The sad news was shared on Tuesday, August 13, by fellow gospel artiste Esther Igbeke on social media, who posted a tribute with Aduke Gold’s picture and the caption: “A general has fallen. RIP.” Aduke Gold broke into the gospel scene with her single, “Nitori 0go”. It featured on her popular eight-track album that was …
Man Caught With Fresh Human Head In Ibadan
A middle-aged man identified as Musa Bello has been apprehended with a fresh human skull of a yet-to-be-identified lady in the Amuloko area of Oyo state. The suspect was arrested by residents of the area with the skull he tucked in a sack. They noticed his strange movement in the area and immediately accosted him …
Two die as building collapses in Jigawa
A 30-year-old man and his two-year-old son were kIlled when a building collapsed on them in Madabe village, Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa State. According to the Buji council’s Information Officer, Ali Safiyanu, the 25-year-old mother of the boy survived the incident. Mr Safiyanu said Monday, August 12, that the surviving mother is responding …
Nigerian Man Becomes 1st Man To Hike All 282 Munros In Scotland
A Nigerian living in Scotland, David Solomon has become the first black man to have hiked all 282 Munros in Scotland. Munros are mountains above 3000ft in Scotland. Solomon who was born and grew up in Nigeria, relocated to the United Kingdom to study 15 years ago and settled there afterwards achieved this record on …
Quit Notice: IDTL Group Demands Investigation, Prosecution of Masterminds
A group, Sustainance of Igbo Culture and Tradition (IDTL), has called for investigation and prosecution of masterminds of the quit notice order to Ndigbo over the recent hunger protests. A press statement issued by leader of the group, Raphael Eze, stated that it amounted to witch-hunting, for anyone to issue such order even when Igbo …
Police Restrict Access To Rivers APP Secretariat After Explosives Attack
Police have restricted access to the secretariat of the Action People’s Party (APP) in Rivers State, at Tombia Extension, GRA, Port Harcourt, after suspected thugs attacked it with explosives. The yet to be identified assailants, detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at the secretariat on Sunday night, destroying several valuables worth millions of naira. The …
Gunmen Kill Varsity Lecturer, Others In Taraba
At least six travellers, including a lecturer at the Federal University, Wukari and the Deputy Registrar of Taraba State School of Health Technology, Takum, have been killed. One of the victims, a secondary school principal, was recently transferred from a secondary school in Takum to Wukari Local Government Area. Spokesperson of the Taraba State Police …
Immigration: Woman Faces Prosecution For Destroying Husband’s Passport
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has indicated plans to prosecute a woman who tore her husband’s international passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. According to the agency, the woman will be prosecuted under Section 10(b) of Immigration Act 2015, and has already been invited for questioning. The statement reads, “The Nigeria …
Kano: Suspects Arrested With Russian Flag Transferred To Abuja
The Kano State Police Command has transferred 76 suspects, including a foreign national who were flying Russian flags during recent protests to Force Headquarters in Abuja for a discreet investigation on charges of sedition. State Police Commissioner Salman Garba provided an update on Monday, revealing that the suspects were apprehended amid ongoing nationwide hunger …
Kano Gov lifts curfew on Kano
The State Government has lifted the curfew it imposed on the city as normalcy gradually returns to Kano following the conclusion of the EndBadGovernance protests, Violence rocked Kano during the protests, with property worth billions of naira destroyed and looted by irate mobs. The government slammed a 24 hours curfew on the city as a …