By Chiamaka Okafor An appeal court in London, the United Kingdom, has sentenced a Nigerian man to three years in jail for physically abusing his nine-year-old son. The offender, 66, initially got away with 22 months imprisonment at the end of his trial at the Crown Court in Woolwich, South-east London, which the government disagreed…
A woman identified as Zainab Ibrahim has died while separating a fight that broke out between her two sons, Inusa and Uaasman, at the Kpaduma II area of Asokoro in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, IGBERETV reports. The incident happened on Saturday, May 13. It was gathered that Inusa mistakenly macheted his mother on her…
UPDATE••••••••• I will try to be detailed as much as possible. You might draw one or two lessons from it, or you can simply discard it altogether. ___After a heavy fumigation in 2019, my family and i left the house for a few days. Upon returning, i thought there is no way in hell that…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given banks and other financial institutions a 30-day timeline to close accounts without Bank Verification (BVN). Data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) showed that 57.39 million customers’ accounts have been linked to their BVNs as at April 8. A review of the ‘Regulatory Framework for Bank Verification Number…
There was pandemonium in Kaduna when a man took his life with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in order to evade arrest. The incident occurred at Ibrahim Haske Road in the KEKE community of Kaduna Millennium City, on Monday morning. According to eyewitnesses, gunshots were heard around 1 am when officials from the Department of State Services…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has said that the May 29 inauguration date remains sacrosanct while giving out a warning to politicians and political parties, IGBERETV reports. On Monday, May 15, the police chief said they have been working closely with the national intelligence community to stop any incident that will affect the…
The University of Ibadan, the University of Nigeria, the University of Lagos and the Ahmadu Bello University have been ranked among the best universities in the world according to the Centre for World University Rankings, The PUNCH reports. A total of 20,531 universities were ranked with 2,000 making the global list according to the list published on…
Hilda, 100 hours! Wow ???? Congratulations on breaking the Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual”. What an extraordinary achievement! We are all immensely proud of you. Hilda, as you set this new World Record, we are cheering you on, every step of the way! Go, Hilda, go! VP Osinbajo Celebrates…
Nigerian chef and entrepreneur, Hilda Baci has hit her initial 96-hour target but is now going on to nick a record time of 100 hours, Newspremises reports. This came at the behest of supporters cheering her on for the unprecedented feat at the Amore Gardens, Lekki, venue of the cook-a-thon. Hilda was initially scheduled to stop at…
A suspected thief who allegedly stabbed a young man to death in Kubwa, Abuja, has been arrested, IGBERETV reports. It was gathered that the suspect killed the deceased and fled with his motorcycle and mobile phone last week. Facebook user, Paul Rinunga Akkah, said the suspect was nabbed at Ninga Village in Nasarawa state Akwanga…