The Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa and an investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka who was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday has been released. In a message sent by his friend, he said Soyinka had been released by the DSS, who held …
Fire guts two-storey building in Lagos
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has said a two-storey building was gutted by fire in the Ebute-Metta area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident happened at No. 14 Okobaba Street, off Ibadan Street, …
Taraba Bridge cuts off by erosion
Another bridge has been rendered impassable in Taraba State due to erosion. The bridge which is located in Mayo-Kam village of Bali local government council of the state was reportedly cut off by erosion following a massive rainfall. The development cut off vital roads linking several communities including Gembu in Sardauna council, Baisa in Kurmi …
Woman shot dead in Benue
A woman identified as Theresa Awuhe, has been killed in Makurdi, Benue State. It was gathered that Tessy was shot dead by unknown assailants on her way home from her shop on Saturday night, August 24, 2024. According to one Tamen Tina, the incident happened around Villa Suite Street. Meanwhile, friends and family members have …
Zimbabwean bishop arrested in Nigeria
The wrangling in the United Methodist Church, Nigeria, has again taken a different dimension as a Zimbabwean bishop of the church, Eben K. Nhiwatiwa, was reported to have been arrested in Nigeria. Nhiwatiwa who was in Nigeria to meet with the members of the church in order to kick start the process of electing a …
Telegram founder arrested in France
The billionaire founder and Chief Executive Officer of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was reportedly detained at Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday. This is according to French news outlets TF1 and BFM TV. According to Reuters, Durov, who was traveling on his private jet from Azerbaijan, was arrested under a French warrant related to a preliminary …
Emir of Ningi Dr. Yunusa Danyaya is dead
The monarch, who is said to have returned from a medical trip to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, August 22, died in the early hours of today at a hospital in Kano State. Confirming Danyaya’s demise in a statement issued by his media, Mukhtar Gidado, Governor Bala Mohammed extended his condolences to the late emir’s family …
Investigative journalist Soyinka arrested at Lagos airport
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested an investigative journalist and founding editor of BBC Pidgin Service, Adejuwon Soyinka. Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos Sunday morning. A distress message sent to Punch by one of his friends stated …
Gunmen abduct district head, others in Kaduna
The Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU) has condemned the abduction of the District Head of Garu Kurama and six other members of the Gurzan Kurama community in Kauru Local Government area of Kaduna State on Friday night. A statement issued by the Forum’s Public Relations Officer, Josiah Yusuf Abraks gave the names of those abducted …
Two feared dead as Police, Shiite protesters clash in Abuja
Two persons have reportedly died following a clash between the Nigeria Police Force and Shiite protesters at Wuse Market, in the Wuse Zone 6 axis of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Reports that the clash got bloody when the Police used teargas on the protesters. Picture showed that the demonstrators attacked the Wuse Market Police …