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China Seeks Closer Ties With Nigeria, Other Developing Nations

Wang Xiaopjuan, a member of the Standing Committee of Communist Party of China (CPC) Yantai Committee, has called for stronger relations between China, Nigeria and other developing countries. Mr Wang, a spokesman for the Department of Yantai, stated this on ...

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Amotekun Arrests Teenager For ‘Sleeping’ With Goat

  The Ogun State Amotekun Corps has nabbed one Ibrahim Ismaila for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a goat. The 18-year-old Ismaila was arrested in Ilu-Tuntun Olorunsogo, Ajowa, in Ifo Local Government Area of the state. The state commander of ...

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Court Jails Surety Five Years For Impersonating To Secure Suspect’s Bail

  The Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Ali Sani Yaro to five years in prison for alleged impersonation. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Command arraigned Yaro before Justice Daruis Khobo on one ...

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No Lecturer Has Been Paid Since February – ASUU President

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday said none of its university lecturers has been paid since the union embarked on industrial action in February. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, ASUU President, Professor ...

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‘Brazilian Hulk’ Who Injected Himself With OIL To Create 23-Inch Biceps, Dies On His 55th Birthday

A Brazilian bodybuilder and TikTok star who gained 1.6 million followers by injecting himself with life-threatening oil to create 23-inch biceps has died on his 55th birthday in Ribeirao Preto. Valdir Segato had been using synthol injections for years despite ...

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Bandits Release Four More Kaduna-Abuja Train Victims

The abductors of Kaduna-Abuja rail passengers on Tuesday released four more captives. Bandits had on March 28, 2022, abducted over 60 Kaduna-Abuja train passengers after killing 14 and wounding several others. The abducted passengers have since been released in batches. ...

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Sharia Court Dissolves Marriage Between Grandfather, Granddaughter

  The Higher shari’ah court sitting in Tsafe town, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State has dissolved the marriage involving a grandfather, Musa Tsafe and his granddaughter, Wasila Isah Tsafe. Passing the judgement, the judge, Bashir Mahe said the ...

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Nigeria Starts Production Of Sim Cards As FG Bans Importation

The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned the importation of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami made the announcement on Monday in Oniru, Lagos. He spoke at the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo ...

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Lagos May Prosecute Arise TV’s Rufai Oseni Over BRT Lane Violation

  The Lagos State Government may prosecute Arise Television staff, Rufai Oseni. The outspoken journalist admitted that he passed the Bus Rapid Transition (BRT) lane on Monday. On Twitter, Rufai explained that he did so because other vehicles passed and ...

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Orubebe Declares membership for APC After Dumping PDP

  Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe has officially signed the APC membership register in his Tuomo Ward Three in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. Recall that Orubebe, a key minister during the administration of ...

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Police Recapture Kuje Prison Escapee In Niger

  The Niger State Police Command has recaptured another inmate, John Ijamu that escaped from the Kuje Custodial Center, Abuja, during an attack on the facility by suspected terrorists in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP ...

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Teenage Kidnapper Kills Boy For Forgetting Father’s Contact

  The Niger State Police Command has arrested a teenager and one other over the kidnap and murder of a 13-year-old boy, Yasir Salisu. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Wasiu, in a statement in Minna, said the ...

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Father, Mother, Three Children Die After Eating Amala In Kogi

  Five persons have lost their lives after eating a cassava flour meal fondly called Amala prepared at their family house in Usugnwe-Okaito, Okehi local government area, Kogi State. Tribune Online reliably gathered on Monday that those who died after ...

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Gunmen Kill Three, Kidnap Six In Taraba

  Gunmen have attacked Jouro Manu village in the Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba state, killing three people and kidnapping six others. Residents said the attackers came on motorcycles at about 2 pm on Sunday and started shooting anyone ...

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Conjoined Twins With Fused Brains Separated In Brazil (Photos)

  A UK-based surgeon has helped saved the life of Brazilian twins who were born with fused brains, in what may have been one of the most complex operations in history. Conjoined twins Bernardo and Arthur Lima battled through a ...

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Oshiomhole Talks About The Kind Of Leader Nigeria Needs At This Critical Time

Edo State two-term Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, in this interview with Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis spoke about the kind of leader Nigeria needs at this critical time. He emphasized that the kind of leader Nigeria needs at this critical time is a leader ...

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Wife Of Nigerian Killed In Italy Demands Justice

  The Italian police authorities have said a 39-year-old Nigerian, Alika Ogorchukwu, was killed by his attacker, Fillipo Ferlazzo, over alms begging. Ogorchukwu was beaten to death on Friday by Ferlazzo in Civitanova Marche city, in the Province of Macerata, ...

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77-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Skeleton Sells For $6m

The skeleton of a gorgosaurus, a dinosaur relative of tyrannosaurus rex that lived approximately 77 million years ago, has been sold at auction for over $6m. Sotheby’s said the ancient skeleton, which was discovered in the US state of Montana ...

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Ukraine Grain Tycoon, Oleksiy Vadatursky Killed In Latest Attack By Russia

  Heavy Russian strikes hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv overnight and early on Sunday, killing the owner of one of the country’s largest grain producing and exporting companies, the local governor said. Oleksiy Vadatursky, founder and owner ...

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Texas Sisters Aged 5, 8 & 9 All Found Dead In Neighbor’s Pond After Vanishing From Babysitter

Three Texas sisters have been found dead after vanishing from their Texas home while been babysat by a family friend. Zi’Ariel Robinson Oliver, 9, A’Miyah Hughes, 8, and Te’Mari Robinson Oliver, 5, were reported missing from their small town residence ...

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Terrorists Now In Osun Forest, Planning To Attack – Gani Adams Raises Alarm

Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, said terrorists are now in-between Osu forest and Ile Ife, Osun state, fully armed with various ammunition and planning to attack states in the southwest. Gani Adams also said according to information ...

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Terrorism: The Worse Is About To Happen, – Primate Ayodele Warns

  The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Sunday, issued some warnings concerning the security situation in Nigeria. Primate Ayodele revealed that Nigerians have not seen anything yet, adding that the worse is about to happen. ...

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Bandits Allegedly Abduct 50 In Kaduna Communities

  Hundreds of villagers in Damari town under Kazage Ward in the eastern part of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State are fleeing their homes en masse after bandits dislodged members of the Ansaru terrorist group last week after ...

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