Just in: Dana Air flight overshoots the runway.
Dana Air flight from Lagos to Portharcourt has overshot the runway into the bush. Emergency response was swift and passengers are being removed from the flight. Details later.
Union gives Police 48 hours to provide body of dead colleague.
National Union of road transport workers in Rivers State has given the Rivers State Police Command 48 hours to produce the body of the driver who was shot dead by a Police man on Sunday at Rumuokoro. The Union gave the ultimatum after a meeting on Monday. They said that the whereabouts of their colleague […]
Masquerade, 2 others shot dead in Kogi.
A masquerader has been shot dead alongside two people at Inoziomi Quarters, in the Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State. They were reportedly shot on Saturday during the Ebe Festival, a local celebration. A source, who witnessed the incident, said it occurred around 9pm when some gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on the […]
NNPC Blames Fuel Scarcity In Rivers On Sabotage
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) has attributed the current scarcity of petroleum products, especially Premium Motor Spirit(PMS) in Rivers State to sabotage caused by profiteers who are said to hoard and even divert the products meant for the State to other areas for economic selfish gains. This was disclosed by the Controller of Department of Petroleum […]
Ex-Sergeant helped our daughter’s killer to escape from cell – Victim’s uncle says.
The murder trial of Ifeanyi Dike continued today with a cross-examination of the 2nd prosecuting witness in the murder case of eight-year-old Chikamso Victory Measure. The 2nd prosecuting witness Godwin Anusionwu and the elder brother to the father of the deceased told the court that Ifeanyi Dike’s escape from the police was assisted by ex-sergeant […]
Nigeria’s bobsled team makes first Olympic appearance
Seun Adigun and Akuoma Omeoga made history in 52.21 seconds on Tuesday, finishing their first run in the women’s bobsled to become the first athletes from an African nation to compete in bobsled. It was much more than 52 seconds — the training and sacrifices go back much further than that — but it was a special stretch […]
Nigeria Senate: Investigate N3.4b NNPC/Agip Security Account
The Senate, on Tuesday, mandated its Committee on Public Accounts to investigate the rationale behind a security account allegedly operated by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Nigerian Agip Oil Company. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by Sen. Dino Melaye (Kogi-APC). Moving the motion, Melaye said there was the need for […]
24 hours after suspension, El Rufai demolishes APC secretariat
The secretariat of a faction of APC in Kaduna State has been demolished on the orders of the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El Rufai. The incident occurred less than 48 hours after the faction of the party suspended the state Governor for six months. The building located at No. 11B Sambo Road, Kaduna was […]
APC stakeholders call on party to expel Abe and supporters.
There was anger in certain APC camps on Monday as party faithfuls called for the expulsion of the Senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Magnus Abe. They also called for the expulsion of the Senator’s supporters across the 23 local government areas of the state. The call was necessitated by what […]
APC is a social club, not a political party – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, has said that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is not a political party but a social group. The Governor made the remark while addressing stakeholders of the South-South chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during their summit in Portharcourt on Monday. The summit attracted the 5 South-South […]
Couple die inside car while having sex.
A couple who were found dead in their car are believed to have suffocated during sex after turning on the engine to keep warm. The naked bodies of a 39-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman were discovered by police in a locked garage in the city of Bottrop in western Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state. Investigators […]
Parliament to debate on Marijuana legalization.
The UK parliament will debate a proposal to partially legalize cannabis this week, as campaigns in favor of using the drug for medicinal purposes gather momentum. On Friday, politicians will revisit the issue in the first debate over the introduction of a right for sick people to use the cannabinoid drugs. The second reading of […]