The suspect said he tied the victim to prevent her from getting help as he exited the hotel after stealing from her. A 30-year-old man, Joseph Efe who was arrested for stealing a cellphone from a commercial sex worker, said he committed the crime to raise money for his sister who has sickle cell anemia….
Obaseki emphasised that only a few items remained to be fixed, adding that the hospital could start operations if necessary. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Friday, announced that the Stella Obasanjo 270-bed Hospital would be inaugurated in October. Obaseki disclosed this during a media tour of the hospital facilities in Benin. He was represented…
NAN reports that a TPE team visited the Ajaokuta Steel Plant and NIOMCO in August for a preliminary inspection, which led to the invitation to Moscow for the signing of the MoU. The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Russian firm, Tyazhpromexport (TPE), the original builders of the Ajaokuta Steel…
NA N also reports that two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, four Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and 10 Commissioners of Police were also deployed for the election. Some residents of Benin City, Edo, have expressed worry over the heavy presence of security personnel particularly in the state capital, ahead of the Saturday governorship election. The News…
NAN reports that the magistrate had, on September 12, summoned Okpebholo for allegedly making a false statement on his date of birth. A Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Friday, adjourned hearing in the case filed against Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s governorship candidate in the Saturday election in Edo, indefinitely. Magistrate Abubakar…
The Labour Party refuted the claim that Akpata had stepped down from the Edo governorship election race and endorsed PDP’s Ighodalo. The Labour Party has reacted to the reports that its governorship candidate, Barrister Olumide Akpata, has withdrawn from the race to support his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Asue Ighodalo. The electorate in the…
Kwankwaso said the NNPP is currently strengthening its state chapters to give the ruling APC a good fight in the 2027 general elections. The national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has reiterated his commitment to help reposition the Nigerian economy for better performance, declaring that he’s focused on…
The lawmaker escaped death thanks to the intervention of his security personnel who engaged the armed thugs. Henry Okojie, the husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, has escaped an assassination attempt at his residence by armed men suspected to be political thugs. This was disclosed in a statement by Okojie’s media aide, Michael Ihaza, in…
He recalls how doctors and other essential workers could not stop work during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, but footballers were able to stop work. Nigerian musician Seun Kuti has raised an important question about why footballers make so much money compared to essential workers like doctors and nurses. During a recent Instagram livestream, he expressed…
YO X is among the talented music producers soundtracking Afrobeats’ global surge. Since breaking into the mainstream courtesy of his work on Carter Efe’s viral 2022 single ‘Machala’ featuring Berri Tiga, YO X has emerged as a prodigy whose talent has been recognised by some of Afrobeats’ biggest acts. Two years later, YO X has…
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