The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that a Sokoto resident, Nasiru Idris, who was arrested for being in possession of 101 permanent voter cards (PVCs), has been sentenced to one year in prison. INEC’s spokesperson, Festus Okoye said Idris was apprehended on October 10 following an intelligence report. The statement read; “In the…
A man was rushed to hospital after being shot by police in a shop in Doncaster, England, today, Nov. 7. South Yorkshire Police were called to Lifestyle Express in Wheatley to a report of a gunman inside. Armed officers arrived at the scene shortly before 9am where a police firearm was discharged, the force confirmed.…
The police have arrested one Saeed Sabo, said to a Private Soldier of the 82 division of Nigerian Army, Enugu, for stabbing a 34-year-old man to death in Umuahia, Abia State. The deceased identified as Offor Uchenna, a native of Olokoro in Umuahia South, Abia State, was stabbed on the right side of his chest,…
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Jameelat Yusuf, has died in a motor accident in Nasarawa State. The Taraba University graduate, who was serving in Abuja, died in the accident which occurred along Akwanga – Keffi road on Saturday, November 5, 2022. She was buried according rites in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa on Monday, November…
Suspected bandits have abducted a village head, Muhammad Dangaladima and six others in Kwangwami village, under Moriki Emirate in Zurmi Local Government area OF Zamfara State. A resident who spoke to the Nigerian Tribune under anonymity, said the heavily armed men invaded the village in the early hours of Monday, November 7, 2022, and abducted the…
The Families of 70 Gambian children who died of acute kidney injury (AKI), allegedly linked to consuming Indian made cough syrups, have rejected monetary compensation offered to them by the Government of Gambia. In October 2022, the World Health Organization announced a global alert over four brands of cough syrups, saying they could be…
Officers of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two cable vandals in different parts of the state. The suspects, Akpan Fortune,28, and Stanley Umebuane,24, were arrested in Ikeja and Ikoyi on Sunday, November 6, 2022. Spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Monday, said…
Former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has warned the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party might get messier in coming weeks. In a tweet he shared, Fayose expressed concerns on the “serious turbulence” rocking the main opposition party, while also calling for it to be resolved. He tweeted; I see more serious…
Three persons have died and three others were injured in an accident that occurred on Monday morning, November 7, along Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident, involving four males and two females, occurred at about 5:45am. Confirming the incident, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said two men and one woman died, while the remaining passengers sustained injuries. FRSC…
Anthony Joshua has revealed he is still emotionally ‘hurting’ following his second straight defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. The British-Nigerian boxer suffered a second-straight defeat by Oleksandr Usyk in August, having lost his WBA, WBO, and IBF belts to the Ukrainian mastermind in September last year. Joshua says the fact he is no longer a champion ‘hurts’ and that his…
