Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Monday, said that the citizens of Nigeria have the right to exit the country if they feel that it is going on a suicide slide. Professor Soyinka said this during an interview session he had with Arise Television where he described the country as a plane that is on […]
Former Militant Commander, Mujahid Asari Dokubo, has opened up on how Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, linked him up with Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a video circulating on social media, Asari Dokubo described Kanu as a “thief”, vowing to deal with him. He accused Kanu of […]
Gunmen on Sunday night in two separate attacks killed 14 persons in Kuru village of Jos South Local Council and Zogu village in Bassa Local Council of Plateau State. The first attack took place at about 10:30pm, leaving five others severely injured. While the second attack took place at Zogu village in Bassa Local council […]
The Rivers State Police Command has appealed to Governor Nyesom Wike not to lift the night time curfew imposed in the wake of attacks on security formations and operatives in the state. Spokesman of the State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni made the appeal during a chat with newsmen in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Omoni […]
At least, 11 people have been killed in two separate incidents in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. This is barely one week after gunmen attacked and killed 27 people in Odugbeho community of Agatu LGA. Our correspondent reports that the latest killings occurred again in Odugbeho and two other rural villages of Aila […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for an aggressive reversal of negative mindsets towards albinos. The Vice-President said it is paramount to have conversations around the safety and enablement of our citizens who live with Albinism. He said this on Sunday during a virtual event, attended by personalities including diplomats such as the American Ambassador […]
Billionaire Ned Nwoko has announced his support for the Twitter ban in Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Nwoko while speaking at a June 12 lecture organised by the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Abuja Council had said, “on the current issue with Twitter in Nigeria, I wholeheartedly support the position […]
As the suspension of Twitter gets into the second week, the Federal Government is yet to release conditions for the reversal of the indefinite suspension despite claiming to be in talks with the social media company. While the Federal Government plans to enforce the licensing of over-the-top (OTT) players, it appears such a move is […]
No fewer than 12 people have been killed and 39 seriously injured after a gas line explosion tore through a residential neighbourhood in central China. Responders to the early yesterday morning blast in the city of Shiyan in Hubei province sent more than 150 people to the hospital, according to officials quoted by state media. […]
Police in Ogun have arrested a housewife, Blessing Ebuneku Agoro, for allegedly selling her two daughters for N300,000 to a childless couple. The suspect was arrested following a report at Redeemed Camp divisional headquarters by her husband, Oluwaseyi Agoro, that upon his return from a trip on June 8 he could not find his two […]
