The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 62-year-old man, Lawal Sani for raping a 13-year-old old girl in Unguwar Yari area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Isah Gambo, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, January 21, said the suspect was arrested after the victim’s mother reported the…
1386 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, January 20. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 476. Other states with fresh cases include Rivers-163, FCT-116, Kaduna-114, Oyo-68, Plateau-62, Ogun-56, Imo-55, Osun-55, Edo-51, Anambra-50, Kwara-44, Kano-17, Ebonyi-14, Cross River-10, Delta-10, Jigawa-8, Bayelsa-6, Ekiti-6, Borno-2, Taraba-2 and…
As Oyo state grapples with incidents of kidnapping and banditry, the Oyo state government has dismissed claims that the Hausa-Fulani herdsmen are the brain behind the attacks. In a state broadcast on Wednesday, January 20, the state governor, Seyi Makinde, said the real enemy of the state are bandits, Kidnappers, Cultists, and other assailants and…
Cristiano Ronaldo has made history by becoming the all-time top goalscorer in football history after scoring his 760th-career goal. The 35-year-old Portuguese striker reached the stunning landmark after scoring the first goal for Juventus in their 2 – 0 win against Napoli to win the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday night. It was his…
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested one Akinsola Babatunde aka Mr. White for planning, with a group of other persons currently at large, to organize a nude party in selected places in Ilorin, the state capital. Parading the suspect before newsmen, the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Bagega, said credible intelligence on the organizer’s activities…
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum has told Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state that Coronavirus is real, after he claimed that the Coronavirus vaccines are meant to kill people. The Kogi state Governor who had before now repeatedly denied the existence of the virus in his state, had told a crowd to reject the vaccines because…
Ten criminal suspects were on Wednesday January 20, paraded before newsmen in Cross River state. The state Commissioner of Police CP Sikiru Kayode Akande who disclosed that the suspects were arrested for various offences, said they will be arraigned before a competent court soon. One live cartridge, one handset, ATM Card, Scissors, condemned substance…
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for Nigerians with the National Identity Number, NIN, to link it up with their SIM cards. The Federal government in December 2020 gave Nigerians with NIN that are yet to link their Sim cards till January 19 to link them up or risk getting their telephone lines blocked. …
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has announced plans by the Federal government to distribute N729 billion among 24.3 million poor Nigerians. Ms. Farouq who disclosed this at the inauguration of the Federal Government’s emergency intervention database for the urban poor, said each of the beneficiaries would get N5,000 each…
The Adamawa state police command has confirmed the release of a traditional ruler who was abducted by gunmen in the state on Monday January 18. It was reported that Mustafa Ahmadu who is the district head of Mayo- Farang and the Sarkin Noman Adamawa was abducted in Mayo Farang, few hours after he returned from…
