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Herdsmen sack Ondo council secretariat

Posted by admin Headlines, Ondo, State News Tuesday, February 13th, 2018

Peter Dada, Akure Some Fulani herdsmen this morning chased out the workers at the Akure South Local Government Secretariat following a disagreement. READ ALSO:Herdsmen destroy UNILORIN multi-million naira research farms It took the intervention of the Ondo State Commissioner of police, Mr. Gbenga Adeyanju, and the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence […]

Tension in Cross River as police kill funeral director over dead cow

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 13th, 2018

Mudiaga Affe, Calabar There is tension in Itigidi, headquarters of Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, following the murder of a mortician, Mr. Isong Nkanu, by anti-riot policemen who had gone to maintain peace in the community. It was learnton Tuesdaythat a detachment of anti-riot policemen were sent to the community to maintain […]

Unveiling: Nigerian-born Kehinde Wiley paints portrait of former U.S. President, Barack Obama

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines, Uncategorized Tuesday, February 13th, 2018

Former US first couple Barack and Michelle Obama unveiled their portraits at Washington’s National Gallery Monday, two contrasting works by African American artists that shocked and delighted. The paintings by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, were revealed at a star-studded event that is a rite of passage […]

JAMB suspends worker over N36m swallowed by snake

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Tuesday, February 13th, 2018

Eniola Akinkuotuand Olaleye Aluko The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said on Sunday that it had suspended its employee, Philomina Chieshe, on account of N36m which was reported to have been swallowed by a snake in the board’s office in Makurdi, Benue State. The JAMB Head of Information, Fabian Benjamin, told our correspondent on Sunday […]

Ortom attacks Lalong over Anti-Open law

Posted by admin Benue, Governors, Headlines, Plateau, State News Monday, February 12th, 2018

Ortom attacks Lalong over Anti-Open Grazing law, says ‘You lied’ — 12th February 2018 Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, on Sunday, said the claim by his Plateau State counterpart, Simon Lalong, about warning him against the enactment and implementation of the Anti-Open Grazing law was untrue. Governor Ortom said this during […]

Benue Killings: Missing Policeman found dead and mutilated

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Monday, February 12th, 2018

Benue Killings: Missing Policeman found dead and mutilated — 12th February 2018 Rose Ejembi, Makurdi One of the four members of the Police Mobile Force Team who were missing during a gun duel with Fulani herdsmen at Adzege village in Ayilamo, Logo Local government area of Benue State, has been found dead. The Police Mobile […]

I died but woke up on my way to mortuary -Julius Agwu

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, February 11th, 2018

Ademola Olonilua But for the love of God, ace comedian, Julius Agwu, would have been dead by now. In fact, in an exclusive interview with Saturday Beats, the humour merchant noted that he had died but woke up when he was being conveyed to the mortuary. Like a Nollywood movie, the comedian said that while […]

Deep inside the red-light district: happenings in Lagos strip clubs

Posted by admin Headlines, Sex and Relationship Sunday, February 11th, 2018

Ademola Olonilua Catching fun, especially at night, has become a habit for many fun seekers in Lagos. For such people, the prominent places where they choose to catch their fun at night include bars and strip clubs. The go-to place for those who love to turn their X-rated fantasies into realities is usually the strip […]

Robbers attack Air Peace aircraft while taxiing to take off at Lagos Airport

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Friday, February 9th, 2018

A security scare occurred at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) in Lagos on Thursday night as burglars attacked Air Peace aircraft at the airport while it was taxiing to take off to Abuja. The aircraft, a Boeing 737 was attacked at 7:35 pm by unknown bandits on the domestic runway of the airport. A source close to the scene […]

20 yr old Ghanaian singer dies in horrific car crash (RIP)

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines Friday, February 9th, 2018

20-year-old Ghanaian singer, Ebony Reigns, whose real name is Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, has reportedly been killed in a car accident in South Western Ghana. According to police, the singer’s Jeep reportedly collided head-on with a VIP bus while driving with her best friend and Youtube personality, Franky Kuri, as well as two military escorts, heading to […]