A 19-year-old student has been arrested for stabbing his 22-year-old former lover and high school student, to death. Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigation said 19-year-old Tony Kiptoo of Keben secondary school, stabbed his ex-lover Irene Chelagat on the left side of her chest, killing her on the spot after she allegedly turned down his romantic…
Appointment of Jaji Olola Abdulganiyu as the Controller General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. Hajia Aisha Rufai, the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) made the announcement on Tuesday April 26. Until his appointment, Abdulganiyu was the Deputy Comptroller General…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a vigilante member who shot and wounded nine children playing football on the street in Benin City. Abdurahma Agbontaen, a member of the Edo Vigilante group was arrested for attempted murder and unlawful possession of firearm. It was gathered that the suspect angrily shot at the children…
Vice president and 2023 Presidential hopeful, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has said that he owes no single individual any allegiance asides from the oath he swore to Nigerians when he came into office in 2015. Osinbajo said this on Tuesday April 26, during his political consultations in Ogun state. He stated this amidst reports that his…
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have informed passengers that they may experience flight disruptions due to the prolonged scarcity of aviation fuel. In February, the operators had lamented that the price of aviation fuel, also known as Jet A1, had increased to over N400 per litre. The scarcity has forced the price to increase to N600 now.…
Four policemen have been feared dead after a convoy of the Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; and Minister of Labour and Employment, Christ Ngige, crashed during the inspection of a bridge in Asaba, Delta State. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening March 8, after the driver lost control…
Benjamin Chaha, the Speaker of House of Representatives in the Second Republic is dead. The former speaker who has been sick for a while, died on Wednesday afternoon. Born in 1940, Chaha was elected to the House of Representatives on the platform of the defunct National Party of Nigeria in the 1983 general election. Chaha…
Members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) on Saturday February 26, killed 11 farmers during an attack in the southern part of the Borno State. The terrorists carried out the attack in Sabon-Gari, a remote village in Damboa Local Government Area, which is about 125 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital. A…
The Senior Pastor of Salvation Ministry, David Ibiyeomie, has described the failure of Christians to pay tithes as criminal, noting that it is compulsory to pay tithe. The Cleric described those who fail to remit their tithes, (10 per cent of all their incomes) to churches as criminals, stressing that the offense is punishable. SaharaReporters reports…
Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command foiled bandits’ attack on Kurmin Kare Village in Chikun Local Government Area of the state on Sunday February 20. Spokesman of the command, ASP Mohammed Jalige, in a statement issued on Monday, February 21, said that police also recovered arms and ammunition from the bandits. He stated that…
