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…
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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…
Boko Haram Kills Borno Gov's Aide, 8 Others
Some suspected terrorists believed to be Boko Haram members have killed an aide to Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State along with eight others. The governor’s aide, identified as Muhammad Sani, was shot dead by the gunmen on Friday at Bulabulin-Ngabura village, which is about 50km from Maiduguri, the state capital. The attackers stormed the…
Generator Fumes Suffocates Young Couple To Death In Calabar
Tragedy struck in Ikot Omin area of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, on Sunday night when a young couple died after being suffocated by generator fumes. The husband and wife died along with the wife’s teenage sister, who lived with them. The couple recently moved into their yet-to-be completed house. On the fateful day,…
Offa Re-Run: PDP Candidate Rejects Victory, Says APC Won
A councillorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Afolabi Olawole, at last Saturday’s re-run election in Offa, Kwara State, has rejected his victory at the poll as announced by the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWASIEC. Speaking on Wednesday in the state, Olawole noted that he was rejecting the result based on his religious…
Fashola Charges BRT Operators On Commuters' Feelings
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has urged operators of the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, buses in the state to show more sensitivity to the feelings of commuters. The governor recently made this plea during a meeting with the management and staff of the state’s Mass Transit Bus Systems at the LASTMA yard in Oshodi.…
Fulani Gunmen Kill 7 In Kaduna
Some suspected Fulani gunmen numbering about 20 stormed Adu village in Atakad Chiefdom, Kaura local government area of Kaduna State, on Monday, killing about seven persons and injuring some others. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday when residents of Adu were getting ready for the day’s work. The attackers reportedly entered the…
6 Perish In Fresh Jos Attack
No fewer than six persons were reportedly killed in Shwan Village in Kuru, Jos South local government area of Plateau State when some gunmen invaded the community on Sunday night. The fresh attack left five siblings and one other person perished in the incident. The armed men stormed the village and killed the victims in…