Movie star Grace-Charis Bassey, previously known as Belinda Effah, has completed U.S. Navy boot camp training, earning the title of Sailor and becoming a U.S. citizen. The 35-year-old Cross River-born star shared her inspiring journey on Instagram, posting photos and videos of herself in Navy uniform during her graduation ceremony. She dedicated this achievement to…
Police have arrested one John Gambo, a student of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa (FPN) for allegedly hacking one one Ibrahim Matthew, a part-time student of the same institution to death with an axe and a knife during a violent altercation in their lodge. Ramhan Nansel, the spokesperson for the Nasarawa Police Command announced this in…
President Bola Tinubu has urged candidates dissatisfied with the outcome of the Ondo State governorship election to explore the opportunities provided by the judicial system to seek redress. President Tinubu who congratulated Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) also commended the peaceful conduct of the process. The President congratulated other candidates of…
Kenneth Okonkwo, a former spokesperson for the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, has resigned his membership of the party. Okonkwo was the LP campaign spokesperson in the 2023 election. In his resignation statement, he said the LP has been afflicted by internal and leadership crises. “My entrance to politics is for good governance, and…
Just hours after Daniel Bwala announced himself as the official spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu, the presidency made adjustments to his role. During his initial briefing at the State House in Abuja, Bwala informed journalists that he would serve as the president’s primary spokesperson. However, a few hours later, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information…
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Nuru Isah, aged 50, who allegedly killed his second wife, Wasila Abdullahi, 24. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed in a press release statement released Sunday that on Saturday, the command was alerted to an alleged culpable homicide incident near Government Girls College, Fadamam…
Just 10 days after receiving a pardon from the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, a 27-year-old man, Adebayo Sunday, is facing fresh charges. Mr Sunday, whose name appeared on the governor’s 24th December pardon list, was arraigned in an Osun State Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing a plasma television valued at N600,000. The alleged theft…
Shock waves and mourning has enveloped the Taraba State University community following the discovery of a female student’s lifeless body in the Bakasi area of Jalingo, metropolis. The deceased, identified as Comfort Jimtop Oliver, was a 100-level student in the Department of Mass Communication and hailed from Takum local government council of the state According…
The World Bank, yesterday, described the Budget 2025 key assumptions of 2.1 million barrels per day oil production and $73 per barrel price as ambitious given the current production level of 1.6mbpd and $60pb price at the international market. The Federal Government however disagreed, saying that the assumptions were based on the potentials of the…
A notorious bandit leader known as Jankare has been killed by a rival group during a violent dispute along the Dutsenma axis of Katsina State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident occurred after a disagreement erupted between Jankare and another bandit commander over recent criminal activities and control of territories in…