Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba, to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping one Sylvanus Hafia. They were accused of conspiring and kidnapping Sylvanus Ahanonu Hafia at about 5:30 pm on June 23, 2014, at Kara Street, Amuwo…
The Imo State House of Assembly, Monday afternoon, removed its speaker, Kennedy Ibe. The Assembly has also elected Emeka Nduka as its new speaker. By Nduka’s election, the Imo State House of Assembly has now had four Speakers in three years. Nduka, who represents the Ehime Mbano State Constituency, was immediately sworn-in by the Clerk of…
Some of the 286 foreigners conferred with Nigerian citizenship on Thursday have explained why they chose to become Nigerians at a time the country was going through some challenges. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 208 of them were conferred citizenship status by naturalisation and the remaining 78 by registration. A German businessman, Mr Hubertus…
Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Dr. Peter Obi was on Friday evening granted interview by Cable News Network’s (CNN) Zain Asher. The interview with Asher had been postponed twice, the last one being indefinite, but somehow, the interview was held on Friday. In a short clip on the interview, Obi was asked if he would address…
POLICE ARREST TWO OVER ALLEGED RAPE OF LADY Officials of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) early Saturday morning arrested two men for allegedly raping a 21-year old dancer inside a Nissan Almera 2017 model in Alausa Business District, Ikeja. The suspects, Solomon Barry, 37, and Bright Omega, 36, were caught in the act around 3:45…
A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olabode George lamented that the party has nothing to campaign against the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the So Suth-West. The PDP chieftain made this assertion on Friday while speaking on The Morning Show on Arise…
Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Friday signed into law a ban on abortions at all stages of pregnancy, making West Virginia the second state to enact a law prohibiting the procedure since the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling overturning its constitutional protection. The bill will go into effect immediately, except for the criminal penalties, which…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and other leaders of the party has appointed Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike into the 2023 Presidential Election Campaign Council of the party. However, Wike was not given any juicy or influential position in the council. While Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, was appointed as Director…
The UK Meteor Network received over 200 reports of the “fireball” being spotted in the night sky at approximately 9pm on Wednesday September 14. Videos shared online showed a large bright object flying from left to right in a downwards angle followed by a long tail. It was gathered that people spotted the ball of light in…
David Beckham was one of the many Britons who queued for hours to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Hall, IGBERETV reports. As Great Britain continues to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many have turned out in London to visit her lying in state at Westminster Hall. David Beckham arrived…