Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
‘How 17-year-old boy was electrocuted at construction site in Lagos’
According to the woman, her brother said that her son followed her husband (his step-father), a welder by profession, to…
Otti to extend nurses’ retirement age in Abia to 65 years
Also, the governor said that the government had concluded arrangements to set up a state-of-the-art medical city. Otti said that…
#EndBadGovernance: Police ban public procession during ‘one- million- man protest’ in Rivers
The Command said this was because it has uncovered plans by miscreants, who were previously prevented from engaging in looting…
Plateau Govt relaxes curfew on Jos-Bukuru metropolis further
The Plateau government on Sunday, imposed a curfew following the looting of public and private assets by some hoodlums in…
Police: We raided office inside NLC headquarters to arrest high- profile suspect
But, the police, in a statement by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer on Friday said the raid…
Gunmen abduct journalist’s wife, 2 daughters, 8 other family members in Kaduna
Bashir, a correspondent for Nigeria Telegraph, told colleagues in Lokoja, Kogi State’s capital, on Friday in a brief statement that…
NYSC seeks help to find missing Akwa-Ibom Coordinator, driver
The two of its officials went missing while traveling to Uyo, Akwa-Ibom, Mr Eddy Megwa, NYSC’s Director of Information and…
Shettima excited over MTN’s donation of N1bn, 4,600 digital devices to FG
The Vice-President said the donation by the company would be judiciously managed by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and…
Gov. Alia laments fresh killings in Benue village ‘despite strong security presence’
The governor, who expressed worry over the attack on unarmed innocent citizens by armed bandits, said that such heinous acts…
Lassa Fever: NCDC registers 7 cases
The NCDC on its official website on Friday said Edo reported four cases, Bauchi two, while Kogi recorded one with…
Human trafficking: NSCDC nabs 4 suspects, rescues 9 women from hotel in Oyo
Padonu said that the command’s Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit arrested the suspects and rescued the victims on Tuesday…
Botswana declares holiday to celebrate first Olympic gold
Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced to the nation that he has found it a fitting tribute to Tebogo, “Botswana’s Sensation,”…
Over 30 corpses recovered after militia attack on Benue community
Mr Matthew Aboh, Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism told journalists in Makurdi on Friday that the killings resulted from…
Rivers: Navy rescues 59 from drowning, loses officer
Adams-Aliu said the deceased officer fell overboard accidentally during the rescue operation which lasted for about 10 hours from midnight…
11 dead, 4 injured as car collides with truck in Kaduna
“The fatal crash resulted in the instant death of all the 11 people in the golf while the four people…
Obasanjo to Tinubu: Demands of protesting youths legitimate, listen to them
Obasanjo said the Federal Government should listen to the concerns of the youth which necessitated their nationwide protests. The former…
Tinubu: Mining companies must prioritize health, safety of Nigerians
Addressing the health implication of exploration activities during an interactive session, the President expressed concern over the well-being of those…
We never accused NNPC of not supplying us crude oil – Dangote Refinery
However, Dangote Industries Limited, in the statement it issued on Thursday said its complaint was concern has always been NUPRC’s…
Two notorious thieves stopped from escaping with stolen car to Benin Republic
He said that the suspects, after hijacking the vehicle, were on top speed to escape a police checkpoint, but were…
NAF jet strikes Boko Haram IED factory, gun trucks in Borno
Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, stated this in a statement on Thursday in…
Oro festival: FUOYE urges female students, staff to stay indoors
The Oro festival typically characterised by the presence of masked men and restrictions of movement of women, is an indigenous…
Edo IDP First Class graduate bags US varsity PhD scholarship
Ishaku, upon graduation, had bagged the Best Graduating Student, 2023 award, the Mike Ozekhome award for overall best graduating student…
Police begin probe of murder of crossdresser, ‘Abuja Area Mama’
The sad news of the murder ‘Abuja Area Mama’ passing is coming barely three days after Lagos-based popular crossdresser ,…
Army seizes 238,500 litres of stolen crude oil in 3 states
Danjuma said that 110,000 litres of crude oil stored in an oven and a massive metal reservoir were discovered at…
Cross dresser found dead on Abuja expressway
FCT Police Command spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh in a statement said the corpse of the cross dresser corpse was found…
Troops bust notorious Oyo kidnapper, Abubakar Shehu, recover 4 AK-47 rifles, others
According to the post four Ak-47 rifles among other weapons were recovered at the hideout of the syndicate in Itesiwaju…
Pastor, 3 others kidnapped during vigil in Rivers regain freedom
It was gathered that gunmen dressed in military camouflage suspected to be herders at about 3.00am on Friday, 2nd August,…
#Endbadgovernance protest: 3 ‘protesters’ arrested for snatching POS machines in Rivers
Our Correspondent reports that for the eight days the #Endbadgovernance protest has been on, the Federal Secretariat housing some federal…
Teenage Nigerian autistic boy targets Guinness World Record for largest art canvas
The project, titled by Kanye tagged "Impossibility is a Myth," seeks to raise funds for The Zeebah Foundation's state-of-the-art autism…
Venezuelan military reaffirms absolute loyalty to Maduro
Crisis-hit Venezuela has been rocked by renewed instability in recent weeks after Maduro was declared the winner of heavily contested…