A Turkey-based Nigerian, Emmanuel Olaitan Johnson, has recounted how he survived the earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people in Turkey on Monday. Johnson, who spoke with BBC Pidgin, explained that he sensed danger when he noticed the crack in his building wall. Recounting his ordeal, Jonhson said he was dressed only in pants, picked up his…
Following the arrest of a lecturer over an allegation of having unlawful s3xual intercourse with his biological daughter in Lagos State, the state Domestic and S3xual Violence Agency has decried the rise in such cases in the state. The Executive Secretary for the agency, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, in a statement, said the agency got to know…
A civil society group in Edo State, Edo Civil Society Group led by Comrade Agho Omobude on Tuesday blocked the main entrance of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Benin City over the scarcity of the naira notes which has brought suffering to millions of Nigerians. As a result of the protest, vehicles coming into…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has remanded over 20 persons arrested in connection with a meeting by members of the Atiku Support Organisation in the state correctional centre. They were arraigned on counts of conspiracy, cultism, and unlawful gathering. Chief Magistrate Collins Ali after refusing bail application by the…
Former Nigeria’s President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has lost his uncle, Elder Omieworio Afeni. Elder Afeni died in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital at the weekend after a brief illness. He was the younger brother to Jonathan’s mother. A statement signed by Ikechukwu Eze, media adviser to Jonathan, noted that the former President had been in…
London police officer David Carrick will serve at least 30 years behind bars, a British judge ruled on Tuesday, saying Mr Carrick used his job to take “monstrous advantage of women” The disgraced 48-year-old PC, described as a “monster” and “evil” by some of his dozen victims, carried out a catalogue of violent and brutal…
The mother of Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, is dead. She died on today, February 7th. Funke’s older sister, Olubunmi Akindele, announced their mother’s death in a statement today. The statement read, “It is with heavy hearts, but in total submission to God Almighty, that the ADEBANJO and AKINDELE families announce the passing of their daughter,…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has promised that his administration would support the judiciary to overcome the myriad of operational challenges confronting it in the State. He also reiterated his administration’s promise to better the welfare of the judges of the State judiciary. Adeleke made this known on Monday during the swearing-in of four newly…
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday accused some opposition parties of legally restricting President Muhammadu Buhari from giving relief to Nigerians suffering agonies of cash crunch resulting from the naira redesign. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, made the remark at the 23rd edition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration scorecard series (2015-2023)…
Adams Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State, has expressed his disappointment over the shortage of fuel and the increase in its pump price. He stated that he recently purchased a liter of fuel for N1,000 during one of his campaign tours. The scarcity of fuel and the high prices have affected not only the…
