A vehicle conveying journalists to Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State where 317 female students were abducted by unknown gunmen was attacked by a mob as confirmed by the police.
It was learnt that the mob who were infuriated with news of the abduction, created roadblocks inside Jangebe town and attacked the vehicle conveying journalists.
Chinese President, Xi Jinping has announced that his country has achieved the "miracle" of eradicating extreme poverty.
According to Xi, over an eight-year period, nearly 100 million people have been lifted out of poverty due to the nation's aggressive economic policies.
Speaking at a ceremony in Beijing on Thursday, February 25, Mr Xi said it was a
The Management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH, have reacted to the viral video of a man said to be a lecturer of the institution having sex with a lady alleged to be a student of the institution.
LAUTECH became the number one trending topic on Twitter on Thursday February 25 after the sex tape was released. In the 44-second video, the middle-aged man was seen having his way with the young lady in a room. The lecturer was left in shock
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 634 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in the country of Thursday February 25.
The health agency gave a breakdown of the new cases across states as follows; Lagos-259, Osun-45, Edo-38, Ogun-35, FCT-33, Anambra-26, Imo-24, Ondo-24, Akwa Ibom-20, Plateau-20, Abia-19, Kaduna-19, Ebonyi-17, Borno-10,
The office of the national security adviser (NSA) has expressed its fear with the deployment of 5th Generation (5G) technology in the country.
Bala Fakandu, director of communications in NSA who appeared before the senate committee on communications on Thursday February 25, said they are concerned about the deliberate vulnerabilities and backdoors within the 5G network equipment, which according to him might expose Nigeria to "eavesdropping,
Writing celebrities name on one's body is now trending. The likes of Bobrisky, Ka3na amongst several others are having their fans making tattoo of their names on their body part.
The latest one that got our attention is the one that was posted on Friends Alliance Booth group on Facebook. Favour N. Moluno, a regular member of the group used pen to write the admin's name on her hand jokingly and posting it on the group but what she got
was what she never expected. When the Admin saw the post, she wrote:For using pen to write my name on your hands, I’ll spoil you small, I sent you 2500 for lunch, go and buy amala, 1000 airtime😂😂😂😂 If you want bag of rice, go and do original tatt 😂😂😂😂😂
Bobrisky no do pass like this Biko 😂😂
We meeeuuveeeeeeee😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️
Doris Anyanwuocha, a business tycoon, the founder of Friends Alliance Booth aka FAB is a generous woman who believes so much in giving back to the society. More blessings and prosperity is all you shall always deserve.
The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of the seven personnel that perished in the military aircraft that crashed in Abuja today February 21.
According to a statement released by AVM Ibikunle Daramola, the Director of Public Relations and Information, the deceased personnel include;
Convicted international fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as Invictus Obi, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraud. The Nigerian national was sentenced on Tuesday 17th of February, 2021 by Chief District Judge, Rebecca Smith, after he was convicted for involvement in a computer-based intrusion fraud scheme that caused approximately $11m in known losses to his victims, according to the judge.
"Through subterfuge and impersonation, Obinwanne Okeke engaged in a multi-year global business email and computer hacking scheme that caused a staggering $11 million in losses
Men of the Anti-kidnapping and Cybercrime Unit of the Edo State Police Command have arrested two notorious criminals on its most wanted list.
The suspects, Samson Ibiweh and Philip Chirer, were arrested along Ofunama Road in Ovia South-West local government area of Edo state while on their way to Ofunama forest to blow up the Petroleum Pipelines to enable them to siphon the
Unidentified gunmen have killed a female student of the Benue State University, identified as Jessica Agee. It was gathered that the student was shot dead by the assailants at her Gyado villa residence in Makurdi, the state capital on Monday night, February 15.
The deceased's cousin, Phillips Guda, confirmed the report via Facebook on
One of the ladies @Stargious, wrote
Hours after his arraignment and release for participating in the #OccupyLekkiTollgate protest, comedian, Mr. Macaroni, has taken to his Twitter handle to share his thoughts about the insecurity in Nigeria.
He averred in his Tweet that the government is responsible for any insecurity in
It is the season of love and Nigeria’s leading low cholesterol milk brand from the stables of FrieslandCampina WAMCO, Three Crowns milk, welcomes Valentine’s Day 2021 with its unique #TCHappilyEverAfter Campaign.
The campaign which focuses on celebrating the past, present and future of love relationships between moms and their spouses or best friends, is one of the many ways through which the brand has chosen to celebrate the season with its esteemed consumers and their loved ones.
Speaking on the details of the campaign, the Marketing Manager, Three Crowns, Omolara Banjoko, disclosed that the campaign will be executed digitally on Twitter,
Wole Soyinka, has said he doesn't believe that President Buhari is in charge of the country. According to the Noble laureate, the manner the President has so far handled insecurity, suggests that he doesn't have a full grasp of how bad it is. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV, Soyinka said he doesn’t see any proof that the president understands how much needs to be done in terms of improving security.
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) says the decision by the Federal government to propose a new pump price for Petrol shows it has no mercy for the poor in the country.
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, while speaking at the launch of the Nigerian Upstream Cost Optimisation Programme in Abuja, hinted that there might soon be an increase in petroleum pump price. He said since there is an increased demand for oil globally, this will translate to an increase in the oil price which would mean an increase in revenue for Nigeria. However, an increase in oil
Nigerian singer, Sanni Wasiu, popularly known as Lil frosh, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre till March 9, 2021 over the alleged assault on his girlfriend, Okeoghene Iyomaterie.
Recall that in October 2020, the singer who was at the time signed under Davido's record label, DMW records, was called out for subjecting his woman, Okeoghene, to physical and verbal assault while they were dating. Okeoghene in a post shared on her Instagram page, said she had been in a relationship with the musician since
Stephen Ngila chopped off Jackline Mwende's hands with a machete in Machakos County on July 25, 2016, because she couldn't conceive after seven years of marriage. Ngila, now 39, was given the sentence on Tuesday, February 9, after he was found guilty. He was however granted 14 days to appeal the ruling.
In her judgment, Machakos Law Court Justice Brenda Bartoo said the court had taken note the accused was not remorseful for the offense he was convicted of.
