Two brothers, aged between 15 and 19 years, have allegedly killed their 60-year-old father, Alhaji Dahiru Yusuf Maileather, in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. An eyewitness disclosed that the incident occurred over the weekend at approximately 8:30 a.m. when Dahiru Yusuf was stabbed to death by one of his sons. The…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed delivering a “devastatingly well-coordinated air-ground assault” on January 10, 2025, targeting terrorist hideouts in Zamfara State as part of Operation Fansan Yanma. “Air strikes and synchronized ground assaults at Fakai Hills decimated scores of bandits, leaving many others gravely wounded,” said Air Vice Marshal Olusola Akinboyewa, Director of…
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Prof. Joseph I. Ikechebelu, has ordered investigation into a shocking altercation in which a student allegedly bit and physically confronted her lecturer. A spokesman of the school, Njelita Louis, said the management of the institution would impose the appropriate sanction on any of the parties found culpable….
The Rector of Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, Dr Samson Adegoke, has called on all levels of government to prioritise investment in polytechnic education to drive Nigeria’s development. Speaking on Monday during a pre-convocation press conference ahead of the 8th combined convocation ceremony of the institution, Adegoke lamented the neglect of polytechnics in the…
In a heartwarming show of solidarity and shared purpose, representatives of Community Development Associations (CDAs) across Osun State paid a courtesy visit to my office. As the Senior Special Assistant to Osun State Governor on Community Engagement, it was both an honor and a privilege to receive these dedicated grassroots leaders who continue to play…
A 44-year-old man, Gbenga Oluwatomisin, is standing trial at the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly sending his ex-lover’s sex video to her husband. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported on Tuesday that the sex video contained his exploits with his ex-lover. The defendant, of an undisclosed address, is, thus, facing a two-count…
Pandemonium erupted at Senator Stella Oduah’s Estate, Akili-Ozizor community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra state, following the shooting and killing of final year Fine and Applied Arts student of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, COOU, Igbariam, Anambra state, Noel Chinedu Okechukwu, by private security guards attached to the Estate. The incident, according to a…
Commercial sex workers in the Federal Capital Territory have lost out in their suit seeking to operate without intimidation from security agencies and its operatives in Nigeria’s capital city. The sex workers also prayed the court to enforce their fundamental human right to engage in their business of prostitution as allegedly enshrined in Nigerian law….
Original Warri Man, a music artist from the Niger Delta, has released a song dedicated to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, also known as Jagaban. In an interview, Original Warri Man who’s from Egbaregolor in Ughelli South Local Government Council in the Niger Delta Region, shared a remarkable story of a revelation he had in 2012,…
No fewer than two personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have lost their lives when a joint security patrol team was ambushed by armed men at Udei in Guma Local Council of Benue State. At least three other officers have been missing since the incident, which happened on Tuesday. It was…