Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have apprehended a member of a notorious armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate linked to the death of CSP Hassan Jega, the Divisional Police Officer of Agbarho Division in Delta State. CSP Jega was killed during a gun battle between his team and the assailants on October 14, 2024, while…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied reports suggesting plans to destroy uncollected permanent voter cards (PVCs). A recent online article claimed that the electoral body intended to destroy six million uncollected PVCs. However, in a statement issued on Sunday, January 5, INEC refuted the claim, calling it “false” and urging the public to…
At least seven people were injured when a three-storey building under construction collapsed at Aboga, along the Igwuruta-Etche Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident occurred around 1:30 pm on Saturday, January 4, 2025, while workers were on site. According to an eyewitness, no lives were lost, though seven of the…
President Bola Tinubu visited Enugu State on Saturday, January 4, for a working trip. He was warmly received by the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah. More photos are available below.
Tomiko Itooka of Japan who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has d!ed at the age of 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said on Saturday, Jan. 4, that Itooka died on Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan. Itooka was born…
Three prominent pastors of The Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) has been announced dead on the first day of 2025. Evangelist Oladotun Elusanmi, Shepherd Olumuyiwa Michael, and Assistant Venerable Superior Evangelist Johnson Olajuwon were confirmed dead by the church’s media head in a statement posted on its website. Superior Evangelist Kayode Ajala, the Secretary of…
Olukayode Egbetokun the Inspector General of Police, IGP, on Friday, January 3, promi that any assault on police officers will receive a calculated and well-deserved response . Egbetokun who was in Enugu police headquarters on a one-day official visit, said that the police would not tolerate any form of assault or killing of police…
An electrician, identified only as Sheni, was electrocuted while working on wiring connections at the UNILAG Estate in the Magodo area of Lagos State on New Year’s Day. The tragic incident occurred around 5 pm when some residents of the estate, facing a power outage, called Sheni to assist with fixing the wiring. A…
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in the 2023 election, has criticized the economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, suggesting that they primarily benefit bankers, government officials, and the president’s allies. Since taking office in May 2023, Tinubu’s government has implemented reforms such as the removal of the fuel subsidy and the devaluation…
A Zambian police officer has been arrested after allegedly freeing over a dozen inmates to allow them to celebrate New Year’s Eve while intoxicated. The 13 detainees, who were held near Kanyama in southern Zambia on charges such as assault, affray, and theft, were released by Detective Inspector Titus Phiri. According to Zambia’s Police Service,…
