The Rivers State Government has set up a judicial inquiry into the arson, killings, and other forms of violence that occurred in the state on Monday. The move was after Ikwerre, Eleme, and Emohua local government council secretariats were set ablaze following the withdrawal of the police officers securing the 23 council secretariats by the…
Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lashed out at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike over his recent outbursts on the just concluded local government election in the state. Wike had in an interview on Tuesday expressed resentment on the move by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, says he has no regret working against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today, denied engaging in anti-party activities by refusing to support Atiku Abubakar, the then PDP presidential candidate. He defended his decision, saying it…
The Chairman, Labour Party Caretaker Committee, Senator Nenadi Usman, on Tuesday said her committee would appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court Abuja which upheld the Julius Abure-led leadership. Usman in a statement she personally signed said she met with the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi; Abia State Governor, Governor Alex Otti, and…
Barcelona legend and Spain World Cup winner Andres Iniesta has retired from football at the age of 40. Iniesta is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, thanks in part to the midfield partnerships he formed with Xavi Hernandez and Sergio Busquets for Spain and Barcelona. He earned 131 caps for his…
Some residents of Umudim Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Monday, had a heated quarrel and exchange of words over the killing of a python by a fisherman in the community. It was gathered that the python was hooked by the fisherman’s net at Mmiri Eze, which made him (the…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has warned that the state government would seal any shop or plaza that fails to open on Mondays as a result of sit-at-home. Governor Soludo gave the warning on Monday, when he visited Onitsha Main Market to inspect commercial activities in the Market and its environs. The Governor,…
A suspected serial killer, Philip Ogunnaike, who was arrested in Ogun State, has pleaded that he and his accomplices be sentenced to death. Ogunnaike made the plea on Monday According to the suspect, he was lured into the act of killing by one Danjuma and some other persons who allegedly initiated him into the outlawed…
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has claimed he paid N5million upfront to an unnamed Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to secure a Federal Government pardon for money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The audio was leaked on Monday, October 7, 2024 by social…
A student at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Ololade Ayelabola, has completed a new Guinness World Record, GWR, for the longest distance walked by a model. The model, who completed a 130.62km catwalk, started a 120km attempt on October 1 at the indoor sports centre of UNILAG. After hitting the 120km mark, she completed an…
