Estimated Reading Time: 2The social media on Friday was flooded with an image of Delta South Senator, James Manager kneeling before a former governor of the state, James Ibori. The picture has generated different reactions with some Nigerians being indifferent about the picture, while some condemned it, stating the fact[Read More…]
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Court remands man in Kirikiri for stealing aluminum pot
Estimated Reading Time: 1A 36-year-old man has been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for stealing aluminum pot in Lagos. The Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that the man, Saviour Dominic, who pleaded guilty to stealing the pot worth N80,000, be remanded in a correctional centre, impending sentence. Chief Magistrate[Read More…]
Court orders DSS to produce 12 persons arrested at Sunday Igboho’s house
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, mandated the Department of State Service, DSS, to present before it by July 29, the 12 persons arrested at Sunday Igboho’s Soka residence in Ibadan, Oyo state. NewsWireNGR had reported that Sunday Igboho (real name Sunday Adeyemo) was[Read More…]
COVID-19 positive man disguises as wife on Indonesian flight
Estimated Reading Time: 1A coronavirus (COVID-19) patient in Indonesia was nabbed after he disguised as his wife, wearing a niqab covering his face and carrying fake IDs and a negative PCR test result. According to an AP report, the man boarded a domestic flight under his wife’s name and brought[Read More…]
How 2 abducted Bethel Baptist students escaped bandits’ camp — Police
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Police Command in Kaduna State on Thursday confirmed the escape of two of the abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi, in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. ASP Mohammed Jalige, the Command’s Public Relations Officer said in a press statement made available[Read More…]
NURTW: How Lagos ‘agberos’ generate N123bn annually — Report
Estimated Reading Time: 1The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos Chapter, generates about N123.08 billion annually according to a statistical report by the International Centre for Investigative Report (ICIR). Levies on passenger vehicles, motorcycles, and tricycles are collected by the NURTW personnel, popularly known as “agberos” in Lagos.[Read More…]
2021 WASSCE scheduled for Aug 16 as WAEC registers 1.6m candidates
Estimated Reading Time: 4No fewer than 1.6 million candidates are expected to participate in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled to begin on August 16. The Head of National Office (HNO) of West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the figure in an interview[Read More…]
NAF refutes report of plane crash in Kaduna
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Nigeria Air Force has debunked circulating reports in the media that one of its Alpha jets crashed in Kaduna. A plane belonging to NAF was circulated on social media to have crashed in Kaduna. In reaction, NAF Director of Public Relations, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, was[Read More…]
Bandits strike again in Kaduna, kill one, abduct 7
Estimated Reading Time: 1Kaduna state on Saturday experienced another bandits attack as the notorious gunmen killed one villager and abducted another 7 persons. According to reports, the bandits attacked Anguwar Gajere village under Kutemashi Ward of the LGA arrived at the village on motorcycles around 1 pm. A resident quoted[Read More…]
2nd Inland Bridge ‘poorly constructed’ by Okorocha collapses
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Owerri Capital Development Authority (OCDA) has closed the 2nd Inland Road constructed by the administration of the former Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha. OCDA in a statement by its chairman, Innocent Ikpamezie, it said it had to take action following consistent complaints received from the users[Read More…]
