A female suicide bomber, on Sunday, killed herself and a soldier at an army barracks in Gombe State. It was gathered that the bomber hugged the army officer, which resulted into the blast, killing the two of them and injuring other soldiers in the area. The bomber was said to have rode on a motorcycle…
The Gombe State Government has approved the appointment of Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar as the new Emir of Gombe. The new Emir is the son of the late Emir of Gombe, who died on May 27, 2014, at a London hospital. Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Bage, on Friday, presented the letter of appointment to the…
In a bid to further rid the society of youthful restlessness and all forms of hooliganism, a lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Dayo Saka Fafunmi has extended free computer training to about 450 youths in Ifako/Ijaiye Constituency 1, which he is representing. The youthful lawmaker, who was proud to say that…
According to a report by Daily Sun, a magistrate in Enugu State judiciary, Mrs Ifeoma Nneji, who was remanded at the Enugu Prisons collapsed and died in the early hours of yesterday inside her cell. A dependable source confirmed that the magistrate died of complications arising from shock, adding that the deceased had been complaining…
It was sadness and sorrow for families of about eight persons working in a building in Onitsha, a commercial city in Anambra State, as the property craved in and trapped the workers to death. It was gathered that the collapsed property, a school under construction and owned by an Anglican Church, killed some of those…
Months after of ruling Anambra State from his Eri village in Aguleri, the state governor, Willie Obiano, has eventually moved into the Government House in Akwa, the state capital. Since he was sworn-in as the number one citizen of Anambra State on March 17, Obiano had been operating from his village, a development that has…
At least 27 persons died in two separate auto crashes in Edo and Sokoto States. In the Sokoto incident, a J5 bus carrying some passengers from Jos to Illela crashed at Tudun-Dukiya village near Dogon Karfe in Sokoto State. The bus was involved in the accident with a Toyota Starlet car travelling from Illela to…
The death of the Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu Abubakar, has been announced. The monarch passed on in London on Tuesday. Late Abubakar, according to Gombe State Government, died of an unspecified cause. The deceased reportedly travelled to London sometime ago for an undisclosed reason. The news of Abubakar’s demise has hit the state with…
Oghenewerute Efeyeme, well known as ‘I Go Die’ (not the popular comedian, Francis Agoda), has been apprehended by Police in Delta State. The suspect was arrested on Monday alongside Oghenetaga Onome and Voke Erhiaware, popularly known as Simple. They were said to have carried out a robbery attack along the Sanubi/Eku Highway in Ethiope East…
Operators of baby factories in Imo State are in for tough times ahead as the State House of Assembly has moved to end the act in the state. Recently, Imo State has become a comfort zone for those in the unscrupulous business, which has put the Governor Rochas Okorocha-led state in the spotlight for the…