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Gunmen attack travellers in Kogi, shoot journalist
A communications specialist and senior crime reporter with Daily Trust Newspaper, Idowu Isamotu, has been shot by gunmen along the Lokoja-Obajana road in Kogi State, reports.
Our correspondent exclusively gathered that the attack...
I’m my hometown’s first woman chief
Popular writer, Chimamanda Adichie, has urged custodians of culture to ensure both genders are equally celebrated.
This is as she disclosed that she is the first woman in her hometown to be made a...
Youths clash in Ondo, many feared killed
Social and business activities were halted in Ikare Akoko in the Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State on Wednesday following the clash among youths in the town.
It was gathered that many...
Ibadan Mogaji loses title for ‘abusing’ high chief
One of the family compounds title holders in Ibadanland, Mogaji Kosoko Family, Waheed Kosoko, has been stripped of the Mogaji title and ordered never to parade himself as one again.
This was contained in...
INEC receives last batch of BVAS
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday received the last batch of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation machines.
This was contained in a statement signed by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,...
Suspected cultists kill tricycle operator in Anambra
Some yet-to-be-identified assailants wielding guns and dangerous weapons, who are suspected to be cultists, have shot and killed an unidentified tricycle operator.
It was gathered that the incident happened near the back gate of...
EFCC secures 3,785 convictions in 2022
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it secured a total of 3785 convictions across all its commands in 2022.
The figure, which emerged from a review of the anti-graft agency’s performance in...
Kemi Adetiba confirms King of Boys trilogy
Nollywood producer, Kemi Adetiba, has confirmed that the third part of her blockbuster, ‘King of Boys’ is in the works.
Adetiba, who directed both the first and second movie, made this known via her...
Bauchi commissioner resigns after father loses traditional title
The Commissioner of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Sa’adatu Bello Kirfi, has resigned her appointment hours after her father was stripped of his traditional title as Wazirin Bauchi and removed as Bauchi...
NANS diaspora gets new president
The National Association of Nigerian Students in Diaspora on Wednesday announced the election of Prince John Ogar from the University of Sierra Leone as its new president.
Ogar takes over from Evidence Ahayere whose...