Two Edo council chairmen impeached, many wounded
THE crisis in Edo state local government areas continued on Tuesday as two chairmen have been reportedly impeached by their elected councillors in Uhunmwonde and Orhionmwon local government areas, Vanguard reports. This is their Owan East counterpart; Prince Aminu Okodo-Kadirihas said that his purported impeachment and that of his Vice, Hon Clement Ojebuovbo was unconstitutional […]
Police arrest Catholic priest for shooting boy to death in Imo on New Year Day
The Parish Priest of St. Columba Catholic Church, Amaimo, Ikeduru local council area of Imo State, Rev. Fr. Joseph Enyiaka, is now helping the State Police Command, to unravel the facts surrounding the death of a gunshot victim in the community. Confirming the development in a tarse statement, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr […]
Abducted retired Archbishop, driver released after 25 days in Anambra
The abducted retired Anglican Archbishop of the Niger Province and former Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Prof. Godwin Okpala, and his driver have regained freedom from their captors after about 25 days. Okpala, together with his driver, went missing on Friday, December 7, 2024, after they set out on a trip to Umuchu community in Aguata […]
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Lagos Heads To Supreme Court, Challenges Judgment Freeing Femi Olaleye
The Lagos State Government has approached the Supreme Court in its bid to overturn the judgment of the Court of Appeal which quashed the conviction of Femi Olaleye, the Managing Director Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, on a two-count charge of defilement of a child and sexual assault by penetration Channels TV’s judiciary editor, Shola Soyele […]
Man arrested in Osun for defiling 13-year-old girl in Ekiti
Operatives of Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a 34-year-old man, Oluwabunmi Anifowose, for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl at Efon Alaaye in the Efon Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Ekiti Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Olu Adewa (retd.), said that the suspect was arrested on Saturday at a hideout at Ijebu-Ijesha in Osun […]
Footage shows New York officers beating black prisoner before death
Newly released bodycam footage has revealed a disturbing incident involving New York corrections officers beating a handcuffed inmate, 43-year-old Robert Brooks, who died the following morning. The footage, made public on Friday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, captured the events leading to Brooks’ death at the Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York […]
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2027: I’ve no pact with Atiku, Obi, says Kwankwaso
Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dismissed speculations of a rotational presidency pact with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and a former Labour Party (LP), Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Kwankwaso gave this clarification in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, monitored in Abuja, […]
EXTRA: I brought you back to life politically, Wike slams Odili
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, came down hard on ex-Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili, describing him as a rent seeker and an ingrate for siding with incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Wike was reacting to Odili’s recent remark that Fubara stopped him (Wike) from turning Rivers into his private estate. […]
Fubara prevented Wike from making Rivers his private estate – Odili
The former governor of Rivers State and one-time presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Peter Odili, has said Governor Siminalayi Fubara stopped the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, from turning the state to a private estate. Read Also: Blackout in Abuja, as TCN begins maintenance Odili disclosed that Governor Fubara […]
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Clear our forests of bandits, northern leaders task Tinubu
Some northern leaders have said the only way there can be a lasting solution to the problem of insecurity in the country is to clear the forests of bandits. They argued that it will be foolish for the government to think of negotiating with the bandits as suggested by the former governor of Zamfara […]
Pandora papers: EFCC opens probe of Obi, Oduah, NPA boss, others
There are indications that the Economic and Crimes Commission has commenced investigations into the alleged tax evasion by some Nigerians named in the Pandora Papers. It was gathered that a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has already been summoned for questioning by the commission over his secret assets and financial deals exposed in […]
EXTRA: 16-year-old twin sisters impregnated by age mate in Cameroon
The predicament of a set of twin sisters in the Likoko community in the English-speaking region of Cameroon has been revealed by a Facebook user, Ayisha Toginia. Toginia, who encountered the pregnant teenagers when they visited the Solidarity Hospital in Buea revealed that the girls were subjected to sexual solicitations in order to feed. She […]
NNPC turned down Dangote’s $750m to manage Nigeria’s refineries – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) rejected a $750 million offer from billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote. In an exclusive interview with Channels TV, former President Olusegun Obasanjo revealed that in 2007, Dangote offered a staggering $750 million to manage the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries. Obasanjo explained that […]
Police arrest man for stabbing neighbour to death over rice in Delta
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 30-year-old man, Daniel Onyejekwe, for allegedly stabbing his neighbour, identified simply as Christian, to death during a dispute over rice. The incident reportedly occurred on New Year’s Day in the Ogwanja area of Sapele, Delta State, following an argument that escalated into a fatal […]
Jeju Air CEO banned from leaving South Korea after fatal crash
The Chief Executive Officer of South Korean airline, Jeju Air, Kim E-bae has been banned from leaving the country, police said Thursday, after one of the company’s planes crashed last week killing 179. “The… investigation team imposed a travel ban on two individuals, including Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae,” said police in South Jeolla Province, […]
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Court remands activist, Shehu Mahdi, over fake French military base claim
A chief magistrate court sitting in Kaduna on Tuesday ordered the remand in the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Kaduna, of self-styled activist and public commentator, Shehu Mahdi. Mahdi was arrested a few days ago by officers of the Department of State Services after he rebuffed pleas to pull down inciting videos he posted online claiming that […]
Saudi Arabia executed 338 in 2024 – Report
Saudi Arabia has put six Iranians to death for drug trafficking, the interior ministry said Wednesday, after a year in which it carried out a record number of executions, according to an AFP tally of official reports. The six were executed in Dammam, on the Gulf coast, for having “clandestinely introduced hashish” into the kingdom, […]
Benin Republic summons Nigerien envoy over terrorism allegations
Benin Republic has summoned a Nigerien diplomat following accusations by Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger Republic’s military leader, that neighbouring countries are supporting terrorism in West Africa. In a televised address, Tchiani alleged that Benin serves as a “rear base for terrorists seeking to destabilise Niger Republic”. Benin’s foreign ministry dismissed the claims as baseless and announced […]
US court orders release of seized $6 million arms funds to Nigeria
Nigeria has won a prolonged legal battle to recover over $6 million in arms funds that had been seized by the United States government since 2014. The funds were seized about a decade ago from an arms broker, who was trying to supply military equipment from the US to Nigeria without having the necessary licence. […]