A man, Omotayo Olaiya, has been arrested for allegedly threatening to use a gun to kill a woman, Mayo Olatunji, while she was worshipping in a mosque in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said in a
Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage after 27 years, the pair announced in a statement on their verified Twitter accounts. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” the statement
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have raided some eateries in Jos, Plateau State, and recovered freshly baked cakes made with Cannabis Sativa. In a statement on Monday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said an additional 48.726 kg of
Operation SAFE HAVEN on Saturday, 1 May 2021 at about 0835pm rescued a kidnapped Student of Kings College Gana Ropp Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Mr Kelvin Eze who was kidnapped by bandits on 28 April 2021. This was achieved through the sustained
Introduction The rising insecurity in Nigeria in recent times has called to question the centralisation of policing in the country and advanced the need to decentralise the force, to ensure that states establish, maintain and control their police formations. Antecedent to this was the idea
Authorities at the University of Jos have ordered students on campus to vacate their hostels with immediate effect until further notice, saying the hostels have been shut down. The closure of the hostels is coming two weeks after the students and staff of the institution
A farmer in Ayete in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Oluwafemi Oyedepo, has recounted his nasty experience in kidnappers’ den where he spent four days. City Round learnt that Oyedepo and his two partners were travelling to a farm around Felele village
Fresh facts emerged on Monday on how gunmen shot the Imo State Commissioner for Entrepreneurship and Skill Acquisition, Iyke Ume. The PUNCH had reported that there was panic in Owerri, the state capital, as gunmen shot no fewer than four motorists in a Sunday night robbery
A big night in the Ultimate Fighting Championship 261 for Nigerian Kamaru Usman. Dubbed the Nigerian Nightmare, he scored a second-round knockout to finish American Jorge Masvidal on Saturday. It secures his undisputed UFC welterweight title. The bout exploded in round two with Masvidal sent
Song Joong Ki, Jeon Yeo Bin, Kwak Dong Yeon, and more are teaming up for heated vengeance in the next episode of “Vincenzo”! The tvN drama stars Song Joong Ki as Vincenzo Cassano, an Italian lawyer and Mafia consigliere who is of Korean descent, but was adopted by an Italian
His Eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan and Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State were at the Al-habibiyya Islamic Centre in Guzape, Abuja, to make donations to the Centre. The donations were part of the annual reachout of the Cardinal to the Muslim community. This is contained
The identities of the three students of the Greenfield University Kaduna who were killed by suspected bandits have been revealed. They are Sadiq Yusuf Sanga, Precious Nwakacha, and Dorathy Yohanna. LIB had earlier reported that armed bandits broke into the private university located along the Kaduna-Abuka Highway in
Lil Wayne is a married man. The rapper surprised fans by seemingly announcing that he got hitched. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday (April 20), an overjoyed Weezy declared himself the “happiest man alive” and celebrated the “beginning of our forever.” “Happiest man alive! Today is
#TheCreativesConference in progress Theme: Building A Self-Sustaining Creative Industry. The purpose is to have a conversation that will be converted to deliberate processes and actions that Will birth a sustainable creative industry in plateau state. Venue: Sarau Events Centre, behind NTA Jos Date: April 23rd,
Popular Nigerian actor, Olarenwaju James better known in the movie industry as Baba Ijesha has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command. The statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Wednesday, April 21 confirmed the report. According to the report,