The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has presented N84.5 million cheques to 34 dependents of policemen who died in active service in Zamfara. NAN reports Baba was on Thursday represented at the ceremony by the acting Commissioner of Police, Ali Dabigi. The IGP said the fund provided by the Police Family Welfare Insurance Scheme would … Read more
Chelsea have decided the future of Joao Felix at Stamford Bridge. The Portugal international joined the Blues on loan from Atletico Madrid in the January transfer window. Atletico are demanding around €100 million for the midfielder this summer. While the Blues are reluctant to pay such an amount, they will consider another loan deal. This … Read more
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a well-known and divisive Islamic cleric, has criticized the Federal Government for taking incorrect actions in response to the Boko Haram insurgency in the North and said that both sides of the conflict committed crimes. In a statement released on Sunday, Gumi made this claim and said that a worsening insurgency would … Read more
Joshua Sunday, an 11-year-old boy who had been missing, was found dead inside a drum in Asaba, the capital of Delta State. Three days after he went missing, the body was discovered inside a water-filled drum in his home on Usonia Street, behind Stephen Keshi Stadium. Christy Garuba, the deceased’s mother, described the incident on … Read more
Ebuka Obi Uchendu, a well-known media figure and the host of BBNaija season 7, has commented on Hermes Iyele’s election as the new Head of House for week two. After Eloswag took over the position a week ago, Hermes Iyele is now the Head of the House. The BBNaija housemates were given instructions to fill … Read more
According to xandertech, the People’s Elephant and Libya’s Al Ahli Benghazi will play each other in the CAF Champions League second leg match at the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba. Enyimba lost the first leg last weekend by a score of 4-3. To guarantee a spot in the next round, the nine-time Nigeria Professional Football … Read more
The Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Abayomi Salami today issued certificates of return to 25 elected members of the State House of Assembly. The REC gave the certificates to the elected members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly except for Ido-Osi Constituency 1 where the election … Read more
Prince Ade Omole, the Director of the Diaspora Directorate of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, returned N2.4 million into the campaign purse. The money was the balance of N10 million disbursed to the diaspora team towards the campaign of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 25 February presidential election. In a statement on Friday, Omole vividly … Read more
The trial of Senator Stella Adaeze Oduah, a former minister of aviation, in connection with alleged N7.9 billion fraud allegations brought against her by the Federal Government, has been put on hold by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo postponed Mrs. Oduah’s scheduled arraignment today, June 15, due to an alleged … Read more
Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, has promised that the military will begin an intensive campaign against stubborn bandits in the North West in a few weeks. The guarantee was given by Lagbaja on Monday while he was visiting Dauda Lawal, the governor of Zamfara State. He stated banditry could no longer … Read more