THE Edo State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a suspect who allegedly killed his fiancee, known as Mama Hallelujah, and her three-year-old daughter, identified simply as Miracle, in the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Moses Yamu, announced this via a statement issued on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.Yamu disclosed …
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SENATOR Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has formally filed a petition before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), seeking the disbarment of Senator Nedamwen Bernards Imasuen from the Nigerian Bar. Imasuen is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions. The petition, grounded on …
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A former Vice Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Professor Wale Are Olaitan, is dead. The brilliant academic, who was VC between 2009 and 2013, died at the age of 60 on Monday in a protracted illness. The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Oyo State …
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SAMSUNG Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee has died of a heart attack at the age of 63. Han, who was credited with boosting Samsung Electronics on the global stage, died on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. “He died from cardiac arrest today,” a Samsung spokesperson said, adding that Han was survived by …
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THE Super Eagles of Nigeria were on Friday held to a 1-1 outcome by the Warriors of Zimbabwe in a Match Day 6 encounter of the 2026 World Cup Qualifier, with South Africa remaining atop of Group C. In the match played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, …
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Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Tuesday praised President Bola Tinubu for his administration’s commitment to the second phase of the Nembe-Brass road project. Diri gave the commendation during a courtesy visit by the project’s contractors, A.I.L Infrastructure Limited, in Yenagoa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the …
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A Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan has remanded 23-year-old Lateef Abdulahi, in a correctional centre for allegedly stealing five pieces of used roofing sheets and escaping from police custody. Abdulahi had pleaded not guilty to a five-count charge bordering on stealing, escape from lawful custody, and …
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THE Ondo State Security outfit, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has reassured residents of its resolve to combat the surge in kidnapping and banditry in the state. The Commandant of the Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, stated this after a meeting with lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday in …
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THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has launched a resettlement package for 33,692 trained beneficiaries across the country under the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI). The Director-General of NDE, Mr Silas Agara, disclosed this during the Resettlement of Beneficiaries under the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative on Tuesday in Yola. Agara, who was represented by the Director …
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THE Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos on Tuesday, handed over 287 seized bags of foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Navy Capt. Oyeleye Omotayo, the FOB Commanding Officer, said the bags of rice were seized by the operatives in different operations along …
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