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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
FG okays N1.4tn for 13 roads
The Federal Executive Council, on Monday, revisited and approved 13 road projects in various states of the federation worth about N1.455tn. The projects were mostly those the Council stepped down on July 10 due to a lack of funding. The…