Minister Reveals When Tinubu’s Government Will End Nigerian Minister of Works Dave Umahi says President Bola Tinubu is divinely destined to rule the country for eight years. Tinubu came to power last May and is in his first year of a four-year tenure. But Umahi, the immediate past governor of Ebonyi State, is optimistic about Tinubu’s re-election chances when Nigerians head to the polls in 2027 – over three years away from now. “You must know that the coming onboard of Mr President is divine. When God starts a thing, He completes it,” he said on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.…
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Fresh Crisis Looms As Late Mohbad’s Wife Makes U-turn Over DNA Test Wunmi, the wife of late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka Mohbad, has made a U-turn on her decision to allow a DNA test to be conducted on their son, Liam. Some Nigerians, including her father-in-law, Joseph Aloba, have been clamouring for a DNA test to be conducted on Liam to ascertain his true paternity following the tragic death of the rapper. In a recent turn of events, Wunmi, who had previously expressed her willingness for a DNA test on her son, said she is no longer open…
Kidnappers Storms Nigerian University’s Hostel, Abduct Students The Police Command in Cross River, on Sunday, confirmed the abduction of three students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL). The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, who gave the confirmation, said the students were abducted on Thursday night at one of the university hostels inside the campus. Ugbo, who didn’t give details of the abduction, however, said the police were working in collaboration with other agencies to rescue the students. A source who pleaded anonymity gave the names of the students as Ojang Precious Ebejin, a 200-level student of the Department…
Suspect Arrested With Illicit Drugs Caught Bribing NDLEA Officers With N5Million The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two suspects over the trafficking of Illicit drugs in Oniwaya, Yaba and Agege areas of Lagos State. The suspects were identified as Monday Okeke and Chigozie Emeka. This was contained in a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media & Advocacy issued on Sunday, stating that they were arrested on Tuesday, March 26. He affirmed that 842,560 pills of opioids, especially tramadol in addition to 15 litres of codeine syrup and 596 grams of Molly were recovered from…
10-year-old Boy Kills Mate Over Argument During Football Match The police command in Lagos State says it has arrested a 10-year-old boy (name withheld) for allegedly strangling his 10-year-old mate to death during a football match. The command’s public relations officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to journalists on Sunday. Mr Hundeyin said the Ejigbo Police Division received the information on Friday at about 6:20 p.m. He said the father of the deceased reported the case to the police that his son, Israel Ogunleye, 10, was playing football with some boys at Oluwole Street, Powerline, in the Ejigbo area,…
BREAKING : Many Feared Killed As Explosion Rocks Taraba The Taraba State Police Command has stated that three children died in Didango Geita village, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of the state following a suspected “accidental discharge” from a dane gun. The state Commissioner of Police, David Iloyonomon, stated this while refuting claims made by some villagers who attributed the deaths to an explosion from Improvised Explosive Devices, Channels TV reports Sunday. Iloyonomon stated that the gunpowder from the dane gun later exploded and killed them. The CP said the three deceased children were playing on a tree while four…
APC Fires Women Leader Over Kaduna Debt Burden The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has suspended the state Women Leader for defending the immediate-past governor Nasir El-Rufai over the recent controversy on the state’s huge debt. Ibom Focus reports that Governor Uba Sani on Friday lamented the high debt profile he inherited from his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai. Speaking at a town hall meeting on Saturday, Mr Sani said his administration inherited a debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities from the El-Rufai administration. But the state Women Leader felt strongly about the…
Governor Eno To Nigerians: Use Easter Period To Pray For Only Political Leaders Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has urged Nigerians to exude a positive attitude in the face of the current economic hardship in the country. Mr Eno, who made the call in his Easter message to Akwa Ibom people on Sunday, urged Nigerians to pray for all tiers of government to succeed. The governor stated that the resurrection of Christ should reassure Christians that every challenge in life was surmountable. He said that although the nation was experiencing economic hardship, the citizenry should persevere and support the…
Popular ‘Islamic Cleric’ Arrested, Recover 3 Kidneys, Tongue, Other Human Parts The Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command, said it had arrested Oluwafemi Idris, popularly known as Alfa, for unlawful possession of human parts in Akoko Area of the state. Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer stated this in a statement on Sunday in Akure. The spokesperson said that the police got an Intel from a reliable source that Alfa kept human parts in his house and intends to use it for ritual purposes. According to Odunlami-Omisanya, the police swung into action and apprehended the suspect. “A search was…
Man Kills Childhood Friend Over Motorcycle, Sells It The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old fruit seller, Dolapo Babalola, for allegedly killing his childhood friend, Evangelist Opeyemi Oyelakin, 34. Following the killing, Babalola and another suspect, Sikiru Mutiu, who has been declared wanted, stole the motorcycle of the deceased, which he was using for commercial purposes, and sold it in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, for N130,000. The suspect, who confessed to the crime, stated that on March 15, he deceived the deceased to take him to Oke-Igbo, a few kilometres from Ondo town, to check a piece of…