Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian military of killing not less than 17 unharmed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, during a protest in May 2016. Members of the group had planned a march to celebrate heroes of the Biafran War. Amnesty said it based its report on details from eyewitnesses, morgues and…
Barely two weeks after the militants of the Niger Delta Avengers group blew up an oil facility belonging to Agip in Bayelsa State, another property of the company has been destroyed again. In the early hours of Friday, June 10, 2016, the militants bombed a trunk line belonging to Agip in Bayelsa State. The latest…
The burial ceremony of late actress, Henrietta Kosoko, earlier scheduled for Friday, June 10, 2016 (today), has been cancelled. This is as a result of a disagreement between family of the actress in Delta State and her husband, Jide Kosoko, who is a veteran actor. It was gathered that the family of the deceased claimed…
Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has granted pardon to 17 prisoners serving various jail terms in the state. He equally commuted the death sentences on four other prisoners to life imprisonment. Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Adejuwon Soyinka, made this known in a statement issued and signed in Abeokuta on Thursday. Soyinka…
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has restated the readiness of the Ministry to partner with the Lagos State Government on better ways of utilising the inland water ways to improve transportation system in the state. The Minister who was the Lead Speaker at the 1st Lagos Traffic Radio Lecture Series with the theme “Migrating Workforce:…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that his administration will establish a state-of-the-art Teaching Hospital to support the College of Medical Sciences set up for the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, RSUST. Addressing journalists at the Old Site of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching on Thursday, Wike said that the…
The management and staff of Arik Air have been lambasted for allegedly having poor customer relations. This followed the company’s reaction to a horrible experience shared by popular artiste, Nikki Laoye, when she flew the airline recently. One of the commentators said Arik Air using social media to respond to the issue was totally unprofessional.…
Popular female singer, Nikki Laoye, has made allegations against Arik Air, saying she was wrongly charged for a one hand luggage. Nikki ran to Twitter to post a series of posts. The singer claimed she had a terrible experience with the airline, its customer service and the rule of only one hand luggage. But Arik…
The World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated globally each year on June 5 to stimulate awareness of the environment and encourage political attention and action. According to the United Nations, WED aims to give a human perspective to environmental issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable development and advocate multi-stakeholder partnerships in support…
Following the release of her sultry, melodic and vocally electrifying new single entitled ‘Written In The Stars’, Triple MG’s new First Lady, Tonye Garrick, has released some photographs that have kept many tongues wagging. Tonye was styled by Bubu Ogisi, photographed by Sunmisola Olorunnisola and her make up by Shomya.