Author: Vincent Osuwo

On Friday, Chigozie, a 24-year-old commercial tricycle operator, was apprehended with his girlfriend’s corpse while attempting to dispose of it in the bush.  The suspect, who is from Ajata Ibeku in the state’s Umuahia North Local Government Area, said that his late lover died after she refused his desire for intercourse. Luck, however, ran out on him when he was going to dispose of the corpse of his girlfriend, Beauty, when he was apprehended by some vigilant youths. 346 killed,18,751 displaced in Plateau in three months The suspect would have been lynched by a mob if the police had not…

According to the Plateau Police Command, one of the bandits murdered by troops of Operation Safe Haven, (OPSH), in the state’s Mangu Local Government Area was a former member of the Police Constabulary. DSP Alfred Alabo, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, identified the bandit as Katzing Zwalnan Zingfa, who was fired a year ago and declared wanted. Mr Alabo said in a statement released on Thursday in Jos that Zingfa was one of three bandits who tried to ambush OPSH forces along the Mangun-Pushit-Mangu road but were defeated by the valiant soldiers. Army clears Mangu ambush, kills two bandits,…

A High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday has voided the arrest and detention of the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The presiding judge, Bello Kawu, granted the order following an application by Emefiele. The suspended CBN Governor through his Counsel, Peter Abang, had asked the court to set aside and nullify the arrest and detention of the Applicant for being illegal and a nullity given the subsisting judgment by another court delivered on 29th December, 2022. BREAKING: Court strikes out EFCC’s petition against Okorocha The judge also made an order setting aside any…

Big Brother Naija aka BBNaija reality TV show organizers have confirmed that the 8th season will begin on Sunday, July 23, 2023. The housemates will compete for the ultimate prize of N120 million over the next 70 days in the ‘All-Star edition, according to the organizers. The show, which will end on October 1st, will see the show’s host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, back for another season. Full list of 2023 Headies nominations In this season’s BBNaija show, 30 lucky fans will win one million dollars each in the fan lock challenge, where they will have the ability to lock in their top…

According to a report released on Thursday by the Gideon and Funmi Para-Mallam Peace Foundation, at least 346 people have been killed in eight local government areas of Plateau State in the last three months. According to the organization, as of Saturday, July 8, 2023, over 200 lives had been killed to ongoing violent attacks in the Mangu LGA alone. Rev. Dr. Gideon Para-Mallam, the Foundation’s Founder and Executive Director, stated in a report acquired by newsmen in Abuja that the deaths occurred between April 17 and July 10, 2023. He went on to say that there were currently 18,751…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s case against former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has been dismissed by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. EFCC arraigns two over N2.9m fraud in Maiduguri In his decision, Justice Yusuf Halilu called the EFCC’s claims of fraud and abuse of authority against Okorocha as an abuse of judicial process, citing the anti-graft agency has already filed a similar petition against the defendant. More details later…

Everton forward Alex Iwobi is allegedly wanted by Fulham and Serie A giants Inter Milan this summer. According to Football Transfers, clubs are interested in the Nigerian international and have contacted the Toffees about a possible deal. The 27-year-old is now in the penultimate year of his contract, and if he does not sign an extension, this will be the last summer in which they may charge for his services. Okoye’s Watford exit looms Over the course of the season, Iwobi demonstrated his ability to play in a variety of positions and consistently delivered for the Toffees. Frank Lampard utilized…

According to Nice’s public prosecutor who informed AFP on Thursday, Wissam Ben Yedder, Monaco’s France striker, is being investigated for rape. The claimed event occurred on Monday in the village of Beausoleil on the Cote d’Azur, just north of Monaco. Xavier Bonhomme, a public prosecutor, affirmed “the existence of two allegations of rape, from two victims, targeting two people. Okoye’s Watford exit looms “We don’t know who the second person concerned is,” he added. Ben Yedder, 32, made his final game for France in June 2022 and was present earlier this month as Monaco began preseason training. Speaking on the…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has advocated for a reduction in school fees throughout the country’s tertiary institutions to mitigate the effects of the elimination of fuel subsidies on students. Shedrack Anzaku, the North Central Zone Coordinator of NANS, stated this in Abuja on Thursday while interacting with journalists at the official declaration of Deniran Rioborue as a candidate for NANS National President. Anzaku said, “What the association expects is school fees reduction and not increment because the rate of dropout is increasing. Tinubu is passionate about girl-child education – Shettima “We frown on all forms of school…

Rivers State Police Command officials announced the arrest of one of its officers, Bright Oke, for alleged armed robbery and car snatching. Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, told journalists in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Thursday. According to Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, the police corporal, who had already been sacked, and three of his collaborators robbed a Toyota Corolla automobile in Port Harcourt’s Gateway neighborhood before being apprehended by men from the C4i Intelligence Unit. NSCDC arrest 15 vandals in Akwa Ibom She said, “On Thursday, May 18, 2023, at about 11pm, men of the C4i Intelligence Team,…