The Edo State Police Command has arrested a vigilante member who shot and wounded nine children playing football on the street in Benin City. Abdurahma Agbontaen, a member of the Edo Vigilante group was arrested for attempted murder and unlawful possession of firearm. It was gathered that the suspect angrily shot at the children…
Vice president and 2023 Presidential hopeful, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has said that he owes no single individual any allegiance asides from the oath he swore to Nigerians when he came into office in 2015. Osinbajo said this on Tuesday April 26, during his political consultations in Ogun state. He stated this amidst reports that his…
US vice president, Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19. Her press secretary Kirsten Allen said in a Tuesday statement that Harris was exhibiting no symptoms. She will isolate and work from the vice president’s residence. The VP’s office said Harris had not participated in any meetings at the White House on Tuesday, and she had…
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have informed passengers that they may experience flight disruptions due to the prolonged scarcity of aviation fuel. In February, the operators had lamented that the price of aviation fuel, also known as Jet A1, had increased to over N400 per litre. The scarcity has forced the price to increase to N600 now.…
A woman has allegedly come forward to claim that she was assaulted by BRT driver Andrew Nice Omininikoron. Andrew Nice is the driver of the BRT bus Oluwabamise Toyosi Ayanwole boarded before she was found dead. He has been arrested and, upon questioning, denied being responsible for her death. Reacting to Andrew’s interview…
Foreigners and their representatives have been barred from purchasing agricultural produce directly from farmers in the country by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). With the new ban, only licensed and duly registered local buying agents can now buy farm produce directly from farmers in Nigeria. Niyi Adebayo, minister of industry, trade and investment said…
Four policemen have been feared dead after a convoy of the Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; and Minister of Labour and Employment, Christ Ngige, crashed during the inspection of a bridge in Asaba, Delta State. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening March 8, after the driver lost control…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the court order sacking David Umahi and Eric Kelechi Igwe, as governor and deputy governor of Ebonyi state, is “reckless”. A statement released by Salisu Na’inna Dambatta, APC director of publicity, says the presiding judge committed a “glaring judicial error” by ordering Umahi’s sack without relying on any…
Sunday Igboho has revealed that PDP Presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu, paid him a visit while he was detained in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The Yoruba Nation activist, who was recently released by the Benin Republic government on health grounds said Momodu risked everything to see him. Igboho said: “I was very surprised that Chief Momodu…
Benjamin Chaha, the Speaker of House of Representatives in the Second Republic is dead. The former speaker who has been sick for a while, died on Wednesday afternoon. Born in 1940, Chaha was elected to the House of Representatives on the platform of the defunct National Party of Nigeria in the 1983 general election. Chaha…
