FRSC Asks Fed. Ministry of Works To Repair Roads In Onitsha Metropolis Before Yuletide The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has urged the Federal Ministry of Works to carry out repairs on some failed portions of Onitsha roads, in Anambra State, before the Christmas season. Anambra State Sector Commander of […]
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Court Remands ‘Oleku’ Crooner Ice Prince In Ikoyi Prison
A magistrate court sitting in the Ajah area of Lagos has ordered the remand of hip-hop recording artist, Ice Prince Zamani at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly assaulting a police officer. The ‘Oleku’ crooner was arraigned before the court by the Lagos State Police Command on Friday on a […]
Oyo Govt vows to prosecute land grabbers
The Oyo State Government has said that there will be no more hiding place for land grabbers operating in the state, as they will henceforth face prosecution. The Deputy Governor, Chief Adebayo Lawal, made this known on Friday while inaugurating members of the state Task Force Unit for the enforcement […]
Army intercepts N10m drugs in Ogun, rejects bribe
Troops of the 81 Division, Nigerian Army, have intercepted 792 parcels of drugs suspected to be Cannabis Sativa worth N10 million along the Ilaro-Benin Republic border. The acting Deputy Director of the Army division, Major Olaniyi Osoba, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Osoba stated that the parcels of […]
Governorship Candidate Dies in Influential Southwest State
The Ogun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party, Prof. David Bamgbose, is dead, six days after he announced himself as the party’s candidate. Bamgbose reportedly died at the Sacred Heart hospital, Lantoro, Abeokuta, after a brief illness, on Friday morning. Bamgbose’s death was confirmed by his personal assistant […]
Federal government gives reason Why Nigerian travellers were denied entry into Dubai
The Federal Government has responded to a viral video showing stranded Nigerians at an airport in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The video which surfaced online on wednesday showed some Nigerians being denied entry into the UAE despite possessing valid visas. In a statement signed by a Ministry of Foreign […]
Tension in Anambra as vigilante outfit and youths clash
THERE was tension in Oba, Idemili North local government area of Anambra State, as men of the Anambra Vigilante Group, AVG, and youths of the community engaged in a clash leading to the destruction of vehicles belonging to the state government sponsored security outfit. The cause of the trouble was […]
Nyesom Wike Threatens To Help Sink PDP In 2023 Election
The Rivers State Governor has threatened to help the Peoples Democratic Party lose the 2023 presidential election. The governor issued the threat at the commissioning of the internal road in Omerelu community in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers on Thursday. The governor who was responding to recent comments by […]
Man, 57, caught defiling 10-year-old girl says ‘I was only romancing her’
A man, who gave his name as Chidi Obieze, has confessed to being 57 years old and was allegedly arrested on Wednesday while defiling a 10 years old girl. The man who said he hails from Egbem Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State was arrested at Oraifite, a […]
Road crash claims seven lives in Ekiti
No fewer than seven travelers on Wednesday evening lost their lives in a ghastly auto crash involving two vehicles in Ekiti State. It was gathered that the accident, which claimed seven lives, involved an 18-passenger bus and a Toyota car, which had a head-on collision along the Iluomoba-Aisegba highway in […]