Bola Tinubu, the APC candidate in the February 25 presidential election, has told Igbos in Enugu that when they vote for him, he will allow them to have a share in the “national cake,” a euphemism for the national coffer. Mr Tinubu urged Enugu residents and Igbos, in general, to …
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Zazzau Emirate Council Dismisses Palace Guard Over Gangrape Of Bride-to-be
A palace guard (Dogari), Sama’ila Abubakar Rimin Tsiwa, has been dismissed from the services of the Zazzau Emirate Council in Kaduna State for allegedly raping a lady on a mission to the palace. Abdullahi Aliyu Kwarbai, the Media and Publicity Officer of the Emir, in a statement, said, “Sama’ila Abubakar …
Read More »Newly-Employed NSCDC Officer Killed By Bandits At Mining Site In Kaduna
Yashim Elisha, one of the seven Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officers killed by bandits in Kaduna State reportedly got employed in NSCDC in 2022, IGBERETV has learnt. Yashim Elisha and other personnel were ambushed and killed at Kuriga mining site in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of …
Read More »INEC Releases List Of 93.4 Million Registered Voters, As Youth Population Tops Age Distribution Chart
Less than two months to the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the total number of registered voters for the elections to the 18 registered political parties in Nigeria. The registered voters’ list was handed over to the representatives of all the political parties …
Read More »UK’s FCA Fines Guarantee Trust Bank N4.1bn For Money Laundering
The United Kingdom subsidiary of GT Bank has been slapped a N4.1 billion fine (7.6 million pounds) on account of what the country’s financial watchdog assessed as failures in the bank’s anti-money laundering systems and controls. Reuters reported on Tuesday that the bank had paid the fine and it …
Read More »Man Apprehended For Allegedly Using Charm On Woman, Defrauding Her
A 47-year-old man, Bayo Ayeni, was docked on Wednesday, in a Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, for allegedly indulging in black magic, juju, NAN reports. The police charged the defendant of Byazhin Across, Kubwa, Abuja, with criminal conspiracy, unlawful juju and cheating. The Prosecution Counsel, John Okpa, told the …
Read More »PDP: Seized Allocations To LGs In Borno, Yobe, Adamawa For 18 Months – Lawan Alleges
President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan has lambasted the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for stopping the statutory allocations of local governments in the insurgency-affected states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa for 18 months during the party’s reign. Lawan who spoke at the Presidential Campaign Rally of the ruling APC …
Read More »Atiku-Wike: Face Off Divides PDP In Cross River State
The face-off between the five governors of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also known as G-5, led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the Presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over the refusal of its national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to step down has polarised members of PDP …
Read More »Joao Felix Officially Joins Chelsea On Loan From Atletico Madrid
Portuguese attacker Joao Felix will be part of the Chelsea squad for the remainder of the season, having moved to Stamford Bridge on loan from Atletico Madrid. The 23-year-old previously played for Benfica in his homeland before switching to the Spanish capital in the summer of 2019, for a record …
Read More »27,300 APC Members Defect To PDP In Katsina
27,300 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State on Tuesday defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Sandamu Local Government Area of the state. The PDP governorship candidate, Senator Yakubu Lado, who stormed the area as part of his campaign tour of the state, decried the …
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