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Day: June 1, 2019

Neymar accused of raping girl in an hotel

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar Jr has been accused of rape, in an incident said to have taken place in the French capital. The events are said to have taken place on 15 May at a hotel in Paris. The female who came forward with the accusation claims to have met the former Barcelona player through…

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Jay-Jay Okocha charged for money laundering in Scotland

The ex-Super Eagles skipper, Austin Okocha have reportedly appeared in court in Scotland for alleged money laundering. It was gathered that Jay-Jay as he is fondly called was said faced two charges in the hearing which was done behind-closed-doors at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday. One charge was related to alleged acquisition, use and possession…

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Local Government autonomy already passed into law, says Senator Sani

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District on Saturday disclosed that the long awaited bill on local government autonomy has been passed into law. According to him, the Nigerian Senate has passed the long awaited bill for Local Government Area Autonomy into an act, with the assent of the president, Muhammadu Buhari. He added…

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Woman kills her a year old daughter in Enugu for no reason

Enugu State Police Command on Saturday said it has arrested a woman said to be 30 years old for allegedly killing her daughter. The suspect identified as Ijeoma Nnaji, a native of Amankanu Amuri in Nkanu West Local Government Area was alleged to have killed her child, Chiemerie Nnaji who was a year and five…

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Video: Poverty is pushing you, Regina Daniel’s father to her mother

The father of Regina Daniel, a Lagos based lawyer- Barrister Jude Ojeogwu has lampooned her mother, Rita Daniel for betrothing the 21 year old actress to a 59 years old politician. In this video gotten by LiveTimes…9ja, the father speaks at length… Watch!

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‘Oyo State Local Government Election was not conducted against a Court Order’; ALGON chairman fires back at Seyi Makinde

Following a statement issued by the new Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde saying that injunction secured by the sacked local government chairmen from court were arrangee, the chairman of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Oyo State Chapter, Prince Abass Aleshinloye has reacted. According to Aleshinloye, the new state government led by…

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We Paid May Salary For Workers To Enjoy Sallah, says Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disclosed that Oyo State workers have gotten May salary so they could prepare for the coming sallah celebration. The governor who stated this in a statement signed by his Chief of Staff, Chief Bisi Ilaka on Friday, maintained that the action was in consonance with his promise to…

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Video: LASPOTECH student commit suicide in Lagos after girlfriend jilted him

A student at the Department of Hospitality Management Technology, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ezekiel Mayowa, has killed himself after he was reportedly dumped by his girlfriend. The corpse of the 34-year-old part-time student was discovered in his residence at Eyita, Ikorodu, around 5am on Friday. He was said to have taken a poisonous substance suspected to…

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NECO scrapes use of scratch cards, procures 8000 biometric machines as alternative

The National Examination Council has scrapped the use of scratch cards for the conduct of its Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. Instead, the board said it had procured 8,000 biometric machines for registration of candidates during the conduct of its examinations. NECO’s Board Chairman, Dr Abubakar Saddiq, stated this during the commissioning of the equipment and…

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