In a bold and proactive move to address the perennial menace of flooding, the Ondo State Government has continued the opening of canals and waterways across the state, with the latest milestone being the successful deployment of dredging equipment to the long-neglected Oke-Iya Community in Akure South Local Government Area. The ongoing operation, executed in…
A 42-year-old United Kingdom-based Nigerian carer, Bilikesu Olagunju, has been sentenced for violently abusing an 88-year-old Dementia Patient just days before he died, leaving his family devastated. Olagunju was secretly filmed on hidden CCTV cameras at the victim’s home in Bexley, Kent, dragging great-grandfather John Attard naked across the floor, ignoring his desperate pleas of…
Staff members of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in Abuja have barricaded the entrance of the FCTA Complex, demanding the removal of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, over alleged neglect of their welfare. The workers, drawn from various departments, stated that they could no longer endure the hardships caused by unpaid wages, delayed promotions,…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a senior staff member of the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO), Nene Lily Emeya. SaharaReporters has learned that the DSS arrested Emeya, the company’s Senior Manager, Risk Management, after calling for an investigation into the forgery of her signature on official court documents and…
A 72-year-old grandma, Christy Ejaro, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Warri, Delta State, in connection with the sale of illicit drugs. The elderly suspect was caught on Tuesday, June 24, with several sachets of skunk, a strain of cannabis, packaged in retail sizes at Niger CAT…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former international footballer, Segun George Hunkarin, and his business associate, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, over an attempt to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said Chinedu, a frequent…
Says ‘We Were Used And Dumped’ Veteran Nigerian actor Fatai Adetayo, popularly known as Lalude, has accused the campaign teams of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of using and abandoning him and his colleagues after the 2023 general elections. In a recent interview on Behind the Fame, Lalude revealed that…
Barring any last-minute change, the anti-Tinubu coalition is set to announce the African Democratic Congress as its adopted platform. Sunday PUNCH also gathered that former Senate President, David Mark, would serve as the Interim National Chairman of the party. The decisions were reportedly taken by leaders of the anti-Tinubu group, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour…
The Anambra State Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Ibadin Judith-Chukwu, has exposed a chilling new trend: young couples pretending to cohabit solely to produce babies for sale. According to the commander, the disturbing trend is especially rampant in rural parts of Anambra, where poverty and lack of…
As public interest surrounding the tragic death of Nigerian singer Mohbad (Ilerioluwa Aloba) continues to intensify, Oladapo Oreoluwa, better known as Lifestyle of Orezzy and a close friend of the late artist, has fired back at show promoter Sam Larry over his recent public denial of ever assaulting Mohbad. Eyes Of Lagos reports, Sam Larry…
