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Governor Ganduje orders death penalty for kidnappers in Kano State

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Thursday, October 31st ordered the Ministry of Justice to amend the panel code to death penalty for kidnappers in the state.   The governor disclosed this during the inauguration of a 16-man commission of ...

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Twitter users claim ABUAD will start flogging male and female students caught holding hands (video )

A video of a man stating that University students of the opposite sex caught holding hands will be flogged, has gone viral.   According to Twitter users, the announcement was made by a staff of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD). ...

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Twitter announces plan to ban “all political advertising on Twitter globally”

Twitter will ban all political advertising on the platform globally, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced.   He made this statement on Twitter and explained that they’ll be stopping every paid political ad because they “believe political message reach should ...

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2 children abducted in Gombe, found in Anambra

  The Anambra State Police command has rescued two children who were abducted in Gombe State and trafficked to the state.   Three suspects; Patience Opia from Cross River, Ejece Obi, from Anambra State and Blessings John from Bauchi State linked ...

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Heartless woman burns her stepson’s hands (graphic photos)

A tragic incident occurred in Wulko community of Nasarawa State as a lady reportedly burnt the hands of her stepson.   Why the lady, said to be the wife of one Friday Dio, perpetrated the sad act is not known ...

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Man narrates how his Pastor Dad almost killed him for not believing his explanation for existence of God

A Nigerian man identified as Jatto Ezekiel, took to Facebook to recount how his father who is a Pastor almost killed him.   Sharing photos of the injury he sustained, Jatto disclosed that his father nearly killed him for not believing ...

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First military governor of Lagos State, Mobolaji Johnson is dead

  The first Military Governor of Lagos State, Brigadier General Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson is dead.   His son, Deji, confirmed that the retired soldier passed on few hours ago.   The late Johnson was appointed as the military Administrator by ...

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Catholic priest, Fr. Madu regain freedon 72-hours after he was abducted

The Police Command in Enugu State has confirmed the release of Rev. Fr. Arinze Madu, the Vice-Rector, Queen of Apostles Spiritual Year Seminary, Imezi-Owa in Ezeagu Local Government Area.   Madu was abducted on Monday, October 28th at about 5:30 ...

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NURTW to FRSC – “Stop issuing drivers’ license to drug addicts”

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has advised the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to stop issuing driver’s licence to drug addicts and motorists who consumed alcohol and other hard substances.   Alhaji Ahmadu Haruna, Chairman of the ...

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Buhari reacts to his court’s victory, says PDP and Atiku must move on

President Buhari has reacted to the Supreme Court judgement that affirmed his victory in the 2019 presidential election.   In a statement released by his spokesperson Garba Shehu, Buhari stated that he was re-elected by an absolute majority of 55.6 per ...

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Lagos State House of Assembly suspends probe of Akinwunmi Ambode indefinitely following court’s ruling y

The ad-hoc committee set up by the Lagos State House of Assembly to investigate all transactions in respect of the 820 buses procured by the immediate past administration of Akinwunmi Ambode has suspended its sitting indefinitely.   The lawmakers’ decision ...

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Court orders Lagos State assembly to halt probe of Akinwunmi Ambode

The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has ordered the Lagos State House of Assembly to stop the probe of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode pending the determination of the case filed by the former governor against the Assembly. The court adjourned ...

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Appeal Court Justice kidnapped in Edo

Justice Chioma Nwosu of the Court of Appeal, Benin division, has reportedly been kidnapped by gunmen in Benin,  Edo State. The police orderly accompanying her, Inspector A. I. Momoh, was killed by the gunmen before taking her away.   The ...

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Facebook and Instagram ban ‘sexual’ emojis including ‘eggplants’ and peach

Facebook and Instagram have banned aubergine and peach emojis as well as the water drip, for being too ‘sexually suggestive.’   According to the social media giants, the change is part of an update to Facebook’s Sexual Solicitation Community Standards, ...

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Interesting debate about karma ensues as man narrates how his boss failed a former classmate during a job interview

A Twitter user narrated how his boss made a former classmate fail when he interviewed him for a job, because he was bad to others when they were in school. This quickly led to a debate about Karma and retaliation.   ...

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Nigerian judiciary has been sabotaged and undermined – Atiku Abubakar reacts to Supreme Court judgement

Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 Presidential election has reacted to Supreme Court’s affirmation of President Buhari’s victory.   Recall that the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ...

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