An attempt by Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, a 26-year-old 200-level student of nursing at the Noida International University, Uttar Pradesh, India, to swallow 76 wraps of cocaine hours before her return flight to the South Asian country through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano, has been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law…
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has refuted claims linking her to the recently repatriated $52.8 million from the United States to Nigeria. Contrary to widespread reports, Alison-Madueke clarified that the funds do not belong to her but are instead connected to Nigerian oil magnate Kola Aluko. In a statement titled “There is No…
Reno Omokri believes that once a woman starts billing” a man and demanding financial maintenance, the man is no longer in a relationship centred around love. According to him, such a man is in bondage. He opined that if a woman genuinely loves a man, the only things she will request from him are affection, attention…
The Catholic Diocese of Warri in Delta State has suspended Rev. Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe from priestly duties following his alleged marriage in the United States. This was disclosed in a statement titled ‘Decree of Suspension’, dated Thursday, January 16, 2025, and jointly signed by the Bishop of Warri, Rt. Rev. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido,…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has left Abuja to participate in the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The announcement was made in a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, on Sunday. Nkwocha noted that Shettima will join global…
The police in Ogun state have launched an investigation after 54-year-old Yomi Adetula, a prophet with the Celestial Church of Christ’s Eagle parish was shot by unidentified gunmen who opened fire during an active church service and then escaped this morning January 19. The police in Idiroko division received a report that at 10.30am…
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a couple, Lukman Isiaka, 43; Abosede Olanipekun, 23, for stealing children and selling them to one Sabira Izuorah, 62. The police also recovered 14 children stolen from Akure, the state capital, and Ilesa, Osun State. The babies and toddlers were recovered from the ‘orphanage’…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully intercepted a 26-year-old nursing student, Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, in an attempt to smuggle 76 wraps of cocaine to India. Uzodinma, a second-year nursing student at Noida International University, Uttar Pradesh, India, was apprehended at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, just hours before her…
Former Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, says anybody advocating for the release of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, should be considered a sworn enemy of Nigeria. Ahmad stated this in a post shared on X this afternoon January 19. The post Anybody advocating for the release of Nnamdi Kanu should be considered a sworn enemy of this country –…
A yet-to-be-identified young man has been electrocuted while attempting to vandalise an electricity cable at a transformer in Yola, Adamawa state capital. According to a statement by the Spokesman of the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the deceased attempted to vandalise the cable along Ribadu Square around 0600hrs. He said…
