country. Alkali who gave the directive to police commissioners in the country during a meeting with top police officers at the International Peace Keeping Centre in Abuja on Monday June 7, said police premises should not be junkyards as is currently the…
A lady simply identified as Esther has died after lodging with her boyfriend, Emmanuel Isibor, at the T1 Suites in the Festac area of the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Punch reports that the incident happened on May 31. Esther and Emmanuel had visited the hotel to spend the night together. However,…
Some children have been abducted from Enyigba community in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State over its land dispute with Enyibichiri community of Ikwo Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in the state, Uchenna Orji, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, June 7, said Governor David Umahi has…
The chairman of the South East Security Committee, codenamed, EBUBE AGU, Major General Obi Abel Umahi (rtd) has resigned his position. In his resignation letter dated June 4, 2021 and titled “Resignation as Chairman Southeast Security Committee – Ebubeagu”, Umahi said since the formation of the security outfit, the southeast governors had stifled it of…
The TB Joshua Ministries has confirmed the passing of the clergyman. In a statement released on social media, the church revealed the last words of the clergyman before he died. The statement reads; ”PROPHET TB JOSHUA – JUNE 12th 1963 to JUNE 5th 2021 “Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan…
