July 2024
Cadet’s death: Father faults drowning claim, says son poisoned
The father of the late Air Force cadet officer, Emmanuel Chidiebere Onyemereneche, Mr. Ephraim Onyeomereneche, has made shocking revelations about his son’s death.Contrary to the police report that Chidiebere drowned in a swimming pool at Hotel Royal Damgrate in Abia State on April 9, 2024, Onyeomereneche claimed that his son was murdered by poisoning. An […]
I don’t need ‘big grammar’ to fix Edo, says Okpebholo
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, said he was in the race to repair the alleged damage done by the current administration and he would not need outlandish English grammar to do so. Okpebholo has faced constant taunting by the […]
Music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, dies at 72
Legendary Nigerian singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu is reportedly dead. She was said to have died on Tuesday night at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after slumping at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli. TheNiche reported that an eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the news. “It is very sad. Onyeka Onwenu just […]
Council probes Lagos FCE violence, school shut
Following the violence that erupted on Monday, the Governing Council of the Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos, has ordered an indefinite closure of the institution. The embattled provost, Dr. Wahab Azeez, revealed the council’s decision to our correspondence during a telephone interview on Tuesday. Recall that the ongoing leadership crisis escalated on Monday […]
Steer clear of prisons, NCoS warns protesters
The Federal Government has declared all its 256 custodial centres across the country as “red zones” ahead of the August 1 planned nationwide anti-government protests. The Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, said this in a Tuesday statement by the NCoS Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Umar. Nababa emphasised that any person or group […]
Naira abuse: Bobrisky to regain freedom August 5
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, will, on August 5, 2024, regain freedom from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, after spending six months in incarceration for abusing the naira by spraying it at parties. This was disclosed to our correspondent by an impeccable prison source and confirmed by Bobrisky’s lawyer, Ayo Olumofin, on Tuesday. […]
Hardship protest: Security agencies occupy Abuja venue as IG, organisers disagree
•Soldier, police in show of force nationwide, court restricts Lagos protest to two venues Soldiers, policemen and other security personnel on Tuesday occupied the popular Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled to be held in the Federal Capital Territory and other major cities on Thursday. Our correspondents at the square counted over […]
Protest: Yobe Government Shuts Down Schools
The Yobe State Government has announced the closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state ahead of the nationwide hardship protests slated for August 1, 2024. The State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education disclosed this in a memo signed by the Director of Schools Management, Bukar M Modu. It was reported that […]
Ndume Rejects New Office At National Assembly
The senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has rejected a new office allocated to him by the Senate Services Committee. Ndume, in a letter addressed to the Chairman, Senate Services Committee on Tuesday, said the office given him does not reflect his seniority and high ranking posture at the Senate. […]
Two children killed, nine injured in UK knife attack
Two children have been killed and nine more injured, six critically, in a knife attack at a dance class in northern England on Monday, police said. A 17-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder over the attack in Southport, near Liverpool in northwest England, which also left two adults with […]