Lai Mohammed, Minister of information and culture, says the number of COVID-19 cases recorded at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps across the country is more than reported. This contradicts the claims made by the management of the scheme. Recall that last week, media reports claimed 109 corps members and officials of the scheme…
Lizben Agha, a leader of the Jewish community in Ogidi, Anambra state, has been freed one month after she was arrested with 3 Israeli visitors. Lizben Agha was jailed alongside Israelis Rudy Rochman, David Benaym, and Noam Leibman The Israelis were freed after 20 days in detention while Lizben remained in jail. Lizben…
Gunmen have set ablaze three buses belonging to a transportation company in Enyiogwugwu, Aboh Mbaise LGA of Imo state. Though it couldn’t be confirmed if there was any casualty, it was however gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday August 9. Recall that secessionist group, IPOB had said it would enforce a…
Six girls and a man who were allegedly being trafficked to Cote d’ Ivoire and Libya have been rescued by policemen attached to Edo police command. The victims identified as Innocent Godfrey (male) 20, Success Okogbowa 17, Gift Osabuohien 18, Endurance Edigho 18, Gift Edigho, 17, Oghayero 19 and Happiness Oliver 16 are said to be from Delta, Edo…
Spokesman of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu has said he will be vindicated when judgement is passed on a lawsuit challenging his qualification to contest for an elective post. His main opponent in the party primary, Okechukwu Ezeala had accused him of certificate forgery and impersonation, arguing he did not do a legal name change…
Kidnappers who abducted Oyintare Ajanami, the owner of a popular nightclub in Bayelsa, have demanded the sum of N200million from his family to release him. Ajanami, an indigene of Ayamasa town in Ekeremor local government area of the State was abducted at his building site along Otiotio Road in the state capital on Wednesday,…
A police Inspector was killed on Thursday August 5 as gunmen attacked and burnt down Orlu police station. Three of the gunmen were also killed in a gunfight which ensued. Imo police spokesperson, Mike Abattam said the gunmen at about 9:35pm attacked and threw explosives and petrol bombs on top of the roof of Orlu Police station,…
Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has said there is no set date for removal fo fuel subsidy. In an interview on Channels Television, Sylva disclosed that government is making efforts to put structures in place to cushion the effect of the eventual subsidy removal. He said; “I cannot give you a date…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has cried out over the state of things in the country. In his speech during the 3rd Conference of the Da’awah Coordination Council of Nigeria (DCCN), an amalgamation of about 52 Da’awa groups in Gombe, the…
Claiming that Abba Kyari might become the Inspector-General of Police some day, the Brekete Family Radio host stated that the United States government wrongly asked for Kyari to be extradited. He also claimed that it would have been a different case if the police officer was arrested in the North-American country. Speaking in pidgin…
