A 48-year-old Pastor of “The Light House Gospel Church” Oluwo, Owode Egba, in Obafemi Owode local government area, Pastor Michael Abiodun has been arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command for allegedly defiling and impregnating the 12 year old daughter of a member of his church (name withheld). The Pastor was arrested following information…
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state, and his wife, Bisi, are celebrating their 33rd wedding anniversary. On his Instagram page, Governor Fayemi shared photos of himself and his wife with the caption “33 years of love, bliss and happiness and still counting…”
The Jigawa State Police Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested members of a burglary syndicate in Hadejia Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the corps in the state, CSC Adamu Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 2, 2022, said the suspects were…
Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled a 2022 governorship aspirant, Dotun Babayemi, for alleged anti-party activities. Recall that Babayemi had emerged a governorship candidate in a parallel congress for the just concluded Osun governorship election, but did not become PDP flagbearer. His expulsion was announced by ward executive members of Otun Balogun 2…
They were reportedly deployed following a renewed armed violence in the confluence state that have led to several killings and kidnappings. The Nation reported that the kidnappers demanded N30million each for their release but later reduced the amount to N20million each. It is also unclear if a ransom was paid before the police officials regained their…
A 7-year-old boy has gone missing while running an errand in Mushin, Lagos State. Adam Afolabi and his siblings were at their parents’ home in Mushin on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, when his sister, Zainab, told him to buy biscuits at a shop nearby. However, after leaving home, Adam didn’t return. Zainab left home…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its ongoing strike again. The decision was taken after the National Executive Council meeting at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja on Monday morning, August 29. The ASUU strike began on February 14, 2022, and was initially to last for 4 weeks. However, on…
A man has been killed by a lion at the Accra Zoo in Ghana. According to a statement by the Forest Commission, the man jumped the security fence of the zoo and entered the inner fencing of the lions’ enclosure on Sunday, August 28. One of the lions attacked and killed the man. The…
An application by the federal government seeking to extradite suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Abba Kyari to the United States to face criminal charges, has been dismissed by a federal high court sitting in Abuja. Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo on Monday August 29, held that the extradition request filed by the Attorney General of the…
The Ondo State Government has stated that it is now an offence for public school teachers to enroll their children and wards in private schools. Victor Olabimtan, the Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, in the State claimed that the development had led to the declining enrollment in State-run primary schools. In…
