Oba of Lagos under fire for saying hoodlums stole $2m and N17m from his palace during the #EndSARS protest
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, is currently under fire over the comment he made on Wednesday, March 3, that hoodlums who invaded his palace during the #EndSARS protest stole his $2 million and N17 million. Akiolu, who spoke at the Glover…
Jangebe students said their school watchman was involved in their abduction – Governor Matawalle
Governor Bello Matawalle has disclosed that the schoolgirls who were abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara LGA in February, alleged that their school watchman was involved in the incident. The Zamfara state Governor made the disclosure while…
Union leaders forced to suspend blockage of food supply to South – Arewa group
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has claimed that the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria, AUFCDN, was forced to suspend its blockage of food supply to the Southern Nigeria. CNG in a statement by its spokesman,…
Another casualty recorded from the bloody reunion ceremony of abducted Zamfara schoolgirls and their parents
A second casualty has been recorded from the bloody reunion of the 279 abducted students of Government Girls Junior Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara state, and their parents on Wednesday, March 3. It was earlier reported that security agents at…
Sadiq Daba: Atiku, Dele Momodu react to death of popular Nollywood actor
Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the death of Sadiq Daba, veteran Nollywood actor. Daba, who was also a veteran broadcaster died on Wednesday evening after a prolonged battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. The deceased…
Herdsmen crisis: Ogun residents now sleep in Benin Republic for protection – Red Cross
The Nigeria Red Cross Society has said some residents of Yewa axis of Ogun State now sleep in Benin Republic to avoid being killed by herdsmen terrorising the area. The Red Cross said the people relocated to the neighbouring country…
Student shocked after the noodles she was cooking in her hostel was stolen from the burner
A student who was cooking noodles was greeted with a shocker when she went into her room briefly and returned to find her food gone. The student who stays in the school’s hostel explained that she decided to cook…
The Africa Road Builders set for Trophée Babacar Ndiaye 2021 inaugural conference
The Africa Road Builders’ Inaugural Conference for Trophée Babacar Ndiaye 2021 will take place on March 31, 2021, in Cairo, Egypt. The event will be held in collaboration with the Egyptian authorities and the African Development Bank (AfDB). The venue…
101 soldiers abscond after Boko Haram’s attack in Marte and Dikwa
12 officers and 89 soldiers have been declared missing by the Nigerian army in the wake of last week’s Boko Haram attacks on Marte and Dikwa local government areas of Borno State. A signal dated March 1, 2021 from Operation Lafiya…
#EndSARS: Hoodlums stole $2 million, N17 million from my palace – Oba of Lagos
Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos, says hoodlums stole $2 million and N17 million during the invasion of his palace. On October 21, 2020, after the #EndSARS protest had degenerated into a crisis in some states including Lagos, a mob had…