The Benue State government has refuted claims that youths pelted Governor Hyacinth Alia with objects during a visit to Vaatia College in Makurdi. Newsmen reports that the reaction came in a statement on Thursday by
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NLC, TUC Provide Reasons for Suspending Nationwide Strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have clarified the reasons behind the suspension of the nationwide strike. The decision was made after an emergency joint National Executive Council
Read morePDP releases timetable for Edo State governorship election
The schedule was released by the National Working Committee following a joint meeting of the Board of Trustees and National Executive Committee at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially
Read moreMan captured walking on rope across bridge, train tracks in Lagos (Video)
A video has surfaced online showing an Estonian man, Jaan Roose walking on a rope across the bridge and the train tracks at CMS Bus Stop in Lagos state on Thursday morning. The video which
Read moreSuspects arrested as missing Ondo girl is found dead in well
The Ondo State Police Command announced Wednesday, Nov. 15, that it has launched an investigation after a girl, 7, was found dead in a well in Shasha, Akure. The girl’s body was discovered in the
Read moreMarried church worker arrested for defiling and impregnating 14-year-old girl in Anambra
Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, James Rich, for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in Awka. The State Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon. Ify Obinabo, who confirmed the incident
Read moreOgun student arrested for poisoning girlfriend
A final-year student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Oladokun Ayomide, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly poisoning his girlfriend, Ugbokwe Mmasichukwu, and another lady, Odumosu Semilore. The police
Read moreCourt jails two internet fraudsters in Kano
A Kano State High Court has sentenced two fraudsters, Benjamin Okechukwu Udeagwu and Benjamin Amos Olamide, to three years imprisonment for internet-related offenses. Justice Ibrahim Musa Karaye handed down the sentences after the defendants pleaded
Read moreGov Adeleke avoiding handshake with Ooni doctored – Osun govt (Video)
The Ogun State Government has said a video being circulated on social media suggesting that the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, deliberately avoided a handshake with the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, was doctored. In
Read moreRCCG spends ₦61bn on intervention projects across the country – Adeboye
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), says the church has spent ₦61 billion on intervention projects across the country. Enoch stated this during the inauguration of Enoch
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