The kidnappers of the Pastor in-charge of a Baptist Church in Yakila town, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, Bitrus Gyang, have demanded a N10 million ransom to release the clergyman. This is coming as bandits in the early hours of yesterday raided communities near Yakila town, during which three villagers were kidnapped. Gyang,…
A Nigerian Taekwondo athlete has won a national gold medal while eight months pregnant. Aminat Idrees triumphed in the Mixed Poomsae category alongside her male partner Arowora Roqeeb, at the National Sports Festival held this year in Edo state. Poomsae is a sequence of movements made up of the fundamental elements of Taekwondo. Idrees and…
All courts across the country were locked up today as judiciary workers, under the aegis of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), commence an indefinite nationwide strike. A circular by the Secretary General of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, I. M. Adetola, stated that the strike was necessitated by the failure of the…
Popular Kannywood actress Ummi Ibrahim has revealed that her loss of N450million to a conman was the reason she contemplated suicide The loss, in what she deemed to be her biggest investment, had made her fall into depression. She shared her financial agony in an interview with Baraka Bashir, on VOA Hausa at the weekend….
Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), has told a Federal High court in Abuja that former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, is not eligible to run for president in Nigeria. Malami alongside the Incorporated Trustees of the Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), filed a suit before the court challenging the eligibility of Atiku…
According to the federal government, over 36 million electricity meters will be deployed throughout the country by the end of the second quarter of 2021. According to the government, these efforts will restore customer faith and trust in the power sector because customers will no longer be extorted by an estimated billing scheme that does…
Mavin Boss Don Jazzy, has revealed that he got married 18 years ago to an American model and writer, Michelle. However, he said that he ended the marriage two years after to go pursue his music career. Don Jazzy who said these on Saturday on his verified Instagram account also posted his wedding picture. The…
At least 24 persons have died in Bayelsa State following the outbreak of cholera in 30 communities across the state. It was gathered that about 200 cases were recorded within Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, being the most affected. State Commissioner for Health, Dr Pabara Newton-Igwele, who confirmed the incident, said the state government deployed its…