A female student’s hotel at the University of Benin was on Tuesday gutted by fire. According to an X user, Ruth Nifemi, who shared a video, the fire destroyed some documents and property at the Hall 2 hostel of the university. She wrote, “Hall 2 UNIBEN is on fire and fire service came without water….
Arsenal forward, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji has confirmed his eligibility to play for the Super Eagles. Oyedeji is a product of Arsenal’s Hale End Academy and is also eligible to play for the Three Lions of England. He was born and raised in England to a Nigerian father and a Saint Vincent mother. Oyedeji joined Arsenal at…
The minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, has opened up on the N40 billion metering contract alleged racket rocking the industry, saying due diligence was followed in awarding the contract. This came as a power stakeholders group, PowerUp Nigeria, declared that De Haryor Global Services Limited, which got N12.7 billion worth of the contract, “is not…
Nollywood has lost one of its prominent figures as Ikechukwu Nnadi, widely known as Andy Best, has passed away. Nnadi, who had been battling a long-term illness, breathed his last at a private clinic in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, on Tuesday. Confirming the sad news, Mr. Seun Oloketuyi, the organizer of the Best…
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has provided President Bola Tinubu with an update on the recent tragic events resulting in the loss of 17 soldiers in Okuoma community, Ughelli South council area of the state. After the meeting with President Tinubu, Governor Oborevwori addressed journalists at the State House, assuring that the situation had been…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has pleaded with the Federal High Court to relocate him to Kuje prison. He expressed concerns about his medical condition and the lack of adequate healthcare facilities in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Kanu, speaking during a court session, lamented…
A man named Stephen Moses has voiced his distress after learning from paternity tests that he is not the biological father of his two-year-old son (names withheld). Expressing his shock on the popular television program, The Justice Court, Moses disclosed that the revelation came as a profound blow, particularly as his supposed child has a…
The detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has lost in court. This is as the Federal High Court in Abuja has denied the latest bail plea presented by Kanu. Justice Binta Nyako, delivering the verdict on Tuesday, March 19, stated that since the court had…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has unveiled its timetable and activities schedule leading to the governorship election slated for November 16, 2024. Released by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaimon Argungu, the timetable outlines key dates for the selection of a candidate. It indicates that the sale of nominations, expression of…
The Defence Ministry reassured the public that the military is committed to apprehending the perpetrators responsible for the killings of officers and soldiers, as directed by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued by Defence Ministry’s spokesman, Henshaw Ogubike, it was affirmed that Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru and Minister of Defence (state) Bello Matawalle viewed…
