A man who claimed to be a prophet has been devoured by crocodiles after he drowned during a prayer cum baptismal session The victim’s bones were discovered surrounded by crocodiles in the Olifants River in Limpopo, South Africa, on Sunday. According to reports the 48-year-old man from Atok drowned during a prayer ceremony with two…
At this stage of the competition, it is the winner who takes it all match. Losers are eliminated while the winners move to the next stage which is the quarter finals. If a game fails to produce a winner, after full and regulation time, there will be a penalty shootout to determine who moves to…
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed two persons suspected to be husband and wife and dumped their corpses in a car boot of their vehicle, a Toyota Camry with the registration number: EE-621-EU. The two corpses were seen by passers-by at a lonely place along the Tempo Junction, Umunya axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in the…
Tunisia, ranked third in Africa, joined host Ivory Coast, Ghana and Algeria as top ranked teams to exit the Cup of Nations after drawing 0-0 with South Africa in a final round Group E match in Korhogo on Wednesday. The North Africans had a late chance to snatch victory and survive but substitute Haythem Jouini…
The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of Tayo Oluwatuyi as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). The appointment was made known by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, in a statement on Wednesday. Oluwatuyi was also Ondo SSG under Akeredolu’s administration. He said the governor also…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state has nominated a former Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly Olayide Adelami for the position of Deputy Governor. Adelami hails from Owo, the hometown of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu The name of the deputy governor nominee has been transmitted to the Ondo State House of Assembly for approval…
A Kano State High Court has reserved judgment in the case involving Frank Geng Quangrong, a Chinese national accused of killing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani. According to reports, the defendant, who lives in Railway Quarters Kano, is charged with culpable homicide. Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji adjourned the matter until March 29, for judgment after the…
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Wura-Ola Adepoju, says it will take two weeks between the point of application for green passports to be produced. Adepoju said this when she featured on a live television programme on Wednesday, alongside the NIS Deputy Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap. “Because of the screening that we…
The governor of Ondo state, lucky aiyedatiwa, has dissolved the state executive council, with immediate effect. In a statement dissolving the cabinet the governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer adeniyan, said all members of the cabinet are to immediately hand over to the permanent secretaries or the most senior administrative officers in their respective offices. Aiyedatiwa also relieved…
The economic and financial crimes commission (efcc) has arraigned former governor of Anambra state, Willie obiano, on nine counts of alleged n4bn fraud during his time as governor of the south-east state from March 2014 to march 2022. The 68-year-old was arraigned on Wednesday before justice inyang ekwo of the federal high court Abuja. Obiano…
