Several players from Kano Pillars FC U-19 team were on Tuesday injured in a road accident involving their team bus during a trip. The driver also sustained injuries as they traveled to the New Jos Stadium for their Matchday 5 fixture in the inaugural U-19 Youth League against Plateau United U-19. In a tweet on…
Operatives of Ogun State Police command have arrested one Yemisi Ogunlana, for allegedly using a sharp object to severely injure her husband’s man organ, during a disagreement. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement she made available to newsmen in Abeokuta on Monday night. She explained that the Divisional Police Officer…
Former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has declared that stepping out of Kuje Custodial Centre today, a free man, marks a new chapter in his life. Farouk Lawan regained his freedom after serving his jail term at the Kuje Custodial Centre. Spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command of the Nigeria…
An Onitsha-based businessman, identified as Chikwado Eze, has died in a grave at Inyi, a community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The deceased who hailed from the Ugbaike community, also in the aforementioned council area had secured a visa to travel abroad for his business but needed fortification for more fortunes…
The Enugu State government has confirmed a cholera outbreak in the state, saying 10 fatalities linked to the disease have been recorded. This is contained in a memo signed by Samuel Egwuonwu, the Director of Medical Services, on behalf of the state’s commissioner for health. The Interesting Things About Pha Din Pass, Dien Bien That…
Senator Oyelola Ashiru’s office has issued a statement to debunk wrong and fallacious impressions created by the NDLEA in its press statement issued on 21 October 2024. The NDLEA alleged that Senator Ashiru’s house in Ilorin, Kwara State, was raided, and illicit drugs were found. This accusation comes on the heels of Senator Ashiru’s declaration…
The pioneer Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO), Benue State, Professor Innocent Ujah, has been suspended over alleged gross misconduct and willful disregard to authority. Professor Ediga Bede Agbo was immediately appointed as the acting Vice Chancellor of the university. A statement by James Onogwu, the Coordinator, Information, Publication and Public…
The United Kingdom Government, through its Home Office International Operations, says its collaboration with Nigeria in the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking is yielding positive results. Head of UK Home Office International Operations, Victoria Pullen, stated this when she led her colleague, Kristoffer Hawksfield on a visit to the National Drug Law…
A political pressure group, Osun Democrats for Democracy (ODD) has warned Thors Explorations Limited and its subsidiary, Segilola Gold Project, to stop threatening the government and people of Osun State over legitimate demands for payment of lawful taxes to the treasury of the state government. Reacting to a media publication in which Thors Explorations vowed…
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, otherwise known as Bobrisky, is currently in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State, where he spent the night in a cell at the police facility. A source, who confirmed the development to our correspondent, said further directives were being awaited regarding Okuneye’s case, adding that he…
