The abduction of three individuals along the road leading to Port Harcourt International Airport has been officially confirmed by the Rivers State Police Command. The incident occurred on the Obiri-Ikwerre Road stretch towards the airport on the late evening of Tuesday, January 2, 2024. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson for the command, conveyed that the…
American singer Britney Spears has firmly declared that she will “never return to the music industry” amidst swirling rumors about her potential comeback to the studio. Responding to reports in the US media suggesting she was gearing up for a 10th studio album and considering collaborations with songwriters like Julia Michaels and Charlie XCX, Spears…
The Assistant Inspector General of Police overseeing Zone 2 Command, encompassing Lagos and Ogun States, AIG Ari Muhammed Ali, has issued the dismissal of Inspector Sunday Adetoye with AP. No. 279495 and Inspector Ogunleye Stephen with AP. No. 223521. Both officers, stationed at the Zonal Command Headquarters in Onikan, Lagos, were terminated due to their…
Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has revealed ongoing discussions to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who has been in detention since 2021. Kanu was arrested in Kenya and subsequently repatriated to Nigeria, leading to his detention at the Department…
The recently kidnapped chairman of Akwanga Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Isa Andaha, along with his political mentor, Adamu Umar, and two others, have regained their freedom following the payment of a N10 million ransom. The abduction took place on New Year’s Day at Ningo village along Andaha-Akwanga Road, with the victims being…
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, has advocated for an additional three years for President Bola Tinubu’s administration to address and rectify the country’s challenges. Speaking on Tuesday, January 2, in Koli-Edda, Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, during his visit to the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairperson in Ebonyi…
The Federal Government has issued a ban on 18 foreign universities operating in Nigeria, cautioning Nigerians against enrolling in these institutions. The Ministry of Education, through the National Universities Commission, referred to these universities, including five from the United States, six from the United Kingdom, and three from Ghana, as “degree mills.” The closure follows…
The National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Halima Shehu, has been taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) shortly after her suspension. Her detention is linked to the transfer of N17 billion from the NSIPA account to certain questionable accounts within a…
Kidnappers have taken the life of Juliet Eneojo, a student of the Kogi State College of Health Science and Technology, Idah. The HND II Health Management student was abducted while on her way from Lokoja to her hometown, Itobe, for the New Year celebration. Details surrounding the incident are currently incomplete, but reports indicate that…
A health assistant named Victoria reportedly took her own life within a medical center where she was employed in the Surulere area of Lagos state on Sunday, December 31, 2023. The Surulere Police Division received a report from the Medical Director of the health center, stating that Victoria was absent from her duty post on…
