A 26-year-old Nigerian serial robber, Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie popularly known as the “Blue Cloth Bandit” has been arrested by the The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). LAPD arrested Onwuemelie on Wednesday over alleged 68 armed robberies that have gone down in the LA area since October 2021. According to...
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The Ekiti State Police Command has paraded 19 suspects on Tuesday at Ado-Ekiti one of whom allegedly broke into a church in Osun and stole N600,000 offerings. Police spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu, said the suspect already confessed to the crime and would be arraigned after completion of investigation. He...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented SP Daniel Amah with a Public Service Integrity Award for displaying exceptional courage and integrity in the discharge of his duties. Amah, an indigene of Plateau received the award by President Buhari in Abuja at the 4th National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in...
An auto mechanic, Mr Eze Prince on Tuesday, denied being a ritualist who killed his baby. Defending himself, Prince told a Customary Court sitting in Nyanya, Abuja that he did not use his baby for sacrifice. “ My marriage was going smoothly until sometime in 2010 when my wife...
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday present the N19.76 trillion 2023 Budget to the National Assembly in Abuja. The presentation will take place 10am at the temporary chamber of House of Representatives. The Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, had said the President will present the 2023...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Kwara State Government has commended the efforts of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the fight against illegal mining and non-payment of royalties to the Federal Government from the state. The Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, stated this...
The publisher of leading online newspaper DAYLIGHT, Azuh Amatus will be unveiling and presenting his two new books, FAMOUS FACES…Interactions with Nollywood Stars and Stakeholders, to the public this Sunday, October 9, 2022. The event, according to a statement issued by Amatus and made available to the public, holds...
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has restated commitment to assist Nigeria and other African countries on exploration of deep sea resources to boost their blue economy. The Secretary General, ISA, Mr Michael Lodge, made this known in Abuja on Monday while addressing a news conference.. Londge said that ISA...
The Director of ‘Sardauna’, a drama play, Prof. Ahmed Yerima has urged politicians to always emulate the good virtues of Late Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. Yerima made the call on Monday night while speaking with newsmen shortly after the play was staged in Abuja. The play,...
The Minister of Transportation, Alhaji Mu’azu Sambo, has commended the management of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for its capacity development initiatives in the Nigerian maritime sector. Sambo gave the commendation in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Monday and signed by the Assistant...
The National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA)has appealed to local government authorities of flood affected communities in South-South to relocate the residents to safe higher ground. Mr Godwin Tepikor, the Zonal Coordinator, NEMA South-South Zone, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in...
A political group, 40Million Ballots Movement on Monday unveiled ‘Fund40MB Donation Campaign’, to support the Labour Party (LP) presidential hopeful and his running mate. The campaign is a donor fundraising for the LP Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, and his running mate, Sen. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, ahead of the...
The Federal Government has said that the second Niger Bridge will be ready for use by Christmas this year. Ag Controller of Works in Anambra, Mr Seyi Martins said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday. Martins said that the first...
Enugu Diocese of the Catholic Church says Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka proposed that Rev Fr Anthony Amadi to serve as interim administrator for the Adoration Ministry, in the state. Director of Communications, Enugu Diocese, Rev. Fr. Benjamin Achi, made the disclosure in Enugu on Monday while reacting to media...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an apex Igbo social-cultural organisation, says the body is against violent agitation in any form because the group believes in the continued corporate existence of the country. The group stated this at a news conference on Monday in Abakaliki as part of activities marking the 62 anniversary...
Prof. Moyosore Ajao, the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin (Unilorin) Chapter, has called on stakeholders, particularly parents, to prevail on the Federal Government to resolve the ongoing strike by the union. Making the appeal while speaking with newsmen in Ilorin on Monday, Ajao observed...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A prominent anti-corruption group, Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative (TADI), says it will withdraw all petitions written against Registrar of Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede. Director of Media and Advocacy of TADI, Comrade Adamu Kabir Matazu, who made this known at...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressive Union (BEPU) has given more insight regarding the mob action by aggrieved youths in Birnin-Gwari on Sunday 2nd October, 2022 where two alleged “herdsmen” were killed in a cruel and gruesome manner. BEPU said the alleged lynched persons are not herdsmen...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, says Nigeria needs leaders with capacity to manage rapid domestic and global changes to achieve prosperity, peace, and security. Gbajabiamila said this at the opening of Legislative Mentorship Initiative (LMI) workshop titled: ‘’Building the Next Generation of Nigeria’s Public...
Belief in the efficacy of a locally-prepared charm that could stave off gunshots has led to the death of a 12-year-old child in Kaiama in Kwara. His elder brother shot him dead while testing the efficacy of the charm with which the two of them had just “fortified’’ themselves....