The police in Ibadan, Oyo State, has confirmed that the reported flying object found in the state on Sunday was only a toy and not a US drone as widely speculated in some sections of the media. This disclosure was made after the Chairman of Ido local government area of Oyo State, Professor Joseph Adeniyi…
Year: 2013
REVEALED: South-South Gov Who Runs Killer Squad
**His Past Activities As 419 Kingpin This revelation will certainly send jitters down the spines of the followers of this garrulous South-South governor and a dye-in-the wool supporter of President Goodluck Jonathan, who knew very little of his very dark past. A very reliable source told us that even a former governor of Delta State,…
Chris Erondu's ‘The Page’ Nightclub Turns ‘De Vogue’
The czar of conventional nightclub/entertainment on the Mainland axis of the aquatic centre of excellence, Ikeja metropolis, Chris Erondu, has achieved yet another feat worthy of commendation. Successfully, he has remodeled the erstwhile highly patronized watering hole, The Page, into a more worthwhile and all-encompassing nightclub haven dubbed ‘De Vogue’. The newly repackaged nightclub, De…
Wole Soyinka Loses Daughter
The death of the daughter of renowned author, Professor Wole Soyinka, Iyetade, has been announced. Iyetade died at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday. A statement issued by an aide to the 1986 Nobel laureates winner, Jahman Anikulapo, revealed that the 48-year-old Iyetade died of an undisclosed illness after she suddenly…
Assaulted Preggy Nigerian: Police Moves To Free Lebanese Boss
A report by Premium Times has suggested that the Nigerian Police is moving to free a Lebanese boss who assaulted a Nigerian woman, who lost her seven-month old pregnancy after being kicked in the stomach by her angry manager. Below is the report. There are clear indications that police officers are working to undermine investigation…
Council Polls Held In Yobe Amid Tight Security
Council polls were held in Yobe State on Saturday under heavy security. Several voters turned out for the exercise to elect chairmen and councillors into the 17 local government areas in the state. All the polling booths in the state had combined teams of security personnel manning them. Soldiers, police, civil defence corps and immigration…
Ex-Kogi Gov Survives Gunmen Attack
A former acting governor of Kogi State, Clarence Olatunde Olafemi, on Thursday, survived an attempt on his life by some armed men. The incident occurred along the Kabba/Okene road in Lokoja, Kogi State capital. The hoodlums severally shot at his car as his driver attempted to zoom off. Olafemi, an acting governor of the state…
'Go & Die' Gov Oshiomhole Cheats Death In Car Crash
Special Adviser to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Media and Publicity, Kassim Afegbua, has confirmed that his boss was involved in a road mishap, but he (Oshiomhole) did not sustain any injury from the unfortunate car accident. In a press statement released on Saturday, Afegbua disclosed that an oncoming Peugeot J5 bus, filled…
31 Lawmakers Will Join APC In January–Akume
The immediate past governor of Benue State, George Akume, has revealed that 31 more members of the House of Representatives will join the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in January 2014. Some days ago, 37 lawmakers in the lower chamber of the National Assembly decamped to the APC, which pegged the ruling Peoples’…
Shake-Up Hits Nigerian Army
A shake-up has hit the Nigerian Army. Some top military officers were handed with new appointments, aimed to improve the day to day running of the military. It is one of the routine postings in the Nigerian Army. A statement released by the Army on Friday in Abuja confirmed this development. It was issued by…