Men from Zone 16 of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a fake medical doctor, Doubara Esamasuode, operating without a licence in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. In a statement signed and released on Wednesday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Emonena Gunn, the arrest was described as “a display of unwavering commitment to upholding the…
The police command in Oyo State said it arrested eight suspects in connection with Wednesday’s stampede during a children’s funfair at Basorun Islamic High School, Ibadan. The command’s spokesperson, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the arrest of the suspects and the death of 35 minors in a statement issued in Ibadan on Thursday. Mr Osifeso said…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission said it confirmed discrepancies in the administration of the student loan scheme. The ICPC’s Director, Public Enlightenment and Education, Demola Bakare, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said that with the confirmation of discrepancies in the administration of the loan; the commission…
A British-Nigerian nursing student and rising TikTok star was found brutally stabbed to death in her Houston apartment—just two weeks before achieving her lifelong dream of graduating. Tamilore Odunsi, 23, affectionately known as “Tami Dollars” to her 30,000 TikTok fans, was discovered lifeless on her kitchen floor with multiple stab wounds after Texas police forced…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The Special Adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement said Oluyede will hold sway as the COAS pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is said to…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has uncovered another suspected illegal investment platform identified as TOFRO.COM (Tofro). The Commission raised the alarm in a notice issued yesterday and made available to newsmen. The Commission warned Nigerians against falling for their tactics to obtain money from them through the promise of unusually high returns. SEC said…
The Labour Party has announced the indefinite suspension of six prominent members, including Abia State Governor Alex Otti, Senators Darlington Nwokocha and Ireti Kingibe, over alleged anti-party activities. Others suspended are Victor Afam Ogene, Amobi Ogah, and Seyi Sowumi. The party’s National Executive Council said the decision followed the recommendations of a five-man Disciplinary Committee…
The Presidency has clarified that President Bola Tinubu is not currently focused on the 2027 election but is instead prioritising his economic policies aimed at improving the lives of Nigerians. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, stated that the president is more concerned with the long-term impact of his policies than…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Monday, announced it had banned the celebration of Nigeria’s Independence Day across the South-East region. The pro-Biafran group, however, asked residents of the region and the Diaspora to go about their normal business, reminding them that the ban on such celebrations is still in force. In 2023, IPOB said…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oguduokwor Ward, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has suspended the party’s National Vice Chairman for the South East zone, Ali Odefa. The suspension, effective immediately, was announced on Friday in Abuja following a meeting of the Ward Executive Committee. During a briefing with journalists in Abuja, the…