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Former Ghanaian national football team captain, Asamoah Gyan, has been ordered by a court in Ghana to pay compensation to his ex-wife, Gifty Gyan, following the resolution of their divorce case. The court's ruling confirmed Gyan as the biological father of their three children, concluding a...
Cattle traders in Abia State are embroiled in a heated dispute, vehemently rejecting allegations of decomposing corpses on their premises. They have accused unidentified parties of orchestrating a plot to drive them away from their current location, fueling tensions in the region. The...
A horrifying terrorist attack on the Funtua-Gusau highway in Zamfara State has left a number of individuals dead and several others abducted. The assailants struck motorists around 3:30 p.m., specifically blocking the highway between Kucheri and Magazu in Tsafe Local Government. The attackers...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has unconditionally released 58 students from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) following a midnight raid on student hostels in Ile Ife, which occurred at around 2:00 am on November 1. The OAU Student Union Public Relations Officer, Omisore...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the cessation of night-time sting operations in all of the commission's commands. This directive came in response to the recent arrest of 69 suspected internet fraudsters in Ile-Ife, Osun State, by...
Authorities at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, have responded to the arrest of some students by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on suspicion of their involvement in internet fraud. The EFCC confirmed the arrest of 69 individuals in Osun State, stating that they...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alleged that its President, Joe Ajaero, was beaten by the police after being arrested in Imo State. According to the NLC's Head of Media and Publicity, Benson Upah, Ajaero was taken into custody and then subjected to brutality. Ajaero's right eye was...
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, was reportedly detained by the police during an ongoing protest in Imo State. This development came as a group of troublemakers attacked protesters, damaging vehicles and injuring NLC members. The whereabouts of the NLC...
In a devastating midnight incident, the popular Ladipo Plank Market in Amukoko, Lagos State, was engulfed in a fierce blaze, resulting in the destruction of valuable goods and property worth millions of naira. Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency...
In an unexpected legal development, the organizers of the annual 'Warri Again Concert,' Brownhill Investments Company Limited, have taken legal action against renowned hip-hop artiste, Davido, seeking N2.3 billion in damages. The lawsuit, filed before the Delta State High Court, alleges a breach...
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