Nigerian chess champion and advocate for child education, Tunde Onakoya, has shattered the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon. In the early hours of Saturday, April 20, Tunde surpassed the previous record of 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 37 seconds set by Norwegians Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad on November 11,…
The Federal High Court in Warri has received a lawsuit against the Nigerian army filed by residents of Okuama-Ewu, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, demanding N200 billion in damages. The residents allege various violations including the cordoning of their community, destruction of homes, dehumanization, and an accusation of killing 17 military personnel without…
Plateau University, Bokkos, has implemented a temporary suspension of academic activities for a duration of 10 days following the tragic killing of a second-year student of the institution. In a statement issued by Mr. Yakubu Ayuba, the Registrar of the university, in Jos on Saturday, April 20, the decision was conveyed to the public. The…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has apprehended Ibrahim Isiaka for allegedly slitting the throat of a commercial motorcyclist and seizing his motorcycle in the Karu Local Government Area. As stated in a press release issued and circulated in Lafia on Friday, April 19, by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, the suspect was…
The electronic gates (e-gates) installed at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja underwent a test run on Friday, April 19, by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Dr. Tunji-Ojo, accompanied by Dr. Aishetu Ndayako, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, and Kemi Nanna Nandap, the Comptroller-General of Immigration, along with other top government officials, announced…
A Ghanaian man was arrested at Kotoka International Airport for attempting to sneak onto a London-bound flight. Officials from Aviance, a terminal management company, spotted him crawling on the airport’s tarmac. The man, now in police custody, is believed to have accessed the area via Burma Camp road and navigated through bushes to reach the…
The Osun State Police Command has apprehended four individuals accused of conspiring to murder a 45-year-old woman for money ritual in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to SP Yemisi Opalola, the command’s spokesperson, the arrest of the suspects followed a report filed by the woman’s son at the Apomu Police Division in Osun, stating that his…
The former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (retd). has lamented the rising security issues in Nigeria, saying the country is now a war front and a disgrace to the world. Channels TV reports that while speaking at a function in Taraba state today April 19, the elder statesman said Nigeria has become…
The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has said that widespread hatred towards the officers of the Nigeria Police is affecting security in the country. National Chairman of the PCRC, Mogaji Olaniyan who addressed newsmen at the 40th celebration ceremony of the Committee held in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, stated that the PCRC is fostering…
Popular DJ Iwuagwu Ebere, also known as Commissioner DJ Wysei, has been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Center until May 8. Ebere visited the police in Elemoro, Ajah on Monday, April 15, to report a man who allegedly defrauded her. The man was arrested on the same day and has since been in police custody. According…
