Photos: Traders Protest The Installation Of Iyaloja/Babaloja In Computer Village
Several shops earlier today were shut down at Tech hub, Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos following a protest against alleged planned installation of female and male market leaders “Iyaoloja” and “Babaloja”, . An Information Communication Technology (ICT) engineer, Wasiu Agbaje, said that the hub was not like the regular markets where leaders are imposed on traders. […]
SARS Again! Young Man Hit By Stray Bullet During Police Raid In Edo State
A young man was hit by a stray bullet yesterday during a raid in Edo state. Lawyer, Jefferson Uwoghiren, who shared the story, stated that the raid was conducted by police officers of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, Edo State Command. The Lawyer wrote: “This young man, Dennis Amadasun was rushed to my office early […]
Fraud: Protesters Move For Removal Of CBN Deputy Gov Over Corruption
Hundreds of protesters this morning besieged the presidential villa gate to demand the immediate removal of a Central Bank of Nigeria deputy governor, Dr Joseph Nnana over corrupt activities. Nnana who is presently a Board Chairman at the Nigeria Export Import Bank,NEXIM is being fingered to be behind some corrupt and fraudulent activities going on […]
BREAKING: UBEC Chairman, Daughter Kidnapped Along Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, Driver Shot Dead
The board chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Muhammed Mahmood, and his daughter were kidnapped by unknown gunmen along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway yesterday Monday, April 29th. Kidnappers on Monday abducted the board chairman of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Muhammed Mahmood, along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway. Mr Mahmood was abducted alongside his daughter while […]
Saraki Begs Kwara Governor-Elect, Abdulrazak To Imortalise Father In Kwara
Oyinkansola, sister to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has appealed to the Kwara State Governor-elect, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak, to immortalise her father and a political icon from the state, Dr Olusola Saraki. According to Saraki, her late father prepared the political ground in Kwara State, hence he should be immortalised. In a statement she personally signed, […]
UPDATE: ‘They Thought I Was A Mad Woman’ – Pregnant Lady Beaten By Nurses In Calabar
A woman in labour was allegedly beaten by a team of nurses on duty for her inability to settle her N20,000 bill when she entered the hospital for prompt medical recourse. The incident happened on April 12 at the Primary Healthcare Centre, Ekpo Abasi in Calabar, Cross-Rivers State. The woman said the nurses thought her […]
Nigerian Lady, Zainab Aliyu Wrongly Detained For Drug Traffic In Saudi Arabia Has Been Released
According to Nigeria Mission in Saudi Arabia, Zainab Habib who was wrongly detained for drug trafficking has been released on Tuesday. Zainab was falsely accused of drug peddling in Saudi Arabia and was arrested in December 2018 with Tramadol, a banned substance. Investigations by the Nigerian government have since revealed that the drug was planted […]
IMN: Anti-Terrorism Coalition Takes Protest To UN House, Wants El-Zakzaky, Iran Sanctioned For Terrorism
Protesters on Tuesday stormed the United Nations office in Abuja in protest against the alleged alliance between Iranian government and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, INM. Report had it during the weekend that the El-Zakzaky-led group was getting support from Islamic Republic of Iran to carryout terrorism across Nigeria. The protest, organised by members of […]
Sugar Cane Seller Released From Prison After Spending Four Years For Fighting (Photos)
Activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, shared the story of a sugar cane seller identified as Ibrahim Lawal, who was released from a prison in Delta state on Monday, April 29th, after spending four years. According to Gwamnishu, Lawal was arrested for fighting but later charged to court for attempted murder. Read the report below; Heard his story […]
Buhari vs Atiku: Presidency Desperate To Remain In Power – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being desperate to remain in power at all costs. The main opposition party made this known in a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday. The PDP accused the present administration of being desperate to […]
N30,000 minimum wage: NLC chapters set to write govs on implementation
There are strong indications that the state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress will as from May 1 begin talks with their state governments on the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage recently approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. While some state chapters of the NLC would begin meeting with the state governments on May 1 […]
The Most Scandalous Fights Of Mike Tyson
Despite being an exceptional boxer that broke many records, Mike Tyson was also often in the news for his less-proud moments in the ring and outside of it. With a long career filled with many titles and scandals, Mike Tyson is probably one of the most controversial athletes we will ever get to see. With […]
FIFA U20 World Cup; Eagles Arrive Germany For Intensive Training
Nigeria’s U-20 boys have arrived in Bad Goegging Munich in Germany for a three –week intensive final camping programme ahead of the FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Poland. A delegation comprising team officials and 23 players traveled aboard a Lufthansa Airline flight from Abuja on Saturday night and arrived in Frankfurt just before 6am, […]
9 Boys Brigade Members Killed By Policeman, NSDC Officer During Easter Laid To Rest In Gombe (Photos)
Photos from the funeral of the nine Boys Brigades killed in Gombe on Easter during procession The funeral for the nine Boys Brigades members killed in a fatal accident whilst they were embarking on a procession on Easter Sunday, April 21, held in Gombe state yesterday April 27th. The incident happened in Alheri junction, Biu […]
Over 300 Resident Rendered Homeless After Fire Razes 40 Shelters Of Borno IDPs
Three Hundred and Seventy One Internally Displaced Persons in Borno state have been rendered homeless after a raging fire destroyed their shelters in two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps at Monguno Local Government Area of Borno. A statement released by the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, Northeast Information Officer, Malam Abdulkadir Ibrahim, disclosed that the […]
Miyetti Allah blows hot over killing of members
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), Bauchi state chapter, has called on security agencies and government to tackle the activities of outlawed group, Yan Ba Beli, that randomly kills its members across the state. NAN reports that Alhaji Sadiq Ahmed, MACBAN secretary in the state, made the call at the funeral of two of […]
Tension heightens in Cross River LGA as youths desert villages over brutality of IGP’s men
Tension has heightened in Yala local government area of Cross River State over feared intention of the police to swoop on traditional rulers, chiefs, youth leaders in the area as well as other people in Okuku in Yala local government area. Youths in the local government were said to have brutally beaten four police officers […]
Shehu Sani reveals why Tinubu, Saraki, Dogara are fighting, throwing missiles
The lawmaker representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has revealed the reason behind the fight between a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu; Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. According to Sani, the brickbat was all about the […]
APC, Buhari Desperate to Retain Power To Conceal Corruption – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are desperate to remain in power at all costs, so as to continue to exploit Nigerians, protect APC corrupt leaders, cover their incompetence and conceal the humongous sleazes in their administration. This is the reason the APC and […]
‘How Fela Kuti’s Father Shaped My Life To What I Am Today’ – Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has said that the strict discipline he got as a child growing up with his uncle Rev. Oludotun Ransome Kuti shaped his life to become what he is today. Rev Ransome Kuti was father of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Soyinka recalled with nostalgia how tough it was to have […]