Federal authorities on Sunday detained five people with possible links to the New York bombing, local media reported, citing unnamed law enforcement sources. The FBI’s New York branch tweeted that no one had been charged in connection with the blast in the city’s Chelsea neighborhood, which injured 29 people — …
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Man pulls gun, threatens to blow off heads of FRSC officials
There was a little drama in Abuja yesterday, precisely at Durumi area a few yards away from Winner’s Chapel when a man, alleged to be a member of the church pulled a gun on Federal Road Safety officials (FRSC) who tried to impound his vehicle on an charge that he and …
Read More »IPOB declares Sept 23 protest day
The Directorate of State, DOS, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, worldwide has declared 23rd September 2016 as the day for Biafrans worldwide to protest against the continued detention of its leader Nnamdi Kanu and for the freedom of Biafra people. In a statement signed by its Media and Publicity Officer, …
Read More »Man uses girlfriend for ritual
See What This Men Did To This Lady Two men have been apprehended by the police for the murder of a lady in Ogun State. The men, were said to have sliced off the lady chest before dumping her body inside a river for ritual purpose. g According to Breaking …
Read More »7 Soldiers killed by Boko Haram
Seven Niger soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in two separate attacks by Boko Haram Islamists over the past week, the army has said. The two attacks took place in the southeastern Diffa region near the border with Nigeria, according to a military statement released late on Tuesday. Five of …
Read More »How Ize-Iyamu was rusticated for two years as UNIBEN student – Oshiomhole
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole says contrary to the claims of the PDP Governorship Candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu that he has never been indicted for any crime, that the PDP candidate was allegedly rusticated by a panel led by Prof. Itse Sagay for two years after he allegedly bathed a fellow student …
Read More »Robbers invade Basketmouth’s Lekki apartment
Armed robbers on Tuesday invaded the apartment of popular comedian, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, carting away valuables. It was learnt that the gun-wielding robbers stormed Basketmouth’s apartment in the Lekki Phase 1 area around 2am, and held the comedian and his family members hostage …
Read More »3 killed as Hausa, Fulani clash in Lagos
No fewer than three persons lost their lives in a clash between Hausa and Fulani traders in Abbatoir, Agege area of Lagos, yesterday, while several others were injured. However, Lagos State Police Command said only one person died. Property were also destroyed in the clash that disrupted business activities at …
Read More »World Bank earmarks $500m for basic education in Nigeria
The World Bank has set aside $500 million as grant to fund basic education in five states for five years, Mrs Helen Okoro, the Information Officer, Universal Basic Education Commission, has said. Okoro, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, credited Dr Olatunde Adekola, Head, World Bank International Reconstruction and …
Read More »My husband deceived my parents, paid only N600 as my bride price
A trader, Margaret Agwu, on Wednesday told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that her husband, Onu, deceived her and her parents and paid just N600 as her bride price when she was still 12 years old. She also said that sometimes he strips her naked and beats her to pulp. …
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