A self-acclaimed thief, identified as Sunday Chukwunweke, has given a revealing narrative about his life journey as a criminal. Mr. Chukwunweke, who said he hails from Okpoto in Ebonyi State but resident in Anambra State, made the confession in a video that has gone viral on social media where he was being interrogated by an…
The Abia State Government has reacted to a letter sent to the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly and jointly signed by the state chairman and secretary of the Abia State chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, where the organised labour alleged that there’s a bill sent to the State House of Assembly…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency NiMet has predicted haziness and sunshine from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday, forecast moderate dust haze in the northern region on Sunday with horizontal visibility ranging from 2km to 5km. The agency anticipated localised visibility of less than or equal to 1,000m during the…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has secured all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the just concluded local government elections across the 44 local government areas of Kano State in a sweeping victory. This was announced by the Chairman of the Kano Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Sani Malumfashi, at the commission’s headquarters, declaring the…
Nigeria’s Under 17 female football team the Flamingos have crashed out of the U-17 Women’s World Cup after losing 0-2 to the US in the quarter-final on Saturday. Nigeria won all three games in Group A of the competition, scoring nine goals and bagging the same points to reach the last eight. But against the…
Barcelona continued their fine form with Lewandowski scoring twice as they crushed rivals Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, inflicting the Spanish champions’ first La Liga defeat in over a year. Teenage winger Lamine Yamal and Raphinha completed the rout, while Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe had two goals ruled out for offside on a frustrating first…
A Senior Secondary School female student Amarachi Chibueze has reportedly bitten off the tongue of another student in a federal government-owned school in Umuahia. The incident was alleged to have happened on Friday while the two students were quarrelling because of food in the school. It was gathered that the attacker grabbed her victim identified…
The Nigeria Police Force has distanced itself from the unauthorised use of its uniform and insignia by social media influencer, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan. The police said it has launched a full investigation to determine the source of the uniform and insignia VeryDarkMan wore in one of his videos. In the said video,…
A Police Inspector serving in the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad of the Enugu State Police Command has been arrested and detained, for the alleged murder of a traditional Ogene musician, Okezie Chikezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, State Headquarters, Enugu. DSP Daniel Ndukwe said the…
Veteran Nigerian comedian, Ali Baba, has narrated how his joke about the former military leader, General Sani Abacha, almost ended his life. The 59-year-old reflected on the incident during his appearance on Leadership Podcast. Recalling the tense atmosphere surrounding one of his performances during Abacha’s regime, he said, “The first close encounter I had with…
