EXCLUSIVE: Top officials allegedly embezzle NSCDC allowances for Ekiti election, angry officers kick
Top officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have allegedly embezzled the allowances meant to be paid to officers who were deployed from other states to Ekiti State for the June 18, 2022 governorship election. The affected officers, who said their colleagues in other security agencies have been paid, are presently lamenting […]
Gunmen kidnap woman, traditional rulers in Ebonyi community
A woman leader in Isuokoma community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Mrs. Juliana Uzor, has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen.The woman leader was said to have been kidnapped in her farmland on June 17, 2022. The traditional Ruler of the community, Eze Ambrose Ogbu, was equally reported to have been abducted on the […]
All abducted Zamfara residents’ll be rescued, Gov assures families
Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle told the relatives of the 29 wedding guests abducted in Sokoto on Saturday that the state would ensure their release. The governor also denounced the rise in banditry in the north-west, where many people have been slain and many more have been kidnapped. Governor Matawalle said in a statement issued […]
2023: pressure piles on parties as CAN, stakeholders warn against Muslim-Muslim ticket
The Christian Association of Nigeria and the Catholic Society of Nigeria, among other organizations, have warned political parties against running a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential election. They issued the warning as the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), the All Progressives Congress governors, and the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, intensified […]
Airtel Raises Awareness on Recycling, Healthy Disposal of E-wastes
Airtel Nigeria has renewed its commitment to responsible environmental management, including proper electronic waste disposal, recycling, and repurposing. Surendran Chemmenkotil, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, commented on the company’s observance of World Environment Day in 2022: “The Airtel Nigeria’s ambition is to address and minimize the impact of its operations on […]
EFCC arrests 47 ‘Yahoo Boys’ in Owerri, secures conviction of 22 in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 arrested a total of 47 suspected internet fraudsters from different locations in Owerri, Imo State. The Commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. It said the arrest followed actionable intelligence received by the Commission on the susoects’ alleged internet fraud-related activities. The […]
Kayan Mata will give you cancer, death – Pastor Ibiyeomie warns
Pastor David Ibiyeomie, the founder of Salvation Ministry, has warned against using the popular sex enhancer Kayan Mata, claiming it has spiritual ramifications that might bring disease and even death. The church urged users of local herbal concoctions (aphrodisiacs) to repent in order to escape the repercussions in a sermon. According to a man of […]
Atiku, Wike, Saraki, others battle for 3,700 delegates
The destiny of the 15 presidential candidates in the Peoples Democratic Party will be decided by 3,700 delegates (PDP). If President Muhammadu Buhari signs the modified Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act before the primary on May 29-30, the number of delegates would increase. According to a document leaked over the weekend, 15 states have […]
Police uncover Indian Hemp plantation, arrest seven suspects in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command discovered a vast plot of land that had been farmed for the planting of India hemp and detained seven people who had been caught sowing the weeds. Nelson Enu, Patrick Emmanuel, Samuel Paul, Ekioya Joe, Monday Okoro, Endurance Eliobe, and Stanley Ogejiagba were named as suspects by the command’s spokesman, […]
Gay marriage is sinful, can’t populate the earth – Bishop Oyedepo warns
The President of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has said that anyone who dares to “marry man and man” in his church will not make heaven. The cleric, who frowned at gay marriage, said God created men and women to replenish the earth. Speaking during a programme at […]