A married woman, Mrs Ramatu Abbas, from Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State, has allegedly attacked a 17-year-old girl, identified as Iwasen Terhemba, with a razor blade. Sources told the Nigerian Tribune that Mrs Abbas accused the minor of having an affair with her husband. According to local sources, Mr Abbas had persistently made…
Diego Costa has described Antonio Conte, his former boss at Chelsea, as a “very bitter guy”. Costa was recounting the circumstances surrounding his exit from Chelsea in a recent episode of the Obi One Podcast, in a chat with Mikel Obi. Costa spent three seasons at Chelsea, scoring 59 goals in 120 games and winning…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, announced this in a statement, on Thursday. ”President Tinubu confirmed the postings of Ambassador Ayodele Oke as the ambassador-designate to France, and Colonel Lateef…
The Oyo State Government has engaged the Estate Rent and Commission Agents’ Association to tackle the issue of rising rents and commission extortion in the housing sector. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Ibadan by the state Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Dotun Oyelade. Oyelade said that the engagement between…
Ogun State’s long-standing aspiration to become an oil-producing state is set to materialise following the approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Eba, Ogun Waterside. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Abubakar Abdullahi Mustapha, alongside senior…
Governor of Oyo State and one of the leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Seyi Makinde is currently at the presidential villa to meet with President Bola Tinubu. Governor Makinde arrived shortly after his colleague from Plateau state, Caleb Mutfwang, who recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the ruling All Progressives…
Bandits on Wednesday evening kidnapped 100-year-old Chief Samuel Fagbemi in the Ihale community and a vigilante officer in the Kabba-Bunu local government area of the state. The President of Ihale Development Association (IDA), Chief P. M. B. Omolewa, who confirmed the incident, has strongly condemned the gruesome attack on the Ihale community by armed bandits…
The Ekiti State Security Network Agency, codenamed the Amotekun Corps, has arrested 16 suspected Fulani herdsmen over alleged criminal activities in Oye Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were apprehended on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, by operatives of the Oye Local Government Command of the Amotekun Corps at Gede Farm settlement in Isan-Ekiti,…
The Delta State Police command has arrested a 24-year-old lady, identified as Jessica Anthony, who attempted to rob her boyfriend of his gold jewelry. SP Bright Edafe, the spokesperson of the command revealed on his X handle that, that the suspect contacted armed robbers to rob her boyfriend. Jessica explained that she needed the money…
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has explained why he declined to set up a seven-member panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, amid ongoing impeachment proceedings. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, Amadi…
