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FFK calls Bishop Sunday Garuba a LITTLE MONKEY

Bishop Sunday Garuba was this week quoted as saying  ”anyone that attempts to rise against President Buhari shall be visited with God’s wrath”. Not pleased with his prayers, FFK took to twitter to blast him, calling him a LITTLE MONKEY ...

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Riot at Iyana Ipaja as riders protesting okada ban set LASTMA vehicle on fire, destroy cars on sight (Video)

There is riot at Iyana Ipaja at the moment as men believed tp be okada and keke riders are protesting their ban on certain roads. According to an eyewitness, twitter user, @Mariamuwane it’s hell. ”I’m in the middle of a ...

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EFCC denies keeping Shehu Sani in underground cells

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied the allegations by former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani that the agency kept suspects in underground cells. The Zonal Office Head of the anti-graft agency, Aminu Aliyu, who took newsmen ...

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Policeman detained for killing man in Lagos commits suicide in cell

A policeman has reportedly hanged himself in a cell at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba. The policeman identified as Eze, was said to have been arrested after he allegedly shot dead a man. “He was brought to ...

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No going back on Okada, tricycles’ ban – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has insisted that there was no going back on the government’s position to enforce restriction on commercial motorcycles and tricycles known as Okada and Keke. This was even as the state’s inter modal transportation ...

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Nigeria to stop fish importation by 2022 – FG

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says following Federal Government’s effort to encourage local production, Nigeria may stop fish importation in 2022. The minister made this known while receiving a delegation from the National Fish Association of ...

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Kaduna bombing suspect told us his name was Mohammed, not Samuel, CAN speaks

The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Kaduna State, Rev. John Hayab, says the bombing suspect arrested while attempting to blow up a Winners’ Chapel Parish in Kaduna State on Sunday identified himself as Mohammed Sani when he ...

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SON destroys N480m substandard mobile phone accessories

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it has destroyed substandard mobile phone accessories worth N480 million. Its Director-General, Osita Aboloma, made this known at the destruction of the accessories in Epe, Lagos, on Tuesday. Aboloma, represented by Mr Obiora ...

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Fire outbreak at IBEDC power station, Ibadan

There is a fire outbreak at the moment at the power plant of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Ayede, Akinyemi road, Ring Road in Ibadan, Oyo state. The fire started about an hour ago and still raging. Efforts are ...

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Chinese doctor who blew the whistle on coronavirus is now infected

  A Chinese doctor who was targeted by Beijing authorities after sounding the alarm about the new coronavirus during its early days has now being hospitalized with the deadly illness, according to a new report. On Dec. 30, Dr. Li ...

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We used beer to bait Buhari’s impersonator – Detective

The trial of three alleged Internet fraudsters who scammed some white men by presenting themselves as President Muhammadu Buhari, resumed on Tuesday before the Federal High Court in Lagos. The defendants – Uche Julius, alias Musa Mohammed; Kenneth Ezeomu, alias ...

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Ten people on quarantine cruise ship test positive for coronavirus

    Around 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner anchored off Japan after health officials confirmed on Wednesday that 10 people on the ship had tested positive for coronavirus and more cases ...

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Two arraigned for threatening to ‘kill’ Arsenal’s Ozil

Two men threatened to “kill” Mesut Ozil when they confronted the Arsenal midfielder’s security guards, a London court heard today. The alleged incident happened outside Ozil’s north London home just weeks after the former World Cup winner was targeted by ...

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ISWAP members allegedly kill three soldiers in Borno

  Islamic State-affiliated jihadists have killed three Nigerian soldiers and seized two military vehicles in an attack in Askira, northeastern Borno state, security sources and residents said Monday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), stormed into the ...

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Man arrested for chaining, enslaving his two wives in Katsina state

  The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a suspected cult member, Samaila Musa, 30, for chaining and enslaving his two wives over a long period of time. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, made this known on ...

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Lesotho First Lady charged with murder

Lesotho police on Tuesday charged first lady Maesaiah Thabane with murder for her alleged links to the brutal 2017 killing of the prime minister’s previous wife. Maesaiah Thabane, 42, will spend the night in custody after she came out of ...

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Teenage wife stabs sleeping husband to death

A teenage housewife has reportedly stabbed her husband to death while he was sleeping in Katsina State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Gambo Isah, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing reporters at the Command Headquarters in Katsina. ...

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Photos: Suspected ritualists arrested with human skulls

Osun State Police Command on Tuesday paraded two suspected ritualists, Adesina Adeniyi 42, and Oluwole Olapade, 58, caught with two human skulls. The command also paraded two suspected armed robbery suspects who were captured after a gun duel with Police ...

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Trump hails ‘American comeback’ in Congress speech

  President Donald Trump has hailed the “great American comeback” in a speech to Congress on the eve of his expected acquittal in his impeachment trial. At his annual State of the Union address, Mr Trump struck a tone of ...

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