Jigawa Reps Member, Dogonyaro Dead
Member representing Garki/Babura federal Constituency of Jigawa State, Rep. Isa Dogonyaro, is dead. One of his colleagues, Mohammed Bello El-Rufa’i disclosed the death of the lawmaker on his Facebook wall Friday morning. He wrote, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. Earlier today, we lost colleague in the House of Representatives, a brilliant parliamentarian and an overall good man. May Allah SWT...
He’s An Impersonator, Ooni Denies Man Claiming To Be His Son
The palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday, disowned a claim by a man in a viral video, who said the monarch was his father. A statement by the monarch’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, said the man in the viral video engaged in an act of impersonation, noting that the matter had been reported to the security...
TUC Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Cybersecurity Levy
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened a massive protest that will shut down the Nigerian economy should the Federal Government fail to cancel the controversial cybersecurity levy recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The TUC in a statement signed by its President, Festus Osifo, on Wednesday, slammed the directive by the CBN to banks imposing a 0.5...
Police Dismiss Inspector For Allegedly Struggling ‘Side-Chick’ With DPO
A rather bizarre scenario is currently playing out at the Lagos State Police Command over the dismissal of two police Inspectors suspected to be dating each other. But the officers have been given seven working days to appeal their dismissal. The affected officers are Inspectors Adedoyin Damilola with AP/NO 289317 and Makanjuola Modupe with AP/NO 234465, who served at the Bariga...
FG Considers Reviewing Law Imposing Jail Sentence On Suicide Attempt
The Federal Government has pledged to review the law imposing sentencing for suicide attempts. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, said FG would liaise with the 36 States to reappraise the extant laws prohibiting suicide. The AGF, in a statement he made available to newsmen on Sunday, said he gave the assurance when he...
Kidnap Of Archbishop Of Brotherhood Of Cross And Star Did Not Happen In Abia – CP
The Commissioner of Police in Abia State, CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie says the abduction of Archbishop of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, Uka Uka Osim by gunmen did not happen in the State, rather in Anambra. The Abia police boss in a statement signed by the PRO of the command, ASP Maureen Chinaka, and made available to ABN TV...
16 Perish In Enugu Road Crash
Sixteen passengers onboard a Toyota Hummer bus were burnt beyond recognition when the bus burst into flames after plunging into a fence along Enugu/Opi/Nsukka Road in Ekwegbe in the Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday night. According to the police spokesman, the...
Two Students Killed In Kano Boat Mishap
Two students of Audu Bako College Of Agriculture near Danbatta are feared dead after the canoe they boarded capsized in the middle of Thomas Dam in Makoda Local Government Area of Kano State. One of the students, Abubakar Salisu, was, however, rescued, while the search for the remaining students continued. Information officer of Makoda LGA Sani Muhammadu said the incident occurred...
Family Confirms Death In Accident Of UniAbuja Student Earlier Declared Missing
A 400-level female student of the University of Abuja, Murjanatu Zubairu, who was declared missing on Friday has died in a car accident along the Lugbe – Airport Road, Abuja. Zubairu, a student of the Department of Arts Education in the university’s Faculty of Education, left home for school on Friday but her whereabouts remained unknown until Monday. Confirming her death...
Tragedy In Rivers: Pregnant Woman, Others Lose Their Lives in Devastating Fire Incident (Photos, Video)
No fewer than 79 vehicles were destroyed in the fire incident that occurred Friday on the Eleme axis of the East-West Road. While the actual number of deaths is unknown, it was gathered that not less than seven persons were burnt beyond recognition. All the vehicles affected were said to be in a queue around Indorama Gate and Akpajo Bridge when the incident...
