Month: December 2020
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Benue Governor Wades Into Rift Between Channels TV Reporter, Wife
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has waded into the rift between Channels Television reporter, Pius Angbo, who was called out by his wife, Ifeanyinwa Angbo for battering her four weeks after childbirth. Recall that Ifeanyinwa Angbo had alleged that her husband assaulted her after she advised him to desist from spending recklessly on other women…
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NANS Makes Fresh Ten Demands From Government
National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, South West Zone , has urged the Federal Government to meet the demands of ASUU, and others workers’ unions on campuses, as the body also made fresh 10 demands from government . Kowe Odunayo Amos, NANS Zone D Coordinator, made the call during a peaceful protest staged at Nigeria…
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Newly Married Man Dies Few Hours After Wedding
A newly married Ugandan Man, Roy Jairus Watuulo was reportedly died few hours after his wedding on Sunday. It’s gathered that, the deceased, Watuulo died in the early hours of Sunday, December 6, hours after he tied the knot with his wife, Anitah Nabuduwa on Saturday, December 5 in Kampala. According to close friends and…
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Commercial Drivers, Cart Pushers, Others To Get N30,000 FG Grant
The federal government has kicked off the payment of N30k grant to commercial drivers across the length and breadth of the country. Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad who made the announcement said the programme is in furtherance of FG’s commitment to support small businesses to cushion the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. He tweeted; The…
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NAAT Cautions FG Against Accepting ASUU’s Preferred Payment Platform, UTAS
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has cautioned the federal government against accepting a salary payment platform designed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) called University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS). It said the government must not allow itself to be blackmailed by any union to accept the lecturers’ platform, adding that…
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INEC Declares Ex-Bayelsa Governor Winner of Bayelsa West Senatorial District Bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson, as the winner of Bayelsa West Senatorial District Bye-election. The Returning Officer, Prof Ekechukwe, Okeke, Dean of Humanities, Federal University of Technology, Otuoke, returned Dickson as the Senator-elect having polled 115257 to defeat his closest opponent,…
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Channels TV Reacts To Allegation of Physical Assault Against Its Reporter By Wife
One of the leading Television Stations in the country, Channels TV has reacted to the viral video of one of its staff, Pius Angbo, whose wife, Ifeyinwa, a medical doctor, accused of physically assaulting her while she was pregnant and even after welcoming their fourth child four weeks ago. The media house while reacting via…
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Video: How My Leg Got Amputated After Sustaining Gun Shot Wound at Lekki Toll Gate, Victim
One of the victims of #LekkiShootings who sustained gun shot Injuries has shared the story of how his leg got amputated after he allegedly suffered a gunshot wound at the Lekki tollgate on Tuesday, October 20. In an interview with Punch, Lekan, a cobbler waiting for his graduation from where he serves as an apprentice,…
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Fresh Medical Graduate, Friend Burnt To Death in Fatal Accident (Photos)
A fresh medical graduate and his friend were on Saturday, burnt to death in a fatal accident along Katsina-Dutsinma road. The gory incident occurred at about 3pm on Saturday afternoon, December 5, when their Toyota Camry crashed and burst into flames. Two of the friends have been identified as Dr. Sadiq Yahaya Zakka, a medical…
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Middle-aged Man Allegedly Shot By Police During Stop and Search in Imo
A middle aged man identified as Jude Oguzie was rallegedly shot dead by men of the Imo state police command during a stop and search along Owerri Orlu road on Saturday, December 5. The deceased who is an indigene of Amucha village in Njaba local government area was on his way to a wedding ceremony…