The Ishieke Police Division in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi State has been reportedly under serious attack by unknown gunmen for over some hours this Wednesday night. The incident according to our sources started around 9 pm, with heavy shooting, scaring residents into hiding. One of the sources, Tony Nwori said the gunmen arrived…
A 22-year-old housewife has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in the Abbari area of Damaturu metropolis. She was apprehended by the Yobe State Police Command. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. “On 26-06-24, at about 1000hrs, the C Divisional Police Headquarters received…
According to the federal government, releasing and distributing skits, films, or music videos without classification by the National Films and Videos Censors Board (NFVCB) is considered a violation. Movie classification attaches age rating and content advice to films and other audiovisual content. It helps children and families choose what is right for them and avoid…
Aggrieved students of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) have made allegations of unbridled extortion by the head of the Department of Political Science of the institution. The students, particularly the post-graduate ones, had taken to social media to allege that they were routinely forced to pay series of monies, ranging from N500, 000 in…
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), a civil society organization and eight others, have called on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings, extortion of families whose relatives are in custody, and sexual abuse of women by state and non-state actors in the South-East region. In a petition…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Executive Council, FEC, to set up a committee to oversee the cholera emergency operation centre operated by the National Centre For Disease Control, NCDC. The Minister of Health, Dr Ali Pate, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the council meeting presided over by…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered celebrity bartender and business man, Pascal Okechukwu popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest to forfeit the sum of ₦10m to the Federal Government as a fine in lieu of the charge made against him for alleged abuse of the Naira. This was contained in the terms…
The powers of the sultanate hangs on the balance as the bill for the amendment of the Sokoto Emirate Council law has passed through the first and second readings. The Sokoto State House of Assembly passed the bill on Tuesday. The amendment, if passed into law, will strip the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar…
Music superstar Davido has tied the knot with his longtime partner, Chioma, in a lavish wedding ceremony in Lagos. The highly anticipated event took place at Eko Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. As part of the traditional Igbo wedding rites, Davido prostrated before Chioma’s parents, seeking their daughter’s hand in marriage and also their blessing, promising to…
The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has said he, Governor Alex Otti of Abia State and other relevant stakeholders can resolve the leadership crisis of the party. Obi said the party’s National Executive Council, NEC, he and Otti will meet in line with LP’s constitution to decide on the party’s leadership crisis….
