Bandits attacked Gidan-Igwai, a community in the Sokoto metropolis, killed an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and vandalised the corps’ operational vehicle. A source in the community said that officials at the NSCDC office in the area had tried to repel the attack which occurred on Monday, November 15. “When the bandits…
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced plans of establishing 10 new national parks as part of the strategy to tackle biodiversity loss. Speaking on Wednesday September 22, in a video message to the hybrid High-Level event tagged “Transformative Actions for Nature and People” on the margins of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA…
BBNaija ”Shine Ya Eye” housemate, KayVee, has withdrawn from the show on medical grounds This comes after his fellow housemates and Nigerians called on the organisers of the reality TV show to take KayVee for psychological evaluation following some ”weird behavior” lately. Head of House, Pere, announced his withdrawal from the show this afternoon.…
Friends are mourning a police officer, Aladeokin jelil Kayode, who was killed during bank robbery in Iree community, in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State. The daredevil armed robbers stormed the branches of two bank along Ikirun Road on Thursday afternoon, August 5. It was gathered that the robbers used explosives to break the doors of…
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed Mrs Olayemi Grace Odetomi, wife of Peter Oluremi Odetomi, the former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters under the administration of late Governor Abiola Ajimobi. It was gathered that Mrs Odetomi was shot dead by the gunmen at their family house around Ashi, Bodija, Ibadan in the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced his government’s plan to recruit 10,000 new police officers to boost national security. The President disclosed this on Thursday June 10, while delivering a speech in Lagos on his one-day visit for the inauguration of various projects. Buhari said; “We are currently recruiting 10,000 new police officers to reinforce…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday February 25, met the newly appointed chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. The President met Bawa at the state house in Abuja, barely a day after his nomination as head of the anti-graft agency, was confirmed by the senate.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wore same outfit she appeared in during President Trump’s first impeachment in 2019 for the second impeachment vote against the president on Wednesday January 13. On Wednesday, Ms Pelosi appeared at the House impeachment vote wearing a black dress with three-quarter sleeves and a blue and black floral mask. She paired the outfit with a gold necklace. The…
Dbanj and his wife Lineo Didi Kilgrow have welcomed another child, a baby girl. The singer took to Instagram to announce the birth of his baby girl with a series of photos. In one of the images, the proud father was pictured carrying his newborn, while others showed his wife showcasing her baby bump. He wrote in his…
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq on Tuesday October 27 revealed that her ministry has disbursed over N6 billion to poor households in six out of the 14 local government areas of Zamfara under the 2020 Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme. Speaking during the flag off of Grant for Rural Women…
