A student at a private tertiary institution in Abeokuta, Ogun State, identified as Ajoke, has committed suicide over an unwanted pregnancy. Ekweanaedo News learnt that Ajoke, a 300 student of Basic Medical Science at Havarde College of Science, Business and Management Studies, Abeokuta, reportedly drank a substance, suspected to be Sniper on Monday evening. A source who…
A joint team of security forces has busted an insurgents’ camp in Achalla, headquarters of Awka North Local Government Area in Anambra State. The team, according to a press release by the Anambra State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, recovered arms and ammunition, including vehicles seized from kidnap victims. “The hoodlums had disrupted trading…
An Anambra female lawyer, Adachukwu Chikelu-Okafor, who was on the run for brutalizing her 11-year-old househelp, has finally surrendered herself over to the police in the state. Chikelu-Okafor, who allegedly inserted a hot knife into the private part of the house girl, ran away after the incident. Recalls that she was declared wanted by the…
Three hundred and thirty-seven students have earned first-class honours from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, ATBU, which is preparing to graduate a total of 19,252 students during its upcoming convocation ceremony. Additionally, the university will be graduating its inaugural set of 25 medical doctors. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammad Ahmad Abdulazeez, disclosed this on Monday, at…
Big Brother Naija reality star, Mercy Eke has revealed that she keeps her dating life private because of her past experiences. She noted that she made a couple of mistakes in the past when she shared her dating life on social media. Eke stated this in a recent episode of the Celebrity Quickies posted on comedian AY’s…
The Police in Ekiti state have arraigned 38-year-old Samuel Umeojili, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting his wife on monday. The defendant, of No. 2, Idolofin Street, Ado-Ekiti, is standing trial on a two-count charge of assault and breach of peace. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Olasunkanmi Bamikole, informed the court that the…
A student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, identified as Chioma, has allegedly poured hot water on the president of her hostel, identified as Mark over disagreement on sanitation of hostel. A Facebook source, Valentine Mbadugha, said the female student also stabbed him, however Mark had been taken to a local hospital for medical attention. The…
Professor Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, on Saturday, said he is surprised the South Eastern part of the country has remained calm Amidst the worsening economic hardship facing the country. He Urged President Tinubu to buy food, flood the market and feed the people before things get too late. Yusuf…
Nigerian singer Joseph Akinfenwa Donus, known as Joeboy, has said he wasn’t ready for fame when he hit stardom. He said he was surprised to see his first hit song, ‘Baby’, become an international sensation barely three months after its release. He said that at the time he became famous, he didn’t even believe that…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has alerted the public on the sale of a falsified paracetamol injection mislabeled as Paracetamol Injection 300mg/2ml I.M I.V Aminoglycoside Antibacterial. According to the agency, the product was discovered during a surveillance activity carried out by the post-marketing surveillance unit of the agency in…
