An Akure Magistrate Court on Wednesday July 29, remanded a 47-year-old man identified as Olabode Oluwaseun in police custody for beating his pregnant wife, Blessing to death. A police prosecutor who testified in court said the incident occurred on April 3 in Akure, the state capital. He further revealed that a blow to the woman’s abdomen silenced her and her unborn…
Elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark has hit back at President Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura over his comment on zoning. Recall that Daura had said that competence should be prioritised in political offices rather than zoning. Clark however fired back at Buhari’s nephew over the comment while appearing on an…
Family and friends have gone on various social media platforms to ask for help in finding a young man who has been missing for days now. Onuchukwu Chukwuemeka Maxwell, 32, reportedly closed from work last weekend and was dropped off by his boss around Mile 2. He never made it home and he hasn’t been seen…
Senator Ayo Fasanmi, leader of Yoruba socio-cultural group ‘Afenifere’ is dead at the age of 94. The Afenifere leader died in Osogbo in the late hours of Wednesday July 29, after a brief illness. The second republic senator’s son, Afolabi who confirmed his death wrote in statement released on Thursday July 30; “With gratitude to the…
A wing tip accident was witnessed at the cargo area of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos on Wednesday July 29. The accident occurred when a Middle East Airlines plane was coming to park on the apron while a Turkish Airlines aircraft was taxiing out. Passengers on the Turkish Airlines flight were made to disembark and it was…
Nigeria recorded 404 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, July 29. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lagos, the nation’s COVID-19 epicentre, reported 106 new cases, while the FCT reported 54. Other states with new cases include Rivers – 48, Plateau – 40, Edo – 29, Enugu – 20, Oyo – 20, Kano –…
A newly married military officer was shot dead by his colleague in Borno state following a misunderstanding. Lieutenant Babakaka Shehu Ngorgi of the 202 Battalion, who got married in December 2019, was talking to his wife Hauwa Alhaji Kolomi when one of his colleagues shot him from the back six times in Bama, Borno. After shooting him, the…
Former Minister of Science and Technology, Sam Momah is dead at the age of 77. Momah died on Wednesday July 29, following complications from diabetes. Lifeline Care Assocaition who announced the death of the late Minister who was their grand patron, wrote; “We regret to announce the passing of our Grand Patron, Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Sam Momah…
A woman who was chained to a pillar for 18 hours by her husband has been rescued in Ebonyi State. Mrs Ngozi Chukwuani was chained by husband Uche Chukwuani to a pillar inside their home at No 1 Ike street in Abakaliki. Afterwards, Uche fled with the key to the padlock. It was revealed that the couple’s daughter attempted to…
The Accident and Investigation Bureau (AIB) has released a report which explained why the helicopter conveying Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to Kabba in Kogi state during the 2019 general elections crashed. In a report released by the Commissioner of AIB Akin Olateru on Tuesday July 28, it was gathered that the crew lost visual contact with the ground and…