The police command in Niger says it has uncovered the lifeless body of a baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi in Minna. Police spokesman Waisu Abiodun in Niger disclosed this on Tuesday. He said on August 9, the GRA Police Division received information that a lifeless body of “about a day old child was found in a farmland in Tayi village, Minna.” Mr Abiodun said police operatives of the GRA Division moved to the scene and invited welfare officials of Chanchaga LGA. He also said the welfare officials brought in a medical practitioner who…
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Omosede Igbinedion, daughter of Benin High Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN,. Igbinedion announced her resignation in a letter dated August 11, addressed to Lucky Edosomwan, Chairman of the PDP in Okada West Ward 1, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. In the letter, a copy of which was obtained by NAN on Tuesday in Benin, Igbinedion cited a lack of equity, fairness, and justice within the party, particularly in Edo State, as the reason for her decision. She expressed disappointment that despite…
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old man, Samuel Jidenu, to 24 hours of community service for stealing. Delivering judgment, Chief Magistrate N.A. Layeni convicted and sentenced Jidenu after pleading guilty to the two-count charge of felony and stealing against him. He said the prosecution was able to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt, with exhibit tendered against the convict. Earlier, the police prosecutor, Inspector Edet Ekpo, told the court that Jidenu committed the offence on August 6 at Povita site of Prime Meritean, Badagry, Lagos. Mr Ekpo added that Jidenu broke into the compound of…
The gospel music industry is mourning the untimely death of the rising star, Aduke Ajayi, known professionally as Aduke Gold. The news of her passing was shared on Tuesday by fellow gospel artist, Esther Igbekele, who posted a tribute on social media with a picture of Aduke Gold with the caption, “A general has fallen. RIP.” Aduke Gold’s death follows the recent loss of another prominent gospel singer, Egbin Orun, who died on April 28, 2024. Igbekele had also confirmed Orun’s death via an Instagram post. Igekele wrote, “Despite the competitive nature of the gospel music industry, Aduke Gold made…
A man simply identified as Musa has bern apprehended in the Amuloko area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, with a fresh human skull of an unidentified woman. Residents, suspicious of his unusual behaviour, confronted him and demanded to see the contents of a sack he was carrying. Upon inspection, they discovered a human skull inside. Sharing the video of the suspect on X.com on Monday, OyoAffairs wrote, “Man caught with a fresh human head earlier today in Amuloko area of Ibadan. He has been handed over to the police.” During questioning, Musa revealed that he is part of a syndicate…
Governor Nasir Idris has formally received the Peoples Democratic Party chairman of Argungu LGA, Bello Layya, alongside 1,500 party supporters who defected to the All Progressives Congress in Kebbi. Among those who joined the chairman are all the LG ward chairpersons, youth leader, women leader, and a former member of the House of Representatives, Garba Musa-Gulma. Receiving the new members at the flag-off of the APC zonal campaign rally in Argungu on Monday, the governor expressed delight over the decision of the ex-PDP members to join the ruling party. Mr Idris observed that receiving a large number of people from…
Rumors are circulating that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, may soon switch from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Action People’s Party (APP). This potential move is reportedly driven by the alleged takeover of the PDP structure in the state by his predecessor and former political mentor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. As local government elections approach, Governor Fubara is said to be considering transitioning to the APP along with his supporters. This speculation was partially confirmed by Uche Nnadi, the National Chairman of the APP, during a press conference in Port…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has engaged a contractor to reconstruct its tower located in Gunduwawa in Kano, which was knocked down by a truck. TCN spokeswoman Ndidi Mbah, in a statement on Monday, said that electricity supply infrastructure in the North-West was disrupted when a truck crashed into one of the towers in the region, causing an outage. “A contractor has already been contracted to reconstruct the tower. He is expected to mobilize to the site of the incident on Tuesday. At about 9:28 a.m. on Sunday, the Kano-Hadejia 132 Kilo Volt (kV) Transmission Line tripped, losing about…
Head of National Office, Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut (middle); Senior Deputy Registrar/Test Development, Mrs. Frances Iweaha-Onukwu (left); Director of Administration, Mr. Suleiman Kum, and Senior Deputy Registrar/Test Administration, Mrs Eucharia Onodu and Director, Information and Communications Technology, Mrs Olufolake Ajayi, during the announcement of the release of results of WASSCE for School Candidates, 2024, today. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld results of 215, 267 candidates, who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) (School Candidates) over alleged malpractice. Dr Amos Dangut, Head, National Office (HNO) stated this while announcing the results on Monday,…
Jalingo— Six people, including the driver of a commuter vehicle, were killed by gunmen in the early hours of yesterday. It was gathered that the commuter vehicle departed Takum for Wukari about 6 a.m., and was ambushed at a village near Sai in neighbouring Benue State. Chairman of Takum LGA, John Ali, confirmed the incident to newsmen. According to him, “I arrived in Jalingo, yesterday, for a meeting, but this morning, I received a call about a tragic incident along the Takum-Wukari Highway. “Five passengers left Takum about 6a.m., and while approaching a village near Sai in Benue State, gunmen…