Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho; the Are Ona Kankanfo, Gani Adams; and the Odua Peoples Congress under the leadership of Prince Segun Osinbote are set to launch a campaign against cows. This is according to an advert published in a popular newspaper on March 1, 2021. The campaign which is tagged,…
A chilling video has surfaced showing the terrifying moment a Turkish man led his pregnant wife to the edge of a cliff to pose for selfies before he allegedly pushed her to her death to cash in on her life insurance. Mr.Hakan Aysal is accused of murdering his 32-year-old wife, Semra Aysal, and their unborn…
A missing girl has been found in a hotel room with a 22-year-old man who lured her after meeting her on Snapchat. Tyler Thompson, 22, was arrested by police in Volusia County, Florida, on February 18 after being caught on camera in a dark room, shirtless, with an underage girl. The girl was reported missing by her grandmother at around 6.15pm…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon, had expressed readiness for his country to be part of Nigeria. Onyeama, who stated this shortly after a close door meeting with Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Aurélien Agbenonci, said the Beninoise president gave the offer when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari, a few weeks back. “The President of Benin…
The Federal Government has stated that it will not destroy forests where bandits use as hideouts to carry out kidnappings in the country because the ecosystem will be affected. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, said this while speaking on a television programme on how to eliminate bandits. He said the best solution to eliminating…
As a demonstration of its commitment to job creation and a robust economy, the Federal Government has started arrangements for the establishment of a gold processing cluster in the Mopamuro local government area of Kogi State. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, disclosed this during a courtesy visit…
Lagos-based Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) side, MFM, yesterday confirmed the appointment of Olalekan Gabriel as their interim head coach. He replaces Tony Bolus, who resigned a few days ago. Gabriel was in charge of the team on Sunday when they beat Adamawa United 2-0 in an NPFL match played at the Agege Stadium, Lagos….
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle on Monday said negotiating with bandits is not a sign of failure. He disclosed this at the Government House in Gusau while receiving some repentant bandits who surrendered their weapons and embraced his administration’s peace deal. Governor Matawalle believes the only way to put a stop to the current insecurity…
Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has reiterated that Fulani herdsmen involved in banditry are victims of circumstance. Sheikh Gumi restated his position during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. The cleric has previously advocated for the bandits to be granted amnesty after meeting them in the bush. “When I listened to them,…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, set aside the interim order through which the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) seized property belonging to a businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, for an alleged N69.4 billion debt. The AMCON announced last year that it had taken over 12 properties belonging to Mr Jimoh Ibrahim and his firms….