Motorcyclist Arrested For Allegedly Raping 12 Year Old To Death

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motorcyclist, Dare, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl identified as Zainab Justina Adeyemo to death Police nab one motorcyclist, Dare, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl identified as Zainab Justina Adeyemo to death, Ekohotblog reports Our correspondent reported that the deceased had boarded the suspect’s motorcycle in the Akoko area of Ondo … Read more

Explore Local Unique, Natural, Tourism Assets, Ex-Miss Tourism Tells Nigerians

Abigail Olagbaye, former Miss Tourism, Nigeria, on Friday expressed dissatisfaction at some Nigerians’ quest to explore international tourist sites, leaving Nigeria’s tourism assets unpatronised. She called on Nigerians to visit local tourist sites which she described as unique and natural. Read Also: For Second Day Running, Abuja Tops list As Nigeria Records 462 COVID-19 Cases … Read more

Explosion Injures 2 In Bank Premises In Oyo

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Two persons were injured when a suspected dynamite abandoned at the scene of Wednesday bank robbery exploded in Okeho, Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State. SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, Oyo State Public Relations Officer, comfirmed the explosion of another dynamite on Thursday which injured a policeman and one civilian. Read Also: FRSC Arrests 5 Staff … Read more

Late Fasanmi: Yoruba Lost One Of Her Strong Voices — Aare Gani Adams

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Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has described the death of Pa Ayo Fasanmi, a prominent leader of Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, as a great loss to Nigeria and the Yoruba nation. Adams, in a statement by his Media Aide, Kehinde Aderemi, on Thursday in Lagos, said that the Yoruba nation had lost one … Read more

FRSC Arrests 5 Staff For Extortion In Nasarawa State

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said it had arrested five of its staff for extortion in Nasarawa State. The Assistant Corps Marshal, Mr Kayode Olagunju, disclosed this during his maiden visit to the Benue State Command in Makurdi. Read Also: Why Transferring Federal Roads To States May Be Difficult–Gbajabiamila Olagunju is the … Read more

After 40 Years, Nigerian Army Gets Dam For Portable Water – Buratai

The Nigerian Army under the 3 division province, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment in Jos Plateau State, has commissioned a multipurpose dam and water treatment plant, aimed at providing good drinkable water which has eluded the barracks and it’s environs for the past 40 years, says the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai. Speaking at … Read more

Ekiti Govt. Commends Akeredolu’s Wife Over Distribution Of Palliatives To ‘BEMORE Girls’

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The Ekiti government has commended Mrs Betty Akeredolu, Wife of Ondo State governor, for extending distribution of palliatives to Ekiti ‘BEMORE girls’ to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mr James Owolabi, gave the commendation on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti during the distribution of palliatives to … Read more

Why Transferring Federal Roads To States May Be Difficult–Gbajabiamila

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says transferring federal roads to state governments might be difficult due to some challenges. Gbajabiamila said this on Wednesday while speaking with journalists shortly after he visited Gov. Dapo Abiodun in his office in Abeokuta. Read Also: COVID-19: 289 Nigerians Stranded In US Returns Home While … Read more

Gov. Fayemi Felicitates With Prince Adeluyi-Adelusi At 80

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Wednesday with Prince Julius Adeluyi-Adelusi, an elder stateman and Chairman, Juli Pharmacy Plc, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Adeluyi-Adelusi will celebrate his birthday on Aug. 2. Read Also: COVID-19: 289 Nigerians Stranded In US Returns Home In a statement a statement in Abuja, Fayemi described the octogenarian … Read more

Doctor Who Claimed Chloroquine Cures COVID-19 Once Blamed ‘Spirit Husbands’ For Infertility

Stella Immanuel, a Nigerian-trained doctor based in the United States, once claimed that gynecological issues like infertility, cyst are caused by “demonic spirits”. According to Thecable, Immanuel became an overnight sensation after she claimed, in a viral video on Monday, that she treated over 350 COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine. Read Also: 212 In Lagos As … Read more

Nsukka LG To Demolish Houses, Structures Built On Waterways, Says Chairman

Mr Cosmas Ugwueze, Chairman, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Monday said that his administration would demolish all illegal houses and structures built on top of gutters or water channels to check flooding. Ugwueze in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Nsukka stated that the plan, besides ensuring free … Read more

Zulum, Ndume Visit Kwara, Commiserate With AbdulRazaq Over Father’s Death

Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum on Sunday led a high-power delegation to Kwara State to commiserate with Gov AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the death of his father, Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Folorunsho Abdul-Razaq (SAN). The News Agency of Nigeria ((NAN), reports that Sen Ali Ndume, Borno cabinet members and political leaders from the state were in the … Read more

NEMA Assesses Damage Caused By Flooding In Gwagwalada, Giri

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Sunday, visited victims of Saturday’s flooding in Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The visit was to ascertain the level of destruction caused by the flood that submerged more than 50 buildings in the territory. Read Also: [REPORT] Revenue Generation: Seven States Insolvent, Survive … Read more

Eid-el-Kabir: Zamfara Govt. Distributes Over 5,000 Rams, 993 Cows

The Zamfara Government has began the distribution of 5,667 rams and 993 cows as Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) palliatives to various categories of people in the state. The Director-General, Media, Public Enlightenment and Communication to the State Governor, Alhaji Yusuf Idris, disclosed to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Sunday. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper … Read more

Man Writes Warning Letter To Abuja Witches And Wizard After Killing Cat

A Nigerian man who goes by the name ”Last Battalion” on Facebook, has written a letter to the Witchcraft Association in Nigeria, Kubwa-Abuja chapter, warning them to desist from sending their ”recruits/apprentice” to his room. He posted the letter after he killed a cat around his home. He posted the photo of a dead cat … Read more

Fake Lawyer Bags 3 Years In Ogun

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Ogun, on Thursday sentenced a 47-year -old man, Omotola Ayokanmi, to three years imprisonment for impersonation. The Magistrate, Mrs Folake Ogundele, sentenced Ayokanmi after he pleaded guilty to a charge of impersonation. Read Also: Zamfara Citizens Reject Title Conferred On Fani Kayode, Threaten Legal Action Ogundele sentenced the convict … Read more

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