Nigeria minister of Aviation and Aerospace Technology, Festus Keyamo, SAN and governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo have relieved their last moments with late Herbert Wigwe. The co-founder of Access Bank, the CEO of Access Holdings and the founder of Wigwe University, died in helicopter crash in California, United States last week Friday....
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Women plead with Oba of Benin over Ikpoba Communal crisis
Ikpoba Community women in Ikpoba-Okha Local government Area of Edo State have appealed to Omo N’Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR Oba of Benin, to intervene in the Community crisis, Osaigbovo Iguobaro, the Chief Press Secretary to Oba of Benin said in a statement. He said the group made the appeal during a...
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Access Bank CEO, Wigwe, wife, son killed in helicopter crash
The co-founder of Access Bank and the founder, Wigwe University, Herbert Wigwe has reportedly died in a helicopter crash in California, United States on Friday. His son, wife and Mr. Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) were also in the ill-fated helicopter crash. TheNewspad reports that business associates,...
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Two suspected drug dealers caught with king size of cannabis
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Command in Edo State have arrested two suspects for conspiracy and unlawful possession of illicit drugs. The Command’s spokesman, SP. Chidi Nwabuzo confirmed the arrest of 40-year-old Gladys Omoruyi and 20-year-old Emmanuel Nworie in a statement on Saturday. SP Nwabuzor alleged that the suspects were nabbed on February 9th 2024...
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Edo 2024: APC chair returns car gift over refusal to endorse aspirant
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Egor Local government Area, Mr Emmanuel Iyase has returned a Toyota Sienna car he received as a gift from former House of Representatives aspirant for Ikpoba-Okha/ Egor federal Constituency, Mr Pius Alile. whose wife is the national women Leader of the ruling party in Nigeria. Iyase...
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UNIBEN students stay indoors, businesses shut down for slain vigilante funeral
University of Benin (UNIBEN) students living within and outside Ugbowo Campus have complied with the Management directive to conclude all activities on Friday 9th February 2024, by 6pm and to return to their places of abode in the University Community and to stay indoors. The directive is contained in a Circular dated Friday February 9,...
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Run-off/bye elections: 2 officials, 12 others held for ‘electoral offences’
14 suspects, including two public officials have been arrested for election-related offences, Police Force Public Relations officer, ACP Adejobi said on Thursday night. He said the suspects were arrested by security agents during last week Saturday run-off/bye elections in 26 States of the federation. He also said.a suspected thug was lynched by members of the...
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Four terrorists neutralized fighting troops, 11 hostages rescued
Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army (NA) have neutralized four terrorists in a fight, an unspecified numbers of terrorists who fled with gunshot wounds in Kaduna State. Fight broke out after troops on patrol in Birnin Gwari Local government Area of the State, made contact with terrorists on Tuesday February 6, 2024. Lieutenant Colonel Musa...
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How Army arrested ‘kidnapper’s wife’ after collecting N1.5m ransom
Janet Igohia, wife of a notorious kidnapper, Voryor Gata alongside suspected violent extremists, insurgents and gunrunners have been arrested by 93 Battalion troops under the Nigerian Army 6 Brigade in Taraba State. The 31-year-old suspect who was former second in command to late notorious kidnapper, late Gana Terwase, was arrested after picking up the sum...
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IGP hails officer for rejecting N4m bribe from Lagos drug suspects
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has commended the police officer SP Rilwan Kasumu who rejected the sum of (Four Million Naira) #4,000,000 bribe from arrested drug suspects in Lagos State. Kasumu led police tactical team attached to Area K, Marogbo, Lagos State Command that raided a base where Akete Esther sells drugs...