POLICE OFFICER DETAINED FOR FIRING AT MOVING VEHICLE IN ASABA (VIDEO)
By Aishat Momoh. O. A police officer who was caught on video shooting at the tyre of a moving vehicle in front of Toscana Hotel...
TWO OAU STUDENTS INJURED AS ARMED ROBBERS RAID OFF-CAMPUS HOSTELS
Two students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, were injured during a late-night robbery at off-campus hostels on Monday, as rising insecurity grips...
GUNMEN KILL TWO, INJURE ONE IN FRESH ATTACK ON PLATEAU COMMUNITY
By Aishat Momoh. O. Gunmen on Tuesday night attacked Daron village in Gyel District, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing two people...
NEW INEC CHAIRMAN PROF. AMUPITAN SET TO ASSUME OFFICE AHEAD OF ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, is expected to officially assume office next week...
INEC RECORDS OVER 8 MILLION ONLINE REGISTRATIONS IN ONGOING CVR EXERCISE
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that more than eight million Nigerians have completed their online registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter...
GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION BUDGET CUT BY 30%, $1.7BN FUNDING GAP LOOMS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a partnership that includes World Health Organization (WHO) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will...
LA LIGA SCRAPS PLANNED BARCELONA-VILLARREAL MATCH IN MIAMI OVER “UNCERTAINTY” IN SPAIN
By Aishat Momoh. O. La Liga’s historic plan to stage a Barcelona vs. Villarreal league match in Miami this December has been called off, the...
GYOKERES DOUBLE FIRES ARSENAL TO 4-0 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUT OF ATLETICO MADRID
Agency Report Viktor Gyokeres ended his goal drought in style as Arsenal crushed Atletico Madrid 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night, maintaining their...
UK LIFTS TERRORIST DESIGNATION ON SYRIA’S HAYAT TAHRIR AL-SHAM AFTER REGIME CHANGE
Agency Report The United Kingdom has officially removed Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of banned terrorist organisations, following the group’s overthrow of...
COURT NULLIFIES EBONYI LG ELECTIONS, SACKS COUNCIL CHAIRMEN OVER ELECTORAL ACT VIOLATIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, on Tuesday nullified the local government and councillorship elections conducted...