Gunmen have struck along the Owo-Ipele-Benin Highway in Ondo State, as they ambushed and abducted a group of travellers According to sources, the travellers were returning from a South-South state and heading to Akure, the Ondo State capital, when the gunmen struck. The state police spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, confirmed the incident, stating that seven persons…
Killer Mike has filed a lawsuit over his arrest at last year’s Grammy Awards, pointing the finger at the private security firms hired to manage the event. The rapper claims he was unlawfully detained and publicly humiliated despite having proper credentials and being an award winner at the ceremony. According to legal documents obtained…
Gloucester High School’s Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Program dates to 1888, but this year it’s undergoing a sea change. The program is transitioning from a Marine Corps unit to a Navy one under new leadership by Chief Mark Robinson of Gloucester, a Coast Guard veteran who retired last year from the service after 20 years. The program has 58 cadets in all grade…
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) challenging the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo. The tribunal, led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, terminated proceedings on Tuesday after the SDP formally withdrew its petition against the governor. At the resumed hearing, SDP’s legal…
The Nigerian Army has warned its personnel to adhere strictly to the correct form of paying military compliments. The Chief of Army staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, gave the directive in an internal memo obtained by SaharaReporters. In the memo signed on behalf of Oluyede by Major General E.E. Bassey, officers and soldiers caught involving…
