Abia state’s 17-year-old one-day Governor, Nicholas Ogunji of Adventist Technical Secondary School, Ohafia embarked on an official outing of setting some inmates free. Governor Ikpeazu who revealed that Nicholas is the third One-Day-Governor under his administration, said part of his first official outing was a visit to the Afaraukwu Correctional Centre where he helped free some inmates after…
Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdullahi Bawa, and the clerk of the House, Abdullahi Kagara have gone into isolation after testing positive for Coronavirus. Niger’s Commissioner of Information, Muhammed Idris told Channels Television that the Speaker and Clerk’s COVID-19 test results came in on Sunday December 20. This is coming two weeks after the lawmaker representing…
Three people have been confirmed dead after a gunmen attack in Madaka village of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Among those killed is the leader of the vigilante group in Madaka, Isyaku Alhassan, his son Abdulhamid Isyaku and one other person whose name is yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.…
World football governing body, FIFA, has announced that Juventus/Portugal attacker, Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona/Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich/Poland striker Robert Lewandowski are the three finalists for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award. On November 25, a shortlist of 11 players including Kevin De Bruyne, Sadio Mane, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Sergio Ramos, Mohamed Salah, Thiago…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has narrated how Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), assured him of a reelection victory. Obaseki shared his testimony at this year’s RCCG Holy Ghost Congress which was held along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Recounting how he visited Adeboye on two different occasions before the election,…
The presidency has reacted to the death of Leadership Newspaper publisher, Sam Nda-Isaiah. President Buhari who expressed shock over his death, described him as a “friend and an ally”. The President also condoled the media fraternity, the Nda-Isaiah family, friends and associates of the deceased, saying “the country has lost a man of conviction, a resolute and dogged believer…
British singer-songwriter, FKA Twigs has sued her ex-boyfriend, actor Shia LaBeouf for allegedly abusing her physically and infecting her with an STD during their relationship. The pair dated between 2018 and 2019. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles, on Friday accuses the American actor of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress. The singer-songwriter cited multiple incidents…
Pastor Timi Adigun of MINE Teenage Ministry has reacted to the allegations that he sexually assaulted a number of the teens in his care. It was claimed on Twitter that Adigun, who is the leader of The Ark Church, was involved in inappropriate sexual acts with his female teenage members for years. The teenage ministry, an offshoot…
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has expressed concern about the decline in the standard of education in the country. Adamu, who spoke in Yola, Adamawa State, during the official commissioning of completed projects in the college, said a number of graduates can neither read nor write in a tolerable manner. The minister who was represented by the Director of Tertiary…
Dr Isidore Ojukwu Nwankwo, a former Rector of Enugu Polytechnic, Ndeabor, Ani-Nri, Local Government Area has been remanded in prison custody after being arraigned in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nwankwo was arraigned on six-count charges bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretense to the tune of N1,153,700.00 (One Million, One Hundred and Fifty-three Thousand,…