The Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop hunting those agitating for self-determination in Nigeria. Afenifere said agitators like Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu were product of the failure of Buhari government to cater for Nigerians. Jare Ajayi, spokesman of Afenifere, said Buhari should concentrate on fighting banditry and terrorism,…
The Zamfara State Commissioner of information, Mr Ibrahim Dosara, informed newsmen that over 2000 informants of bandits and suppliers of food to bandits have been arrested. This development is an aftermath of the fierce attack on bandits by the military. According to Mr Ibrahim Dosara, the number of bandits in the state has drastically reduced….
One of the suspected cult members who brutalized a Tiktok user for recreating their slang on the app has been arrested by the police and The Department of State Services (DSS) in Edo state. Smart is allegedly a member of the Neo-Black Movement (NBM) popularly known as Aye Confraternity or Axe Men. Last week, he…
The husband to late information minister and ex-DG of NAFDAC, Prof.Dora Akunliyi, Dr Chike Akunyili has been shot to death by gunmen in Anambra state. According to The Nation, Dr Chike was murdered at Umuoji Idemili, North LGA of Anambra State on Tuesday, September 28th. Reports say that Dr Chike had gone to Anambra from…
R Kelly’s accusers who took the stand against him have shared their delight after the popular singer was convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering. Jerhonda Johnson Pace, a woman who accused R Kelly of forcing her to perform oral sex on him when she was just 16 years old rejoiced on Monday, September 27, after R.Kelly was convicted in Brooklyn…
Three young females including a teenager were shot in the head execution-style in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa on Monday evening, September 27. Western Cape police spokesperson, Brigadier Novela Potelwa who confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday, September 28, said police have instituted the 72-hour activation plan for the mobilisation of resources in…
A police officer dismissed for killing an 18-year-old jambite has been arraigned in court today. Sergeant Samuel Phillip shot dead the 18-year-old admission seeker, Monsura Ojuade in the Ijeshatedo area of Surulere, Lagos State. He was on Friday arraigned before a magistrate court in Lagos. You will recall that the police sergeant attached to the…
A 7-year-old boy identified as Abdul Ahad Nasiru has been found dead a day after he was declared missing in Tudun Pera area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was gathered that the young boy’s body with the throat slit was discovered at Rimi River in Angwan Rogo on Friday morning,…
Frankly, power is the strongest drug ever. Throughout history, people have been intoxicated by power. Recently, An officer of the Nigerian Army identified as Lt. Viola Anele was caught on camera dehumanising a female corp member identified as Ezeiruaku Ifeyinwa Fidelia. Sadly, this is just one of the numerous cases of abuse of power in…
Davido’s Lawyer, Bobo Ajadua has offered to help the black american man seen in viral video vibing happily to IF song whilst being carried away by the police after his arrest in the United States. 2709updates had reported earlier that a man was captured in a video that has since gone viral singing to Davido’s…
A prince in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos, Oyekan Abdulbaqqi Adedoyin, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment by Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. The royal family member was found guilty of cybercrime. Oyekan and one Oni Stephen Oluwaferanmi were prosecuted on separate charges by the Economic and…
The police in Bayelsa State have arrested a suspected yahoo boy in Ogobiri community in Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa State over alleged attempt to slaughter a female student of the Niger Delta University (NDU) for ritual purpose. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, September 21, attracted vigilantes of Ogobiri and Ammassoma…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday, September 21, sentenced a 23-year-old chef, Joshua Usulor, to 28 years imprisonment for killing a lawyer, Mrs. Feyisayo Obot. Usulor brutally murdered the 34-year-old mother of two on January 26, 2019, at the Citiheights Hotel, Opebi, Lagos State, where both of them lodged in different rooms. Obot, an employee of…
The Nigeria Senate has enacted a bill aimed at preventing, controlling, and managing sickle cell anaemia in Nigeria. Why Was the Bill Enacted? The bill is the aftermath of a presentation by the Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary). Sen. Yahaya Oloriegbe (APC-Kwara), in his capacity as the Chairman of the Committee, gave a…
Online photo-sharing and video platform, Instagram has revealed that Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi is free to continue using his Instagram account. According to them, Hushpuppi has not violated any of the platform rules as he does not represent dangerous organisations or individuals. The self-acclaimed Nigerian businessman has been in custody of the United…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a 24-year-old man, Adewale Daniel Jayeoba wanted over an alleged investment scam. The EFCC said Jayeoba, a native of Ori-Ade Local Government in Osun State, used to live at Suit 1004, Providence Centre, MKO Abiola Way, by NNPC Mega Station, Abeokuta, Ogun State. “The public is…
Ondo State Police Command has arrested two brothers, Segun Adeoye and Azeez Adeoye, for allegedly killing a student of Adeyemi College of Education, Seun Akinsiku. The student was murdered around Oke Agunla area of Ondo, in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The arrest of the two brothers was a sequel to the investigation and interrogation…
The former PDP spokesman has decided to chew his own words after his defection to the All Progressives Change (APC) party. Former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode, who once said he would never join APC, has revealed that he was led by God to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the APC. “To…
The Chairman of the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has finally broken silence after he was reported to have slumped while giving a speech at Aso Rock. Bawa slumped on Thursday, September 16th, while speaking at an event hosted to celebrate National Identity Day. The EFCC Chairman, was speaking on the importance of…
Following the loss of lives at Lekki tollgate during the EndSARS protest on Friday, October 20, 2021, Sentinel Forensic Limited has told the Lagos state Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality that bullets expelled from firearms during the protest were from the Nigerian Army. Channels TV reports that the company’s representative, Joseph Kayode Funsho, while…
