A boat has capsized in the River Benue at Anyeci area of Benue State, causing the deaths of at least 20 persons. The boat, which was conveying fishermen from Ibi and Wukari local government areas of Taraba State, was reportedly travelling to Kwara State. Alhaji Jidda Suleiman, the Chairman of Transportation, Taraba State chapter, said…
A Philippino Radio Journalist, Juan Jumalon, known as DJ Johnny Walker, has been shot dead in his studio. Police say DJ walker was on live broadcast performing when his killers struck. Ferdinand Marcos JR, the President of the Philippines, has described the killing as “inhumane” and condemned the murder in strong terms. The president has…
A private aircraft belonging to President Tinubu’s Minster, with registration number 5N-AMM, conveying the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and his entourage, has crash-landed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Friday evening, while the three cabin crews and the seven passengers were all rescued from the damaged…
A 13-year-old girl in SS2 has made a distress call over repeated sexual abuses she has been subjected to by her father. The girl who lives with her parents in Lagos said that after sending her mother away from the home weeks back, the father “began using me as a sex partner.” She narrated that…
The National woman leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Professor Stella Effah-Attoe has died. Professor Stella, a member of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), died on Sunday after a brief illness. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the parry, Debo Ologunagba the NCW National described her death as utterly devastating…
As Chalya Grace Joel is laid to rest, family members and friends are demanding that her killers be brought to justice. Chalya Joel who was a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Kaduna was stabbed to death in Kaduna on October 18, 2023 and her phone stolen when she encountered hoodlums during her…
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, on Friday gave an update into the ongoing investigation of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad. CP Owohunwa said openly that the police had identified a total of 26 witnesses. The CP also disclosed this while giving an update on the singer’s death. He also disclosed that…
25 Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Choir members have been abducted by gunmen along Owo/Ifon/Benin Expressway in Ondo State The victims are said to be members of the CAC Oke Igan, Akure, the state capital. The abducting was reportedly carried out at about 3 pm on Friday around Elegbeka village while the commuters were on their…
Two students of the Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, Oyo State and the driver of a commuter bus, were killed in a fatal accident along Osogbo/llobu road in Osun State. The students were traveling back from a picnic at the Erin jesa Waterfalls when the tragic accident occurred. Confirming the incident; LAUTECH on its X…
Young lady, Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of South Africa’s first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela, has died of cancer at the age of 43. it was learnt that she passed away on Monday evening, surrounded by friends and family. “we mourn the loss of a beloved grandchild of mum winnie and madiba and a friend of…
