A confrontation between rusticated students of Steel Secondary School in Ovwian, Udu LGA of Delta State, and officers from the Delta State Police Command’s Ovwian Division left residents on edge on Wednesday, October 3, 2024. The standoff began when the school administration invited the police to address the students’ alleged criminal behaviour, which had been disrupting the school environment. According to reports, CSP Aliyu Shaba, the Divisional Police Officer of Ovwian Police Station, swiftly deployed officers to the school to restore order. However, the situation escalated, pitting the students against the police. The students, already frustrated with their rustication, felt…
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No fewer than 36 bodies have been recovered, with 114 still missing in the boat accident that occurred on Tuesday on the Niger River upstream of the Jebba Dam at Gbajibo Community in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The boat was transporting about 300 passengers going for a Maulud celebration from new Gbajiko in Kwara State to old Gbajiko in Niger State, consisting of youths from Kwara State, when it capsized at about 8:30 pm. About 150 out of the 300 passengers were rescued alive during the accident. Through the joint efforts of the Niger State Emergency Management…
Governor Alex Otti has flagged off the construction of model court buildings across the 17 LGAs of Abia State. Speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony at the Umuene Magistrate Court, Isialangwa South LGA, Otti said that the modern court buildings would be replicated across the remaining 16 LGAS of the state, assuring that he will work with the judiciary and other stakeholders to build an ecosystem where justice is the order of the day. Otti, who said that the project would be delivered on time, warned that he would not accept shortfalls from the designed work while maintaining that mechanisms have…
Popular Ghanaian actress Habiba Sinare has tied the knot with US-based Nigerian media executive, Akeju, in a beautiful ceremony. Akeju, also a music executive, married Sinare in what she (Sinare) has described as an answered prayer. The actress shared snippets of the wedding on her Instagram account, captioning one of the posts, “My Answered Prayer, Alhamdulillah “Mr and Mrs Akeju.” Fans and fellow celebrities flooded her social media page with congratulatory messages, expressing their happiness for the couple. The wedding comes after months of speculation about their relationship, with Sinare keeping details about her personal life relatively private until now.…
Actor Femi Adebayo’s film ‘Jagun Jagun’ has bagged seven nominations at the 2024 Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA. The nominations were unveiled in Lagos on Wednesday at an event attended by members of the jury, AMAA screening college, and board of Africa Film Academy, AFA. ‘Jagun Jagun’ received nominations in several key categories of the 20th edition of the award. The categories include Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Achievement in Production Design, Achievement in Costume Design, Achievement in Makeup, Achievement in Visual Effects, the Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Film in an African Language, and NFVCB Award for Best…
FIFA on Thursday approved interim transfer rules, to help players change teams and play at the Club World Cup in the USA next June-July. The move will allow players whose contracts expire on June 30, 2025, to sign early as free agents for one of the 32 teams. These teams include Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG. If deals are agreed between clubs, the FIFA transfer amendments would allow players to play for a new team for two weeks from mid-June before their formal contract expires. This is because the tournament is technically still part of the current…
Substitute Isaac Saviour grabbed the winning goal as Rangers defeated Bayelsa United 1-0 in a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL encounter on Thursday. Saviour fired home from inside the box 20 minutes from time. It was the forward’s first goal of the season for the Flying Antelopes. Fidelis Ilechukwu’s side returned to winning ways again following last weekend’s 2-1 loss to Remo Stars in Ikenne. The title holders moved to seventh position on the table following their latest victory. Rangers will host Abia Warriors in an oriental derby on Sunday. NPFL: Rangers pip Bayelsa United 1-0 in Enugu
The Abia State Ministry of Agriculture has ordered the immediate dissolution of Ubakala Butchers Association executives. A press release signed by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Cliff Agbaeze, said that the decision was made after careful consideration of the current circumstances at the Ubakala abattoir, popularly known as Slaughter. He noted that the state government wants to restore order and ensure the smooth functioning of Slaughter. According to the statement, the dissolution includes the termination of all executive roles, duties, and responsibilities previously held by members of the association. The statement adds that a caretaker committee will be set up to…
Evicted Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate Kassia has admitted that it wasn’t easy withholding herself from being physical with her husband Kellyrae on the show. DAILY POST reports that the couple decided to hide their marriage from fellow housemates as a strategy. Speaking in a post-eviction interview with Pulse, Kassia said pretending to be single in the house was difficult because one of her love languages is physical touch. She said her friendship with Victoria helped her cope without being physical with her husband. “It [withholding myself from being physical with my husband] was difficult because one of…
The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has called for the immediate release of High Chief Albert Uchenna Ahanonu, the party’s candidate for the Owerri North chairmanship. Ahanonu was arrested on September 22, 2024, just a day after a disputed election that was marred by missing result sheets, which ultimately led to the declaration of APC candidates as winners across the state. APGA officials alleged that Ahanonu’s arrest is politically motivated, intended to prevent him from filing a petition at the election tribunal regarding the irregularities of the September 21 election. They believed the charges against…