A Federal High Court which sat in Owerri today December 6, ordered the final forfeiture of a N1.5 Billion state-of-the-art 200-bed hospital traced to an aide of former Governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha.      Justice T.G Ringin ordered the final forfeiture of the hospital after …

The federal government has appealed for cooperation of road use7rs as the Mile 2 to Tin-Can Island section of the Apapa-Oshodi-Ojota-Oworonsoki Expressway project undergoes 72 hours partial closure for rehabilitation from Friday, December 6th.   The Director of Federal Highways, South West, Funso Adebiyi, made the appeal during an inspection …

The Peoples Democratic Party has said it will be heading to the election tribunal on Monday, December 9th to challenge the victory of Smart Adeyemi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress declared winner of the rerun of Kogi West Senatorial poll.     The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared …

Police in Akwa Ibom have declared three teenage girls missing in the state. An official statement issued on Friday, December 6th gave the names of the missing girls as Andinofiok Isaiah Jimmy, 17; Esther Michael Okon, 12; and Margaret Etim Asuquo, 17.     The statement signed by the acting police …

Prof. Wole Soyinka has called out President Buhari over the re-arrest of Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare at the Federal High Court, Abuja by the Department of State Services, DSS.     Soyinka said it had become imperative and urgent to send message to “President-General Buhari: Rein in your wild …

An 18-year-old boy has allegedly been shot dead by a police officer because he retaliated when the officer slapped him.   Awuzie Duru, 18, was allegedly killed within the premises of a new generation bank branch at Umuaka on Sunday, December 1.   According to reports, Awuzie, popularly known as …

Nigerians have taken to social media to condemn the re-arrest of Omoyele Sowore on Friday by the operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS,  less than 24 hours after he was released.     Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had earlier ordered the SSS to release Sowore within 24 hours and …

A husband in China has warmed hearts after he turned himself into a human chair so his heavily pregnant wife could sit on his back while she was waiting to see her doctor at a hospital.   In a video shared online by police and liked by millions of people, the wife is seen struggling …

Annette Schnatter, the wife of Papa John’s founder John Schnatter has filed for divorce from the pizza provocateur after 32-years of marriage.   In the court papers filed on Thursday, December 5, John’s wife who identified herself as M. Annette Cos, said their marriage is irretrievably broken.    In her divorce …

An 18-year-old boy has allegedly been shot dead by a police officer because he retaliated when the officer slapped him.   Awuzie Duru, 18, was allegedly killed within the premises of a new generation bank branch at Umuaka on Sunday, December 1.   According to reports, Awuzie, popularly known as …