A heartbreaking event has overshadowed the Benin City community as they grieve the death of a young woman, Osaro Festus, whose decayed body was discovered buried in a shallow grave close to the residence of a man she met online. Osaro Festus, 21, reportedly traveled to meet a young man
The Nasarawa High Court in Lafia on Thursday, sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, to death for killing his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convict killed Adaidu, his girlfriend, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and dismembered her body. Delivering judgment, Justice
Rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has said that most opposition figures attacking President Bola Tinubu are not driven by concern for the people but by frustration over lost power and ambition. Sani, who formerly represented Kaduna Central zone in the Senate disclosed this when he featured on Channels Television’s The
.Donates 28-seater Bus To The Institution The Ogun State Government is set to spend the sum of N2 billion on intervention projects at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this during the institution’s 15th combined Convocation Ceremony held at its Ojere campus in
Twenty six suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent massacre of persons at Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun disclosed this at a press briefing at the IGP Conference Hall Force Headquarters Louis Edet House Abuja on
A former senator and ex-governor of Kwara State, Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo, has died at age 84. Family sources who confirmed Adebayo’s death to newsmen said the ex-governor died early on Wednesday morning in Abuja. The deceased was born on February 24, 1941, in Oke-Onigbin community of Kwara and became the
The Senate has passed an amendment to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund Act to increase the duration of the Trust Fund, which would expire in June. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, led the debate on the general principles of the bill at plenary on Tuesday. Bamidele said the amendment to the
The national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday met with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over the lingering crisis on the position of its national secretary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the meeting at the INEC headquarters Abuja which started at 2.30pm later went
The Nigerian stock market continued its upward trajectory, with a gain of N754 billion on Tuesday. Market capitalisation rose by N754 billion or 1.02 per cent, closing at N75.576 trillion when compared to N74.812 trillion recorded on Monday. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) climbed by 1,211.17 points or 1.02 per
Prof. Pat Utomi, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) over his alleged plan to establish what he called, “a shadow government” in the country. Utomi, a Professor of Political Economy and Management Expert, made the application
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