July 6, 2024
Big Brother Naija Season 9 premieres on July 28
The highly anticipated ninth season of the popular reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, will premiere on July 28 by 7pm. The show will run for 71 days, promising double the drama, relationships and competition. According to the show’s organisers, this season’s theme is “Two journeys in one House,” hinting at a unique twist in […]
Army kill 11 ISWAP terrorists in Sambisa Forest
Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for a special clearance operation in Sambisa Forest, have eliminated 11 Islamic States of West Africa Province terrorists. The Nigerian Army, in a statement on its official X Handle, disclosed this on Saturday. It said the feat was achieved in coordinated special clearance operations with a hybrid force on […]
JUST IN: Power Grid Collapses For Fourth Time In 2024
Nigeria’s Power grid has collapsed again, with the country currently generating 0.80 Mega watt of electricity, Daily Trust reports. A check on the website of Independent System Operator, an autonomous arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) indicated that power plants contribution to the grid began to decline around 2pm to 2,797.16MW from the […]
Two robbers bag five-year jail term
A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced two persons to five years imprisonment for conspiracy, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of firearms. Believe Leisure, 36, and Jacob Doukumo, 42, with Suit Number BYHC/BHC/CR/1/2023, were arrested by the police on December 24, 2022, along Sangana Creek in the Brass Local Government Area of […]
Police ban ‘7/7 cult celebration’ in Anambra, warn hotels, bars, others
The Anambra State Police Command has declared as illegal, the proposed 7/7 cult day celebrating be cautious about such gatherings and their likes in their facilities as there will be consequences if found wanting. In a statement on Saturday, the spokesman for the state police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, insisted that such events or any […]
A’Ibom presents N79m to aviation college students
The Commissioner for Education in Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Idongesit Etiebet, has presented a cheque of N79m to aviation students who gained admission into the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. “Our students came out in flying colours in several competitions because of the quality of education in the state, and several schools were given […]
427 ghost workers uncovered in Anambra
The Anambra State Local Government Service Commission said it has discovered over 427 ghost workers earning salaries from the state government without being staff members. The Chairman of the Commission, Vin Ezeaka, disclosed this to journalists in Awka, the Anambra state capital, on Friday. Ezeaka said the commission also discovered that six senior employees at […]
Man disappears after answering phone call in Abia
A young man aged 34 years, Mr Onyekachi Kingsley Ugochukwu, has been declared missing by his family in Isiala Akpaa Amaiyi village, Osisioma Ngwa LGA of Abia State. Ugochukwu, who is said to be fair in complexion, was said to have disappeared without trace after allegedly answering phone calls from an undisclosed person. According to […]
Osun police arrest ally to alleged kidnap kingpin, Emir, several others
The Osun State Police Command has arrested one John Olowosaye, who allegedly conspired with Olalekan Oyeyemi, a.k.a Emir, in the abduction of some people in Ede sometime in August 2023.The Osun police command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola revealed this while addressing journalists while parading suspects at the Police Command headquarters in Osogbo on Friday. Opalola revealed […]
Drop all charges against activists, journalists, others – SERAP to Nigerian Govt
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the Nigerian Federal Government, as well as the state governments, to drop criminal charges against activists, journalists, rights defenders and others who are on trial “solely for peacefully exercising their human and democratic rights”. SERAP equally asked the government to “immediately release anyone still being arbitrarily […]