Year: 2022

  The Lagos Government has announced there is no going back on its decision to ban activities of commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as okada riders, in some local government areas (LGAs) and local council development […]

  A US Catholic nun who was kidnapped by armed men in April in Burkina Faso has been freed, the bishop of the local north-east diocese of Kaya has said.   Suellen Tennyson, 83, was […]

  Osun police command has arraigned three persons before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo for chanting war songs at the palace of the Alawo of Awo.   The suspects identified as Adebayo Akinsilo, 40, Oloyede […]

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has said that it has discovered that corruption is more endemic in the civil service than in other sectors following an investigation they carried out.   Speaking […]

  A family outing turned to tragedy as six relatives drowned at a beauty spot.   Two sisters from a family outing of 15 entered the water at Ramdaha Falls of Chhattisgarh in India.Shraddha and Shweta […]

  Victoria Inyama has classified “70%” of Peter Obi’s supporters as “Zombidients” and “Obidiots”.   Supporters of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate are referred to as “Obidients”, coined from the surname of the candidate.In an Instagram […]

  A video of a New York Police Department officer punching a woman in the face during an arrest has gone viral after being shared online.   TMZ reported that the incident occurred on August 12 […]

Corpses of 15 people who drowned in flooded River Ngadabul in Maiduguri, Borno State, have been recovered.   North East Coordinator of the  National Emergency Management Agency, Muhammad Usman confirmed the incident on Wednesday August 31. […]

Tennis legend Serena Williams continued on her impressive run at the US Open 2022  by defeating World No.2 Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in three sets to proceed to the third round.   The 40-year-old American star won […]

Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, was allegedly pelted with sachets of water while on a visit to Kogi State.   According to Punch, Kwankwaso was in Lokoja to inaugurate the […]

Taiwan has said it would exercise its right to self defence and “counter-attack” if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, even as Beijing increases its military activities near the democratic island. China claims Taiwan as […]

  Oaksland Police Department has released a photo of a couple accused of engaging in a sex act at an A’s game earlier in August.   The police department said the man in the black shirt […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has narrated how his government resolved a lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in one night.   Speaking at a conference to mark the 70th birthday of […]