The Niger State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Saturday one person was killed and another injured in an auto crash along Minna-Bida Road in Bosso local government area of the state. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr. Joel Dagwa, disclosed this to journalists in Minna, the state. Dagwa said the accident […]

…directs Area Commander, DPO to disarm disbanded vigilante members By Festus Ahon ASABA – DELTA State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hafiz Inuwa has waded into the communal crisis rocking Evwreni Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the State over the disbandment of the local vigilante team of the kingdom. Speaking at a stakeholder’s […]

By Emmanuel Okogba When the 23-man squad for Nigeria’s Super Eagles to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was released, a lot of football fans had mixed feelings as there were some questionable omissions and inclusions. One of those who almost made the list was 2005 World Youth Championship finalist, Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi who scored […]

On Monday 27th April 2020, during a live nationwide address, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR laid out the easing of lockdown restrictions to curtail the spread of the coronavirus in Lagos, FCT, and Ogun States. The highlights of the new measures include revised operating hours for Banks and Financial institutions as an essential service, each branch […]

…intercepts 3.1 tons of Cannabis Sativa By Evelyn Usman An attempt by a syndicate which specialized in conveying Cannabis sativa from Kogi State to the Federal Capital Territory, to abduct an official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in its bid to escape arrest, has been foiled in Kogi. Members of the syndicate […]

By Emem Idio – Yenagoa BARELY twenty-four hours after the Octogenarian father of the chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area, PA Napoleon Alele was kidnapped, an online blogger and owner of Naijalivetv.com, Mr Mienpamo Saint has been abducted by yet to be identified gunmen. The blogger was reportedly abducted at his residence in Kpansia, a […]

Watford has become the latest English top-flight club to hit out at proposals by the Premier League to end the season at neutral venues, with chairman Scott Duxbury worried about the impact of a “distorted nine-game mini-league”. Clubs are due to meet on Monday to consider the Premier League’s controversial ‘Project Restart’ plan, which seeks […]

*Commends effort of security agencies at borders By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo Akwa Ibom state government has said it has intercepted and buried a corpse smuggled into the state from Lagos State in an ambulance. The Commissioner for health, Dr. Dominic Ukpong who disclosed this at a meeting of the State Incidence Management Committee held […]

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The newly sworn-in Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Ogun State, Samson Bamgbose said the party will wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. Bamgbose, who said this in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital at the inauguration of the new executive members of the Ogun PDPD […]

By Emma Amaize & Festus Ahon Traditional ruler of Okpanam community, Oshimili North Local Government Area, HRM Michael Ogbolu, has punctured the claim that the town’s Vigilante Chairman and Secretary shot dead, Thursday, while chasing kidnappers, who abducted a woman and her daughter were killed by Fulani herdsmen. Ugoani of Okpanam, who spoke on phone […]

By Emma Amaize & Festus Ahon Traditional ruler of Okpanam community, Oshimili North Local Government Area, HRM Michael Ogbolu, has punctured the claim that the town’s Vigilante Chairman and Secretary shot dead in Delta State, Thursday, while chasing kidnappers, who abducted a woman and her daughter were killed by Fulani herdsmen. Ugoani of Okpanam, who […]

Ethiopia’s Ex-Communications Minister, Bereket Simon has been sentenced to six years in prison for corruption. The ex-minister who was a close ally of late prime minister Meles Zenawi was sentenced by a court in Bahirdar, north Ethiopia. He was arrested at his residence in the capital, Addis Ababa, in January 2019 and taken to Bahirdar, […]

Our Reporter As the world turns to the digital economy as a way to survive the Covid-19 pandemic, digital currencies are expected to strongly contend against the fiat in the global marketplace. However, digital currencies like every other asset are only as valuable as the demand and use for them. This is why experts are […]

Researchers have discovered a strong correlation between vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates from the novel COVID-19 virus, a new study reveals. A research team led by Northwestern University analyzed data from hospitals and clinics across China, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. ALSO READ: My life […]

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government has confirmed that a male Kano State returnee has tested positive for coronavirus in the state, bringing the total active cases to three. A statement by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu on Saturday stated that the man was isolated after sneaking into the state […]