A widow, Mrs. Dorcas Nwakor, has petitioned the acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over the alleged killing of her son, Chibueze Nwakor, by police officers attached to the Police Area Command, Onitsha, Anambra State. In the petition made available to newsmen in Onitsha, yesterday, she lamented that her only son and father of three…
A group of foreign men have tracked down an internet fraudster, commonly known as a “Yahoo boy,” in Nigeria who had scammed a US woman named Leah. The dramatic unveiling of this elaborate scheme came to light through an eye-opening video on TikTok, where the men, in collaboration with Social Catfish, managed to outsmart the…
An 18-year-old nursing mother, Toyin Oluwagbemiga and her infant have been detained at the Trinity Hospital in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State for the past five months for her inability to pay her medical bills. Toyin, who is appealing to the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and other spirited individuals to…
A Christian cleric of the United Methodist Church identified as Oscar Mukahanana has reportedly committed suicide following the leakage of his adultery scandal on the church’s WhatsApp group. The cleric who was a Reverend at the Harare East District Superintendent in Zimbabwe, engaged in an extra-marital affair with a female youth in the church. There…
Oil marketers are increasingly worried they can’t import petrol due to the dollar shortage in the country. Despite the deregulation of the downstream sector, concerns have been raised about the potential comeback of the country’s persistent fuel scarcity. No fewer 86 oil trading companies may have dumped their various permits to import Premium Motor Spirit(PMS),…
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, if state governors fail to implement financial autonomy for state assemblies. The staff made their demands known in a letter of notice written to the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, the Chairman of the…
The United States on Monday warned that any Gaza ceasefire by Israel would benefit Hamas. This comes as the European Union considers a call for a humanitarian pause. A ceasefire would “give Hamas the ability to rest, to refit and to get ready to continue launching terrorist attacks against Israel,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller…
The International Red Cross yesterday confirmed that two hostages taken captive from Israel by Hamas in the ongoing war between the country and the Palestinian militants have been released. An Israeli government official told international media that the names of the freed captives are Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz. This brings the total number of…
A herbalist based in Anambra state has been declared wanted for reportedly stealing a buried corpse and taking it to his shrine in Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State, According to reports the herbalist was said to have connived with the brother-in-law of the deceased to exhume the remains.. It would…
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, has denied describing the 2023 elections as compromised. Jega was allegedly reported to have said this at a two-day retreat organised by the Senate in Ikot Ipene, Akwa Ibom State, last week. The professor of political science at Bayero University, Kano, presented a paper…
