Police arrest two suspects for murder of commercial tricyclist in Niger State

Police arrest two suspects for murder of commercial tricyclist in Niger State

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested two suspects, Sunday Paul and Bali Joshua, over the murder of a commercial tricyclist in Suleja area of the state.   Spokesperson of the the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on Friday, June 2, 2023, said the suspects alongside an accomplice, Zingfa Selchak, who…

Nigerian football fans scream after spotting Arsenal star, Bukayo Saka at Somolu in Lagos state (video)

Nigerian football fans scream after spotting Arsenal star, Bukayo Saka at Somolu in Lagos state (video)

Arsenal star, Bukayo Saka is in Lagos Nigeria.   The 21-year-old England international football player of Nigerian descent, arrived Lagos Nigeria, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.   Saka took to Instagram on Thursday June 1, to share a video of himself in Somolu LGA of Lagos state, as he was being hailed by football fans…

Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara, knocked for tweeting that his state is a Christian state and will stay strong to its Christian values

Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara, knocked for tweeting that his state is a Christian state and will stay strong to its Christian values

Newly inaugurated governor of Rivers state, Sim Fubara, has been criticised on Twitter after he tweeted that his state is a ‘’Christian state” and will stay strong to its Christian values.   Posting his official photo portrait on his Twitter handle, Governor Fubara wrote; ‘’Rivers State is a Christian State, and God is our foundation….

Katsina state residents troop out en-mass as they hold Durbar celebration in honor of former President Buhari (videos)

Katsina state residents trooped out en-mass for the Durbar celebration in honor of former President, Muhammad Buhari, today May 30, who returned to the state on Monday, May 29, after handing over to President Tinubu    President Buhari was present at the Durbar that was organized by the Emir of Daura.   Watch videos from…

Hoard fuel, lose your land

Hoard fuel, lose your land

The Edo state government has threatened to revoke the land of any fuel station found hoarding petrol.   Fuel scarcity surfaced in many parts of the country on Monday May 29 shortly after President Bola Tinubu announced that the era of Fuel subsidy is over.    Many Nigerians thought this will immediately mean a spike…

Trending video of former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike conferring an award on a dignitary

A video of former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike conferring an award on a dignitary at a state event last night is trending online.    Wike tried putting on an award medal on the dignitary’s neck but left it hanging on his cap while he (dignitary) tried getting it down to his neck.   …

Jay-Z and Beyonce are owners of the most expensive home ever sold in the entire state of California

Jay-Z and Beyonce are owners of the most expensive home ever sold in the entire state of California

Singers Jay-Z and Beyonce are the new owners of the greatest architectural masterpieces in the United States of America.    The 30,000 square foot home in the prime area of Malibu was purchased for $200 million, making it the most expensive home ever sold in the entire state of California.      The purchased eclipsed…

Gunmen kill policeman attached to Delta State Government House

Gunmen kill policeman attached to Delta State Government House

Gunmen have killed a policeman attached to the Counter Terrorising Unit attached to the Delta State Government House, Asaba.   According to the PUNCH, the policeman simply identified as Solomon, among others, were on a mission to River State when they ran into an ambush by unknown gunmen on East-West Road, in Emuoha Local Government…

Gunmen kill two US Consulate Staff, set their bodies ablaze in Anambra state

Gunmen kill two US Consulate Staff, set their bodies ablaze in Anambra state

Two staff of the United States Consulate in Nigeria were murdered and their bodies set ablaze by unknown gunmen in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State today May 16.    The US consulate staff were in the area for humanitarian work when they were attacked by the assailants who also killed two PMF (Police…

Burkina Faso extends State Of Emergency by 6 Months due to Islamic Jihad attacks

Burkina Faso extends State Of Emergency by 6 Months due to Islamic Jihad attacks

Burkina Faso, ravaged by Islamic jihad attacks,  has extended state of emergency in eight of the country’s 13 regions by six months.   The bill, adopted unanimously by the interim parliament on Friday, May 12 will be in effect from March to October 29. It “aims to strengthen and consolidate the fight against the insecurity…

15-year-old Agha Favour smashes UTME with the highest score in Physics and Chemistry in Lagos state with an aggregate score of 355

15-year-old Agha Favour smashes UTME with the highest score in Physics and Chemistry in Lagos state with an aggregate score of 355

A 15-year-old student of St Greggory’s College, Agha Favour, got the highest score in Physics and Chemistry in Lagos state, with an aggregate score of 355 in the just concluded UTME.   Favour scored 94 in Mathematics, 98 in Physics, 98 in Chemistry and 65 in English, in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. See…

Governor Wike declares public holiday for Tinubu’s visit to Rivers state

Governor Wike declares public holiday for Tinubu’s visit to Rivers state

The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared Wednesday, May 3 a public holiday to enable residents to give the President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu a rousing welcome.Tinubu who won the February 25 presidential election will embark on a two-day working visit in the state starting from May 3 to May 4.   In a…

Many kidnapped, others injured as bandits attack communities in Niger state

Many kidnapped, others injured as bandits attack communities in Niger state

Bandits attacked many communities in the Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State and abducted an unidentified number of people while several others were injured.   It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages at about at 2:pm on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, April 29, 2023.    The villages attacked include Essan, Koitapi,…

Nigerian man in shock after Lagos state Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera caught him driving with expired car papers and got automatically fined N60k

Nigerian man in shock after Lagos state Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera caught him driving with expired car papers and got automatically fined N60k

A Nigerian man residing in Lagos state has taken to Twitter to lament after he was sent an automated billing ticket of N60, 000 for breaking the law. The Lagos state Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera had captured him breaking traffic laws and an automated bill was sent to him as his fine.   According…

Lagos state government begins demolition of illegal structures in Banana island (photos/video)

Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) have commenced the demolition of buildings in Banana Island, that are in contravention of the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning Development Law (2019).   The exercise is in compliance with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive…

Building collapses in Sango police barracks in Oyo state (video)

Blocks of flats collapsed in the Sango Police Barracks in Oyo State on Saturday evening, April 22.   A video making the rounds on social media shows that the collapsed structure is located in front of a residential three-storey building.   The state police command or the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibadan are yet to…