Calabar Boat Mishap: Bodies Of Three Missing Medical Students Recovered
The bodies of three medical students involved in the Marina Resort boat incident in Calabar have been recovered, according to the Cross River police command. Cross River Commissioner of Police, Gyogon Grimah, confirmed the development to the press on Monday. After a speed boat sank in Calabar, five people were confirmed deceased and three medical students were reported missing. On Saturday, the...
Eid-El-Kabir: FG Declares Wednesday, Thursday Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29 as Eid-El-Kabir holidays. This was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. The statement read, “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28th and Thursday, June 29th 2023 Public Holidays in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration and heartily felicitates with the Muslim...
President Tinubu Renames Airports After Predecessor Buhari, Okadigbo, Others
In a bid to immortalise them, Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renamed key federal airports after past leaders of the country, including his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari handed over power to Tinubu of his All Progressives Congress (APC) on May 29, making him the 16th President of the largest African country. Renaming of the federal structures was announced on Monday...
Four Injured In Lagos Gas Explosion
A gas explosion at Ijaiye beside the Apostolic Church in the Agege area of Lagos State has injured four persons, three females and one male. According to a statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), a shop where gas cylinders were stored caught fire. It said that investigations revealed that one of the gas cylinders got exploded as a...
US-based Nigerian Pastor Shoots Wife In Presence Of Their Kids
On Wednesday afternoon, Pastor Danny Prenell and his wife, Gabby, checked into The Hampton Inn and Suites in Mississippi, USA, with their three kids. Pastor Danny shot his wife twice in front of the children not long after they lodged, about 3:30 p.m., and then turned the gun on himself, firing once. The wife was injured on her abdomen and arm....
Matawalle Donates N200m For Eid-el-Kabir Celebrations
The former Zamfara Governor, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has donated N200 million to various categories of people in the state for the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This is contained in a statement signed by the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani, issued in Gusau on Saturday by the State Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris. Danfulani, who is the Chairman of the distribution committee said...
UPDATE: Corpse Of Nigerian National, Chika Anaebom Killed In Thailand Arrives Home (Photos, Video)
The remains of Nigerian national, Chika Anaebom popularly known as Chika Malaysia killed in Thailand has been brought home. https://youtu.be/RzmZstTijDU ABN TV reports that His body touched Murtala Mohammed international airport Lagos at about 3:42pm on Saturday from he was ferried Family source says a date for his burial will be announced soon. He was killed last year along with...
Kaduna: Bandits Kill Three Farmers In Birnin Gwari
Suspected bandits have attacked farmers in Kaduna State's Sabon Layi hamlet, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area, murdering three residents. Remember that a similar attack occurred in the neighborhood a few weeks earlier. Nine people were killed, and many more fled their houses. However, a farmer, Mallam Nasir Yusuf, who said he narrowly avoided the current attack, stated three farmers were killed and...
Corpse Of Nigerian National, Chika Anaebom Killed In Thailand To Return Home This Weekend (Photos, Video)
The remains of Nigerian national, Chika Anaebom popularly known as Chika Malaysia will return home this weekend as arrangements have been completed to fly his corpse back to the country. ABN TV had reported that Chika was killed last year along with a Vietnamese woman and buried in a shallow grave in northeastern Thailand. Police forensics investigators identified the bodies of...
Olumba Olumba Takes Evangelism To Ekiti
Olumba Olumba Obu's Brotherhood of the Cross and Stars came to Ekiti State on Thursday for a three-day missionary campaign. Archbishop David Irefin, the church's international chairman and team leader, stated that the team was in the state on an evangelistic mission to preach and promote the Olumba gospel. Addressing journalists on Thursday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat...
