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Nigeria Christian Fellowship president, Charles Adisa is dead

Professor Charles Adisa, Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship (NCGF) President, is dead. Rev. Samson Ayokunle, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) President, made the announcement today. In a statement he signed, Ayokunle commiserated with the family, colleagues, friends, relatives, NCGF and Think ...

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NIMC issues fresh guidelines for applicants over NIN

The National Identity Management Commission, on Tuesday, issued fresh guidelines for applicants to obtain their National Identification Number. NIMC spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, made this known in a statement titled, ‘NIMC Adopts Booking System For NIN Enrolment’. The statement partly read, ...

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First person in the world to take Covid vaccine gets 2nd dose

  A woman who became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer vaccine this month following its clinical approval has been given her second dose. Margaret Keenan was given the follow-up injection at Coventry’s University Hospital on ...

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Mob sets 2 ablaze in Ibadan over alleged robbery

A mob on Monday set two persons ablaze over alleged robbery at Molete and Oke-Ado areas of Ibadan. The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the incident in a statement in Ibadan. Fadeyi said that ...

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Bandits kill lawmaker’s uncle, abduct newly wedded couple

Bandits on Monday killed a lawmaker’s uncle, abducted a newly wedded couple as well as 13 others in Safana local government area of Katsina State.   It was gathered that the incident took place at Rumka village when the bandits ...

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CAN tells Lagos churches to end Cross-over services at 11pm

The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria has directed all churches in the state to close their cross-over services by 11 pm on December 31, 2020.   The directive is contained in a statement signed by the ...

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WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones from January 1st

  On December 29, 2020 at 1:12pmA new WhatsApp update will prevent the popular messaging app from working on millions of phones from January 1st 2021.Older Android and iPhone devices will no longer support the latest version of the app, ...

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Married man dies during sex romp with married woman

This wahala long o. OMG! A married man simply identified as Eyom has reportedly died in Ekori, Yakkur Local Government Area at the weekend during a s.e.x romp with a married woman known as Grace Odi.   Reports reaching Vanguard ...

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South Africa goes back to lockdown, alcohol banned as Covid-19 surges

South Africa will go into lockdown level 3 with immediate effect, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday. He said this would be done to curb the further spread of the coronavirus that is wreaking havoc in the country. Under adjusted ...

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Enugu to employ 1,000 youths as traffic officers, guards

Enugu State Government has concluded arrangements to employ 1,000 youths as traffic officers and forest guards. The Head of Service of the state, Mr Ken Chukwuegbo, made the disclosure in a statement  in Enugu on Monday. Chukwuegbo advised interested and ...

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Teacher, 26, charged with r*pe ‘for having s.e.x with a 16-year-old male student

A special-education teacher from Oklahoma has been charged with second-degree rape for allegedly having s.e.x with a 16-year-old student and sending him a n^de selfie. Andee Lantz, 26, appeared in Caddo County court last Wednesday to answer to the criminal ...

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US police officer fired after killing unarmed Black man

A white police officer who shot dead a Black man in Columbus, Ohio, last week was fired on Monday, city officials said. The death of Andre Maurice Hill triggered outrage in a country that has been racked by protests against ...

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2m youths ‘jobless’ as govt suspends SIM card registration

About 2 million Nigerian youths have been rendered jobless by the recent suspension of sale, registration and activation of SIM cards by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, it was learnt yesterday. Arewa Telecom Operators Agents and SIMCard ...

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Gunmen kill 38-year-old businessman in Ondo hotel

A 38-year-old businessman has been murdered in Akure, the Ondo State capital by gunmen suspected to be assassins. The deceased identified as Babatunde Adeluka, also known as Tunde Olubasa, was shot dead at Helena Hotel where he had lodged on ...

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International travellers buying fake Covid-19 result certificates in Lagos – Health Commissioner

Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, has decried the sale of fake Covid-19 result certificates to international travellers in the state. The commissioner on Monday at a briefing in Lagos said such peddlers of fake Covid-19 result certificates ...

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Ex-Cross River’s lawmaker’s son, 2 others arrested for robbery

A son of an ex-House of Assembly member in Cross River State and two others have been arrested for alleged armed robbery. The suspects, Daily Post findings revealed were in a car driven by the son of the ex-member of ...

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Most wanted notorious Kaduna bandit, Kachalla gunned down

A wanted notorious bandit in Kaduna State, Nasiru Kachalla has been shot dead in a battle of supremacy with rival bandit group. Security agencies confirmed the death of Kachalla to the Kaduna State Government on Monday. Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna State ...

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23 people die as Lagos-bound cattle truck crashes at Mokwa

Twenty three people died early today as a Lagos-bound cattle truck loaded with additional 45 people crashed in Mokwa Niger state. The truck departed from Kebbi and had dozens of cows and 45 people on board. According to Niger Police ...

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