June 2025
Delta kidnappers threaten to kill abducted cleric if ransom is delayed
Suspected kidnappers have abducted a cleric and lawyer, Mr Emeka Irogboli, and a solar panel engineer simply identified as Biggie. The incident occurred at Ibusa, near Asaba, Delta State, on Friday. At the time of this report, the kidnappers have threatened to kill the victims if their families fail to comply with their ransom demands. […]
Man dies after jumping into well under influence of hard drugs in Kwara
The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the lifeless body of a 43-year-old man, simply identified as Kazeem, from a domestic well in Ilorin, the state capital. The lifeless body was recovered from a domestic well at Ile Alapo, Edun area of Ilorin metropolis, according to a statement by the spokesman of the fire service, […]
Family reveals cause of ‘Gwo gwo ngwo’ singer, Mike Ejeagha’s death
The family of the late veteran musician, Mike Ejeagha, has revealed his cause of death. DAILY POST reports that the ‘Gwo gwo ngwo’ crooner died on Friday evening at the age of 95. However, speaking in an interview with Vanguard newspaper on Saturday morning, the singer’s eldest son, Emma Ejeagha stated that his father died […]
Ebonyi records 590 criminal cases in two years
The Ebonyi State Government, on Friday, said it had recorded 590 criminal cases and 897 civil matters within the past two years. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ben Odoh, disclosed this during an interactive session with journalists in Abakaliki, according to News Agency of Nigeria. Odoh explained that out of the 590 […]
Group decries frequent deaths on Ogun road, demands intervention
The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights has faulted the Ogun government for failure to install speed breakers on the newly rehabilitated Ikangba/Agoro road, in Ijebu Ode area of the state. The group claimed that the absence of these speed breakers is responsible for the frequent accidents and deaths recorded on the road almost daily. […]
Ex-EFCC boss Bawa alleges $450m lost to subsidy fraud
The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has stated that over $450m was lost to subsidy fraud under the Petroleum Support Fund scheme between 2006 and 2012. According to a report cited on The Cable on Saturday, in his new book, ‘The Shadow of Loot & Losses: Uncovering Nigeria’s Petroleum […]
NAF airstrikes foil terrorists’ attack in Borno
Following credible intelligence received, the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, under Operation Hadin Kai, struck key Boko Haram hideouts at Tumbumma Baba and Chiralia in southern Tumbuns, Borno State. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, stated this in a statement, adding that, “acting on credible intelligence, NAF aircraft […]
Commissioners resign as Akwa Ibom gov, Eno, defects to APC
Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, on Friday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). However, three commissioners refused to follow their principal to the APC and subsequently resigned. They are Eno Ibanga (Works), Ini Ememobong, (Special Duties and Ibom Deep Sea) and Emem Almond Bob […]
Catholic Bishops knock Nigerian Govt over Benue killings
Following the rampant killings in Benue State and other parts of the country, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has accused both the Federal and the Benue State governments of failing in their primary responsibility to protect lives and ensure public safety. In a statement signed by Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, President of the […]
Benue: Gov Alia reveals those behind attacks on communities
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has accused some serving politicians in the National Assembly of sponsoring the attacks in the state. The governor made the allegation on Friday in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television, saying that it is unacceptable. Alia, who did not name the politicians, said that an […]