Obasanjo debunks endorsing South-East for presidency

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, refuted the claim that he has endorsed the South-East for the presidency ahead of the 2023 elections. His rebuttal was in reaction to an online report quoting him to have backed the region to produce the next president. The report stated that Obasanjo said it while receiving Mao Ohuabunwa, […]

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Delta police arrest lady who drugged motorcycle rider, stole his bike

Police Inspector General Usman Baba Operatives of Delta State Police Command have arrested a female suspected criminal who reportedly drugged a commercial motorcycle operator and stole his bike after becoming unconscious. They effected the arrest following a report received by the Area Commander, Asaba, that on the 23rd of February, 2022, at about 1430hhrs, an […]

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Abiodun orders probe into collapsed building at Iperu

Association blames poor law enforcement Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered an immediate investigation into the collapse of a building under construction at Iperu in the Ikenne Local Government Area of the state. Abiodun’s call came after the Nigerian Institute of Building attributed the poor enforcement of regulations guiding the construction industry by the […]

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Bamise: Another lady reveals how remanded BRT driver wanted to rape her inside bus

A medical doctor, Onyinyechi Anoke, has narrated how she escaped being raped allegedly by Nice Omininikoron, the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit vehicle remanded over the murder of a passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwola. The doctor is the second lady accusing Nice, who was remanded in prison on Friday, of rape after the death of Bamise. […]

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Osun Varsity don, Ogen laments manipulation of religion for political ends

Prof Olukoya Ogen with other discussants as French Embassy, Alliance Française, IFRA-Nigeria host Night of Ideas’ 4th edition in Lagos A Professor of History at Osun State University, Prof Olukoya Ogen, FHSN, has blamed poverty, parental as well as leadership failure for the escalation of religious tension in the country. He stated this at the […]

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Bamise: Court remands BRT driver for 30 days

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State has remanded a Bus Rapid Transit driver, Mr Nice (Andrew) Omininikoron, for 30 days. Omininikoron was arrested in connection with the murder of a passenger, Oluwabamise Ayankole. Magistrate O.A. Salawu held that Ominnikoron was remanded pending legal advice from the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution. The defendant […]

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Bamise: Outrage as new victim says arrested Lagos BRT driver raped her inside bus

Many Nigerians have expressed anger after a grisly revelation that Nice (Andrew) Omininikoron, the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit vehicle arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwola, had in the past allegedly raped another lady. They registered their displeasure on various social media platforms and called for an urgent […]

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Bamise’s alleged killer must produce his accomplices, family insists, suspect remanded in prison

The family of the late Bamise Ayanwole, the fashion designer, who was found dead after boarding a bus rapid transit vehicle in the Lekki area of Lagos, has called on relevant authorities to ensure that the bus driver and suspect, Andrew Ominnikoron, reveal the identities of his accomplices. The family insisted that Ominnikoron did not […]

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What BRT driver told Bamise before her death – Brother of slain lady

Bamise Ayanwole, Nice Omininikoron In these interviews with GODFREY GEROGE, siblings of the 22-year-old lady, Bamise Ayanwole, who went missing after boarding a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle in Lagos and her dead body found later, speak about the tragic incident What is your name? My name is Oluwapelumi. I am an elder brother to the […]

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Dukku barracks attack: Kebbi governor condoles with victims’ families

Abubabakar Atiku Bagudu, Kebbi State Governor Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has consoled families of victims of bandits attack on the 1 battalion Dukku Barracks in Birnin Kebbi. The governor expressed his condolences on Friday when he attended special prayers in the barrack’s central mosque for restoration of peace and for victims of the […]

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