The running mate to Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 election, Ifeanyi Okowa, remains in detention at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, marking his second night with the anti-graft agency. Okowa, who was the former Delta State Governor responded to an EFCC summons on…
Troops of Operation Safe Haven stationed at the Forward Operation Base in Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State, have reportedly killed five bandits, including notorious kingpin Kachalla Saleh, in an operation that took place around noon on Monday. This comes shortly after a violent clash between bandits and vigilantes in the Dogon Ruwa community, which…
Kenyan court has sentenced two men to 35 years in prison for killing Ugandan Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat last year. Peter Ushuru Khalumi, 30, and David Ekai Lokere, 25, were found guilty of stabbing the 34-year-old steeplechaser to death. The High Court in the northwestern city of Eldoret announced the sentence following a nine-month trial. In…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed charges against 119 protesters involved in the #EndBadGovernance movement. On Tuesday, Justice Obiora Egwuatu struck out the case after the counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation, M.D. Abubakar, filed to take over and discontinue the charges. The protesters had faced serious accusations, including treason and…
In conflicting stories from colleagues and social media, an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Osun State, Mohammed Opatola, attached to the Iwo Division, died after falling ill at work on Monday. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, with colleagues offering varying accounts and social media users speculating on the…
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has met with minors recently released from legal proceedings connected to the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This development follows President Bola Tinubu’s directive to withdraw charges against the minors. The protest, held from August 1 to 10, spotlighted economic challenges facing Nigerians and prompted widespread…
The national grid has yet again suffered another collapse for the tenth time this year. This was confirmed on the official National Grid page via X.com on Tuesday. They wrote, “BREAKING: National Grid suffers another setback. Restoration soon!” As seen on the page, the hourly generation reading reads 0 megawatts as of 3:30 pm for…
The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed two new cases of Clade Ib mpox, raising the total number of infections in the UK to three. The newly identified cases have been linked to household contacts of the initial patient, highlighting the virus’s capability for rapid spread in close-contact settings. The two patients are receiving specialised…
Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President, Teddy Nguema, has announced an initiative to install surveillance cameras in all state offices to strengthen enforcement of public service laws and reduce misconduct among government officials. In a statement released on social media on Tuesday, Nguema emphasized the administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability, saying, “We have taken this measure…
Pandemonium broke out on Monday in Isiokpo, the headquarters of Ikwerre Local Government Area in Rivers State, as police officers dispersed council workers with gunfire and teargas. Eyewitnesses reported scenes of panic as officers in several patrol vans arrived at the local government secretariat, firing shots and releasing tear gas to disperse workers who had…
