Nigeria News 17 killed in South Africa mass shooting September 29, 2024 Alade Adisa At least 17 people were reportedly killed in a mass shooting in a remote South African town on Friday.A BBC report, quoting the police, stated that 12 women and one…
Nigeria News Tragedy at Obasanjo Presidential Library: Lion Kills Zookeeper in Fatal Attack September 29, 2024 Ifedamola Joseph Fayomi A zookeeper and lion handler at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta identified as Babaji Daule has reportedly been killed by a lion in the zoo. The library is said…
Nigeria News Kogi officials paid ex-gov Bello’s children’s school fees in dollars – Witness September 29, 2024 Alade Adisa In continuation of the money laundering trial of a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, a Bureau de Change operator based in Abuja, Jamilu Abdullahi, has narrated how the…
Nigeria News Five Dead, Several Hospitalized Following Church ‘Love Feast’ in Oyo September 29, 2024 Ifedamola Joseph Fayomi Not less than five people have been confirmed dead and others hospitalized at the infectious diseases center, Olodo in Egbeda LGA following the ‘Love feast (Ipese)’ planned by a white…
Nigeria News FearlessOctober1: No going back on protest, organizers tell police September 29, 2024 Alade Adisa Just a few days to the nation’s 64th independence anniversary, organizers of the #FearlessOctober1 protest have insisted that the military, police, and the Department of State Services (DSS) would not…
Nigeria News Regional government proposal tears Nigerian senators apart September 29, 2024 Alade Adisa Agitation for a return to the regional system of government has generated a heated debate among Nigerian Senators from the southern and northern regions, with the lawmakers expressing sharply contrasting…
Nigeria News Court remands 4 bloggers for false publications, cyberstalking September 29, 2024 Friday Omosola Four bloggers—Precious Eze, 38, Olawale Rotimi, 47, Rowland Olonishu, and Seun Odunlami—have been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly cyberstalking and false dissemination. Punch newspaper reported that the…
Nigeria News N3.1bn fraud: I brought $15.8m to Suswam at home – Witness September 28, 2024 Alade Adisa A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abubakar Umar, has said that he gave a former governor of Benue, Gabriel Suswam the sum of $15.8 million cash…
Nigeria News Politics PDP Elders Forum apologizes to Wike over Fubara September 28, 2024 Alade Adisa The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Elders Forum has waded into the acrimonious relationship between Governor Siminalaye Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital…
Sports FIFA ban Argentina goalkeeper, Martinez for offensive behaviour September 28, 2024 Alade Adisa The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has banned Argentina’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez for two matches for offensive behaviour. Announcing the development on Saturday, the Argentine Football Association…
