Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old mother, Maryam Atiku, for allegedly attempting to kill her newborn baby girl by burying her alive in Kamba, Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State. According to a police statement, made available to newsmen on Wednesday by the command spokesman, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, “the incident occurred on…
A resident doctor at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Oluwafemi Rotifa, has died after reportedly working a gruelling 72-hour non-stop shift in the hospital’s emergency unit. The incident, which has sparked outrage across the medical community, occurred shortly after the doctor, fondly known as Femoski by colleagues, retreated to the call room to…
The management of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) says the truck involved in an accident in Enugu belongs to Visco Investment Global Limited, a third-party operator. Online reports had claimed that a truck belonging to Dangote Group on Wednesday collided with vehicles and killed a number of persons in the state. In a statement on Wednesday,…
A 21-year-old woman is now in custody of the Delta State Police Command for allegedly killing her 34-year-old partner who she was cohabiting with since age 17 despite not being married to him. Spokesperson for the command, Bright Edafe, in a post on X, on Wednesday, stated that the SSS 2 dropout, before stabbing her…
🌙 Happy Mawlid an-Nabi Date: 4th September 2025 Greetings to All Muslims on the Occasion of Mawlid an-Nabawi 2025 All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the world, who honored humanity with the birth of the Best of Creation, our Master Muhammad ﷺ, making him a mercy for all the world, a light…
The U.S. government has fired some Federal Emergency Management Agency employees for watching pornography on office devices during work hours. U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem announced the sacking of the employees who she described as “disgusting”. “Today, I am announcing that multiple disgraced FEMA employees were fired for using their government devices…
A Nigerian man has reportedly called off his wedding after visiting his fiancée’s home and witnessing her father doing household chores. The story, originally shared on social media by user @Rukksssst, has since sparked a major debate online. The man was reportedly disturbed to see his prospective father-in-law washing plates while his fiancée’s mother urged…
The Rivers State Police Command has cautioned against a common social trend of collecting transport money from men and failing to honour the meeting, warning that such behaviour is a punishable offence. In a viral video circulating online, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Grace Iringe-Koko, described the act as fraudulent and punishable under the…
The city of Enugu was thrown into mourning on Wednesday after two separate road crashes involving cement-laden trucks claimed 10 and left 10 others hospitalised along the busy Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway. Among the victims was an entire family whose car was crushed beyond recognition in one of the accidents that occurred at the Four Corner…
The National Youth Service Corps resumed payments for arrears on Wednesday, marking the first disbursement since the last payment on June 3, following a two-month break. This payment relates to the new N77,000 monthly allowance recently approved by the Federal Government. Recall that on April 5th, the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, assured…