Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio Shot Dead
A candidate in Ecuador’s forthcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, who was also a member of the country’s Congress, was killed while leaving a political rally in the capital, Quito, on Wednesday. The killing comes just a fortnight before the presidential…
Body of Man who Jumped into Lagos Lagoon Recovered
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services has disclosed the recovery of remains of a yet-to-be-identified man who jumped into the lagoon in the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge area of the state. The Punch reports that this was according to a…
Court Sends First Bank Staff, Eight Internet Fraudsters to Prison
Andrew Nwadiashi a 40-year-old banker and eight internet fraudsters were on Friday, August 4, 2023, convicted and sentenced to prison by Justice M. Itsueli of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City. The others are Osawa Marvellous, Etinosa…
Delta ALGON Warns Applicants Over Fake Recruitment Website
The Delta State Chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has issued a warning over a fake recruitment website, a portal advertising the commencement of massive recruitment of primary school teachers and other categories of personnel. Chairman…
Gov. Mbah Lauds Army for Improved Security, Peace in Enugu
.. As GOC Pledges Things Can Only Get Better Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has commended the security agencies, especially the Nigerian Army for improved security and end to sit-at-home in the state, assuring that his administration would…
Why This Palm Wine And 404 Shade Shouldn’t Be Called A Kitchen
I lived in Afokang prison for months. It’s my alma mater. I am actually emotionally attached to the facility because I have friends and people I call brothers, languishing in there. Many of them are innocent. More than 70 percent…
Don’t Muzzle FCC Chair, CSOs Warn Reps Ad-hoc Committee
‘… No One, Including Security Operatives, Has Ever Seen Haruna Kolo at FCC Chair’s Residence’ Over 100 frontline anti-corruption civil society organizations (CSOs) comprising of rights activists and media executives, said that their attention have been drawn to what they…
Shocking Revelation: Niger Coup D’etat Became A Saving Grace For Nigeria — Native Hausa People
The native indigenous Hausa people of Nigeria, under the aegis of the Native Indigenous Hausa People Emancipator, has given reasons why the coup d’etat in the Republic of Niger is a saving grace for their people. In a statement signed…
Delta Govt Releases Scammers’ Numbers, Cautions Against Falling Prey To Appointment Racketeers
Delta State Government has warned Deltans against falling prey to con artists, whose specialty is fooling the unwary public in order to obtain unfair and unjust financial favours under the guise of giving them appointments. Chief Press Secretary to the…
Election Tribunal: Jarigbe Defends Victory With 1,531 Exhibits, 33 Witnesses, INEC Result CTC
Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, representing Cross River North senatorial district, has tendered 1,531 exhibits and presented 33 witnesses to defend his electoral victory at the Saturday, February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Jarigbe, represented by his legal team…
AllEyesOnJudiciary: Coalition Demand Justices Based On “Decided Cases”, Devoid Of “Technicalities, Political Orbiters”, Other Biases
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) on Saturday uged the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) to ensure that verdicts on petitions before it must be tailored in “a decided case as it ought to be” devoid of “technicalities and…
