Lagos State Government has commenced investigation into the sudden death of a yet-to-be-identified a two-year-old pupil of Smiley Kids Montessori School, Sangotedo, Lagos Island. The tragedy, it was gathered, happened on Wednesday, January 15. The sad news was shared on the social media by the bereaved mother on her X handle, Ellla@AbiaPrincess_X. The heartbroken mother…
A major blow was dealt to criminal elements in Zamfara State as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) launched a successful airstrike on a large gathering of armed bandits attending a wedding ceremony at Asaula Hills, in Yankuzo Ward, Tsafe Local Government Area. According Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the precision strike carried out in…
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that Nigerian politicians often resort to extreme measures to win elections. Amaechi stated this in Abuja at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development. The former governor of Rivers state, who harped on the need for…
A tragic incident has occurred in the Aji community of Enugu-Ezike, located in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area, Enugu State. A woman, whose identity remains unknown, is alleged to have killed her younger sister using a cutlass. Reports also indicate that she attempted to harm both her mother and her younger sister’s child. While…
The freed kidnap victims of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have narrated their ordeal in the hands of their abductors. The victims, who had spent about six days in captivity, were rescued on Sunday following the security intervention of both the federal and…
Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has approved an increment in the monthly state allowance for corps members serving in the state from N5,000 to N20,000. Eno made the announcement on Friday during the State Delivery Meeting, held at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Uyo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
The third day of the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s (RCCG) 73rd Annual Convention echoed with a powerful message of personal transformation as the General Overseer, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, delivered a sermon titled “Overcome Yourself.” Drawing from Proverbs 16:32, Pastor Adeboye emphasized that the greatest battle any believer must fight is the battle against personal…
The Senate President, Godwill Akpabio, in Akwa Ibom State on Friday, said that there will be no political party in the state come the 2027 general election. This is as he stated that the Peoples Democratic Party’s umbrella has been torn into shreds and can no longer protect the people. Akpabio, who represents Akwa Ibom…
Nigeria’s capital importation, known as foreign investments, rose by 152.81 per cent to $2.604.50 million in the second quarter of 2024, compared to $1.030.21 recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its latest Capital Importation Data released on Tuesday. However, this represents a 22.85 per cent decline…
An Oyo State High Court, sitting at Ring Road on Monday granted bail to Olori Naomi Silekunola, Alhaji Oriyomi Hazmat, and Abdulahi Fasasi. Justice K. B Olawoyin, presiding over Court 8, gave the ruling following a bail application filed by the Counsels of the trio. The Court fixed Monday for the ruling afterSilekunola, Hazmat and…