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An Army officer, Lance Corporal Mohammed, and an Airman, Corporal Olathe, have been reportedly arrested in Abuja over alleged armed robbery and kidnapping. In a telephone interview with our correspondent on Sunday, the Nigerian Air Force spokesperson, Air Commodore Wapkerem Maigida, said, “Investigation is ongoing concerning the incident, and he (Olathe) will be punished according to Armed Forces rules if found guilty.” However, the Nigerian Army could not be reached for comment, as its spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, did not respond to phone calls and text messages from our correspondent on Sunday. Our correspondent gathered that Mohammed was captured…

Gunmen have beheaded the Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Christopher Ohizu. His abductors carried out the act after allegedly receiving a N6 million ransom. The gunmen, who called themselves separatists, reportedly tied his hands backward with a rope before he was slaughtered. The council boss was kidnapped with two others on Friday after his country home in the Imoko community in Arondizuogu area of the LGA was razed. He was shot in the legs before he was whisked away by his abductors. It was learned that the sole administrator was beheaded on Sunday…

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians against the use of the drug — Weight Rapid Loss Capsule. The caution was contained in an alert with No. 049/2022, signed by NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, issued on Sunday in Abuja. Adeyeye stated that the drug had the potential to cause cancer. The boss added that the result of laboratory analysis showed that the drug, manufactured by Ingi Oman, contains the banned substance “phenolphthalein”, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recognized as unsafe. She added that the capsule, being marketed as “the most…

Big Brother Titans (BBTITANS) housemate, Yemi, and Blue Aiva on Saturday night shared some intimate moments with Blue Aiva. The new love interest is coming after Yemi sunk his relationship with Khosi who he had kissed and cuddled before Blue Aiva’s arrival. The duo had decided to remain as friends as it seemed like they were too focused on each other and not mingling with other housemates. BBTitans: Four new housemates join the show However, less than 24 hours after Biggie introduced four new housemates on Thursday, Yemi began to show affection to the new housemate, Blue Aiva. He told…

Big Brother Titans, BBTitans reality TV show first eviction went down on Sunday night, a week after the show commenced in South Africa. Nine housemates, including Nana, Blaqboi, Yaya, Jaypee, Olivia, Yemi, Jenni, Khosi, and Justin, were nominated for eviction. To the surprise of the show’s followers, none of the nominated housemates was evicted. The tension got doused when no housemate was evicted, denoting that all 24 housemates would continue for the second week. Recall that the show debuted on January 15, with 20 housemates before eventually increasing to 24 on Thursday, with Biggie pulling off a surprise by introducing…

Pakistan suffered country-wide power cuts early on Monday due to a major breakdown in its national grid, the federal energy ministry said. “According to initial information, at about 7:34 AM (local time) today, the National Grid experienced a loss of frequency, that caused a major breakdown. A swift work is on to revive the system,” the ministry said in a statement. Power was out in all major cities, including Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Peshawar. A frequency variation was reported in the southern part of the country between the cities of Jamshoro and Dadu when systems were turned on on Monday…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has apprehended 303 suspected irregular migrants in the Uyo metropolis during a mop-up exercise in Akwa Ibom. The Comptroller of Immigration Service in Akwa Ibom Command, Mrs. Francisca Dakat made this known while addressing newsmen after the mop-up in Uyo on Saturday. Dakat said that of the 303 irregular migrants apprehended 285 were adults and 18 were minors. She said that the exercise was in line with the service directives that non-Nigerians should not participate in the forthcoming general election. She said that before the exercise, the command had earlier carried out a…

Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s resolve to entrench effective and efficient freight forwarding systems in the country. Adegoroye said this in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr. Henshaw Ogubike, on Sunday in Abuja. The minister stated this at the commissioning of the Kano Zonal Office of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) in Kano. Adegoroye said the construction and commissioning of the CRFFN’s office were in furtherance of the Federal Government’s vision and determination to establish a smooth operating freight forwarding system…

The widow of the late politician and businessman, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, Prof. Zainab-Duke Abiola, has slammed a N100billion defamation suit against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali, and three others. Other defendants in the suit filed before the Federal High Court Abuja, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2070 is the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Engr. Ibrahim (who the plaintiff described as IGP Alkali’s son) and her former orderly, Teju Moses. Mrs. Abiola stated that the defendants jointly made false and defamatory publications against her in which they claimed among others, that she assaulted Moses, who was then her police orderly. The…

Pop star Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid has dissociated himself from a rumoured Peter Obi concert. The graphic designs/posters claiming Wizkid will be performing at a campaign concert in Abuja have been circulating on social media, especially Twitter and Instagram. But Wizkid’s manager, Sunday Are, in a terse post via Instagram, threatened legal action against those using the singer to promote Peter Obi. The concert tagged ‘2023 ObiDatti Showdown Music Concert’ is advertised for February, 18, at Eagle Square. Other artists listed as performers at the event include Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, 2Baba, and Seun Kuti. AY set to hold live…