Samuel Ortom, the executive governor of Benue State and ardent supporter of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, has disclosed that Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, has betrayed the five displeased People’s Democratic Party governors by meeting with the All Progressive Congress presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Keep in mind that prior to … Read more
The police in Ogun State have reacted to a viral video in which officers were accused of causing a road crash while chasing some suspected internet fraudsters in Igbeba area of Ijebu-Ode. In a statement on Thursday, the Ogun State police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said a Toyota Camry car driven by a mechanic, with registration … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has advised Nigerians to be wary of the activities of unscrupulous elements using a fake EFCC Help Desk to issue scam alerts. The scam alerts according to the commission, could be in the form of fake calls purported to be from the it’s help desk. Wilson Uwujaren, the … Read more
Tochukwu Ihenacho, a man in his mid-30s, beat Philip Ihenacho, his younger brother, on Saturday till he fell into a coma for using N5,000 in fresh notes that had been provided to him to keep. It was learned that the incident took place in Kubwa’s Pipeline neighborhood, a satellite town in the FCT’s Bwari Area … Read more
The troops and special forces of the Nigerian Army have neutralized 11 bandits in a fierce battle in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, who confirmed the killing in a statement on Sunday, said the feedback received indicated that the troops advanced to several identified locations in … Read more
At the Kamba border in Kebbi State, the Nigeria Customs Service, Kebbi Command, claimed to have seized 138 packs of tramadol/tramakings worth N22 million. Dr. Ben Oramalugo, the Comptroller of Customs, said this at the headquarters in Birnin Kebbi. He added that the command also seized 46 bags of foreign parboiled rice weighing 50 kg, … Read more
Professor Attahiru Jega, who served as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has stated that the commission’s database may be hacked. Jega praised the electoral body’s level of preparedness in relation to issues surrounding INEC’s preparations for the Saturday elections, but he added that he cannot guarantee that the commission’s database will not … Read more
A Nigerian man was shocked to find old naira notes that his wife had hidden under the bed. It should be recalled that the N200, N500, and N1000 notes were redesigned by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and given a deadline for when the old notes would expire. A man rants in a social … Read more
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared Friday, April 24, 2023, a half-working day in advance of the general election to allow public and civil servants who may need to travel to carry out their civic duties during the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday. Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the chief press secretary to the … Read more
On behalf of Concerned Stakeholders, a number of Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) members have voiced their concern that the party could suffer a defeat in the upcoming September 21 governorship election if Senator Monday Okpebholo, who was duly elected as the winner of Saturday’s governorship primary, is disqualified from running. After Okpebholo was … Read more