A 38-year-old woman has been allegedly murdered by her husband for cooking ‘rice water’ for dinner. The demised identified as Gladys Oforiwaa Kumi, was said to have prepared rice porridge for dinner for her husband whose name was given as JK when he was unable to give housekeeping money. The unfortunate incident happened at Ohia-Tokrom, … Read more
Polaris Bank is set to leverage technology to tackle the effect of ongoing coronavirus in Nigeria. The Managing Director/CEO, Polaris Bank, Tokunbo Abiru disclosed this in an interview with ThisDay. Tokunbo Abiru said the bank will leverage its investment in cutting-edge information technology to harness emerging opportunities and mitigate the disruptive effect of the COVID-19 … Read more
Angry residents of an undisclosed location in Lagos State have dealt with some staff of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, given them the beating of their lives after they attempted to cut their light. According to a Twitter video posted by the GidiTraffic on its page, EKEDC official popularly called NEPA staff were seen … Read more
The agitation for the sovereign state of Biafra, although not new, is often in the news with the latest being a call for #BiafraExit ahead of Wednesday’s broadcast by the leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu. In 1967, Igbo leaders declared a Biafran state. But after a brutal civil war, which led to the deaths … Read more
Usman Abdul Lateef a native of Akpekpe who has been missing since Wednesday (13th of May) has been found dead and buried in a bush by his cousin. The deceased was said to have left home on Wednesday with his cousin simply identified as Koma to the Guarantee Trust Bank’s Automated Teller Machine for a … Read more
James Kolo, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee for Federal Character Commission, FEC, job is dead. Late Kolo who died Tuesday morning after a brief illness, recently appeared before the Senate where he was cleared alongside other nominees including the chairman of the commission also from Kwara state. Read Also: Femi Fani-Kayode To Award 300 Students Scholarships … Read more
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has pledged to support 300 students with scholarships. Students from prestigious private universities in neighbouring African countries would benefit from this gesture, the ex-Minister said. It is expected to last two years. Read Also: Buhari Clears Air Over Location, Mission Of 15 Chinese Doctors Fani-Kayode said his wife’s non-profit, Snowhite … Read more
Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform and Mastercard, a leader in global payments, and a technology company is set to promote social distancing to stop the spread of coronavirus in Nigeria by rewarding their customers. According to reports, only consumers who purchase essential products using their Mastercard on the Jumia platform will receive up to a … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that the country has recorded 226 fresh cases of the coronavirus in Nigeria. NCDC disclosed this via its official Twitter handle on Tuesday night. This brings the total number of cases in Nigeria to 6,401. NCDC tweeted: “226 new cases of #COVID19; “131-Lagos, 25-Ogun, 15-Plateau, 11-Edo, … Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday presided over a virtual meeting of the National Council on Privatisation, NCP anchored from the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Today, I presided over the National Council of Privatization. We discussed comprehensive healthcare reforms & issues in the power sector. The Council approved the preparation of a draft legislative instrument to … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command suspects a foul is on the alert following the sudden reappearance of a lady, Margaret Ikumu, who was declared dead and buried by her friends in the state. According to her relative, Tony Iji, in a petition to the Commissioner, Lagos State Police Command, Hakeem Odumosu, the family became aware … Read more
Ravi Zacharias, the prominent Christian apologetics author and speaker, died Tuesday at the age of 74 following a battle with a rare form of cancer. Zacharias’ daughter, Sarah Davis, posted a message on the website of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries on Tuesday, titled “Ravi Zacharias, Now With Jesus,” confirming that the apologist had passed away. … Read more
Two suspected ritualists with human bones were apprehended by Delta State Police Command at Igbogidi in Udu Area council of the state on Monday. Report gathered that these two had been disguising to be mentally disordered. According the Delta state police commissioner, Mr Hafiz Inuwa, he disclosed the arrest of these suspected ritualists to the … Read more
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed sessesionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has revealed why the 15 Chinese doctors won’t leave Nigeria. He said the reason why they are under the care of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is to colonise Nigeria for China and the MD of the company, Micheal Jiang … Read more
A 55-year-old woman, Mrs Patience Ugbana and her daughter, Adaeze who is said to be 10 years of age have been electrocuted to death, while in their shop in Nnewi. The incident, which happened on Monday evening, was said to have been caused by a Mercedes lorry which rammed into an electric pole after experiencing … Read more
The co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates has rubbished claims that it offered a $10million bribe to members of the House of Representatives to pass the Infectious Diseases Bill. Recall that the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) had alleged that the Green Chamber of the National Assembly had been offered money to pass the bill … Read more
The Chinese medical team which arrived on April 8 has been unable to leave the country following the unavailability of commercial flights to Beijing, the capital of China. It was gathered that the personnel had concluded their assignment, which included assisting with the installation of some equipment and sharing COVID-19 experience with the Federal Government. … Read more
A security guard, Festus Owoha, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly using tear gas to kill a commercial driver, Kusum Adeoti, in the Apapa area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that Kusum used his bus to convey some passengers, including a yet-to-be-identified policeman, to Apapa from Ojuelegba, but when … Read more
Former representative of the Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has revealed the real reason Buhari cancelled Presidential Broadcast. He reacted to the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to call off his scheduled nationwide broadcast on Monday. Sani suggested that the President may have taken the decision in order to … Read more
62-year-old woman has died while struggling for COVID-19 palliative shared by the Rivers state government in Elele Kingdom, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State. According to Vanguard, the deceased, Mrs. Florence Onuobodo arrived at the venue with others waiting to receive the palliatives. A stampede ensued and she was trampled upon by others who … Read more