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World's Oldest Barber, Anthony Mancinell Dies After 96yrs In Active Service (Photo)
The world’s oldest barber, Anthony Mancinelli, has died at the of 108 in New York.The Italian immigrant died on Thursday after working as a barber from age 12 in in 1923 until July, 2019. Guinness World Records credited him with being the oldest working barber. He opened Anthony's Barbershop of Newburgh in 1930 and owned it for 40 years. He -
30 Corpses Uncovered In Benue Kidnappers’ Mass Graves; Seven Suspects Arrested (Photos)
About 30 dead bodies have so far been exhumed from shallow graves at Gbatse, Benue State.Some kidnap suspects had earlier been discovered to be in the habit of killing their victims and burying them in shallow graves after collecting ransom from their families.As at Thursday, seven suspects including the leader of the gang, Iorwuese Kpila, were sa -
Commercial Motorcyclists Stab Car Owner, Tosin Abikoye To Death In Abuja
Commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada, have stabbed a motorist, Tosin Abikoye, to death for allegedly knocking down one of their colleagues in the Lugbe area of Abuja on Thursday night.Abikoye, 33, was said to have been stabbed on Thursday night in the head and other parts of his body by the rampaging motorcyclists who chased him into -
Couple, Blessing Steven & Husband, Israel Ariyo Sells Own Children For N350,000 In Lagos
Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, have busted a syndicate which specialize in buying and selling little children, Oyo, Lagos and Akwa Ibom States. Also arrested were 25-year-old, Blessing Steven and her husband, Israel Ariyo, who sold two of their children to the syndicate for N350,000. Vanguard -
Couple, Chika Obi & Chiamaka; Four Others Sell Siblings For N900,000
File Photo The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Ladodo, has paraded a couple, Chika Obi, 28 and Chiamaka, for allegedly selling two siblings for N900,000Four others were also arrested together with the couple.The CP said that the command had recovered one of the stolen children, Promise Opunwa but his elder sister, Olunma, was still mi -
Nigeria Set To Join US, Others To Explore The Moon
For the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), a Nigerian astronaut will not just be going there for show but for a micro-gravity research, basically on food security and some peculiar diseases of interest to Nigeria and the African race.NASRDA said Nigerian astronauts can find out how hybrid food peculiar to the country can be g -
Trade Union Congress Sends Message To The FG Over The New Minimum Wage
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Friday urged the Federal Government to urgently conclude discussion on the new minimum wage and commence implementation across board.The TUC Chairman, Lagos State Chapter, Mr Gbenga Ekundayo, made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.Ekundayo said that the un -
ABU Sacks 15 Staff Over Sexual Harassment, Corruption And Negligence Of Duty
15 staff of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria have been sacked while the rank of a lecturer reduced over sexual harassment, corruption and negligence of duty.A list containing the names and personnel number of the affected staff showed that they were from different faculties and departments in the institution.A lecturer from the Department -
Six Facebook Hackers Sentenced To One-Year Imprisonment In Calabar
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross Rivers State has convicted and sentenced six facebook hackers to one-year imprisonment each, with an option of N500,000.00.The convicts are Lawrence Nnamdi-Mba Ebesike, Prince E. Udeh, Chijioke Victor, Promise Odimba, Ugbor Ifeanyi and Prince Anthony.It was gathered that they were arraigned Wednesday, -
COZA: "We Were Hoping He Would Change"- Fatoyinbo's Ex-Spiritual Father Speaks On Scandal
Emmanuel Oset, presiding pastor of Champions’ Church, Ilorin, has likened Biodun Fatoyinbo to the biblical Judas who despite being loved betrayed Jesus.Fatoyinbo, senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), was in June accused of r*pe by Busola Dakolo, a celebrity photographer.In an interview, Oset, who used to be a spiritual fath -
Drama As Nigerian Man, Kingsley Living illegally In Cambodia Asked To Be Deported
A Nigerian man, Kingsley, who has been living illegally in Cambodia for years on Wednesday went to the immigration centre in the country and asked for help to return to Nigeria.According to CambodiaExpatsOnline, Kingsley visited the Investigation and Procedure Office at the Immigration Department around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.It was reported tha -
27-Yr-Old Man, Ebuka Everest Stabs Ties Ex-employer’s Legs For Sacking Him In Ogun State
A 27-year-old man identified as Ebuka Everest reportedly attacked his former employer, Theresa Nnamdi, during which he tied her legs, stabbed and robbed her for sacking him in Ogun State.The suspect allegedly inflicted injuries on his ex-employer, Nnamdi who lives in the Mowe in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.It was ga -
"Release Sowore Or Got To Jail For Disobedience"- Federal High Court Orders DSS Boss
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, to immediately release the Convener of RevolusionNow, Omoyele Sowore.Sowore has remained in detention more than 24 hours after meeting his bail condition as set by Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday -
Mother Of 19-Yr Old Boy Ikechukwu, Who Callapsed After Fasting For 41 Days Explains His Problem
Mother of the Ebonyi teenager, Ikechukwu Oke, who fasted for 41 days, Mrs Elizabeth Oke, and his friend, Nteoma Chimaobi, speak on factors that could have made him to deny himself food and water for so long, in separate interviews with us What really happened to Ikechukwu Oke and what is his religious background? My son, Ikechukwu, collapsed afte -
Task Force Raids Brothel, Arrests 9 Prostitutes, 5 Hoodlums With Illegal Drugs In Lagos
The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task Force) raided an illegal brothel around Mile 2 area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria in the early hours of Friday and arrested five notorious miscreants and nine prostitutes with illegal drugs.Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi said the raid became im -
FRAUD ALERT: Buhari's Aide, Prof Charles Dokubo, Paid N1.6bn For 400 Wooden Canoes, Only 100 Were Presented
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta and the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Prof. Charles Quaker Dokubo spent N1.6Billion in buying 400 wooden canoes at the cost of N4Million per canoe as empowerment for 400 hundred Niger Delta women. Curiously, however, at the empowerment ceremony, only 100 woo -
Prosecution Closes Case Against Danish Citizen On Trial For Murder Of His Wife, Zainab
He testified further that the defendant’s DNA was not found anywhere on the body of his deceased daughter, nor in the kitchen where the bodies of both victims were discovered.The Lagos State Government has concluded its evidence in the ongoing trial of Danish citizen, Peter Nielsen, who is standing trial before Justice Okikiolu Ighile in Igboser -
Fake Jumia Agent, Edoboryi Osaruese Nabbed In Benin, Edo State
A fake Jumia agent identified as 23-year-old Edoboryi Osaruese Leerees has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Benin, Edo state capital.Edoboryi was arrested after a lady made a complaint of she and her friend paying over One Million Naira (N1,000,000) for the supply of goods they ordered from his page online but -
N90bn Alleged Fraud: Fani-Kayode Mocks Osinbajo, Urges Him To Resign
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has reacted to remark by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on being probed for allegedlly collecting N90bn from Federal Inland Revenue Services, FIRS, for 2019 election.Fani-Kayode dared Osinbajo to prove his mettle as a man by resigning and facing the former Deputy spokesperson of the All Progressives Co -
I Will Not Leave Your Office - Femi Falana Tells DSS After Refusing To Release Sowore
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falan has refused to leave the headquarters of the Department of State Services in Abuja over the agency's refusal to release Omoyele Sowore following a court order and fulfillment of his bail condition.According to SaharaReporters, the human rights lawyer insisted that he and his team would stay put until the DSS re -
Imo State Governor, Ihedioha Reiterates Commitment to Pensions Payment
Governor of Imo State, Chief Emeka Ihedioha has reiterated the commitment of his administration to payment of pensions in the state, even as he pledged to entrench transparency and accountability in governance.Governor Ihedioha stated this Wednesday, while delivering a goodwill message during the Third Quarter Consultative Forum for States and the -
Nigeria Lost $157.5BN To Illicit Financial Flow Between 2003-2012 - President Buhari Reveals
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Nigeria lost an estimated US$157.5 billion to illicit financial flows between 2003 and 2012.Quoting from the 2014 Global Financial Integrity Report in his address to the High-Level National Side-Event organised by the African Union Development Agency and New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA -
President Buhari Mourns Former Secretary To The Federal Government, Ufot Ekaette
President Buhari has expressed shock and grief over the death of the former Secretary to the Federal Government, (SGF) Chief Ufot Ekaette, describing him as “a consummate administrator who dedicated himself to duty in the course of his distinguished public service.” Ekaette who served as secretary to the government between 1999 and 2007 and -
PHCN: Discos Should Pay Customers For Illegal Connection -Lawyer, Adeola Ilori Says
Distribution companies are mandated by law to pay fees ranging from N1,500 to N3,000 for every day a consumer goes without electricity supply due to an illegal disconnection. National Coordinator, All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum, Adeola Ilori, said this at stakeholders gathering in Lagos on Wednesday.Citing Section 11 of the Connection -
Reality Star, Kylie Jenner Hospitalized For Severe ‘Flu-Like’ Symptoms In Los Angeles
Reality Star, Kylie Jenner has reportedly been admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles. The mother of one is said to be battling severe flu-like symptoms, including nausea and dizziness. The 22-year old who was meant to present at the Emmys Award on Sunday night alongside her sisters, couldn’t make it to the event because of her illness. It would -
Nigerians Attack Osinbajo For Prosecuting Social Media Influencers And Timi Frank
Embattled Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to the on-going alleged defamation of his name. In a story earlier reported by Naija News, he stated that he is ready to waive his constitutional immunity to “enable the most robust adjudication” of several baseless allegations, insinuation, and falsehoods against his person and office.Mea -
N125 Salary In 1981 Far Better Than N30,000 Now – Nigeria Labour Congress Groans
Mr Abdussobur Salaam, the National Public Relations Officer, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), has advocated for the elimination of disparity in workers’ wages to enhance productivity in the country.NAN reports that Salaam made the call at the first memorial lecture in honour of the late Adoro Obiageli of the National Ma -
Damola Irinajo Drags a Client, Olumide Fredliner For Owing After Taking His Sidechic To Dubai
Award winning Tour Operator of Irinajo NG, Damola Irinajo, has dragged his client, identified as Olumide aka Fredliner for refusing to pay up balance for a tour, after the latter allegedly travelled to Dubai with his sidechick on credit.Angered by the client’s action, Damola took to Twitter to call out the client, giving him 1hour 10 minutes to -
Video: How President Buhari ‘Disgraced’ Nigeria At The UN General Assembly
A video currently trending on Twitter shows President Muhammadu Buhari giving an entirely different answer to a question bothering on Nigerian youths.In the video shared by the President’s aide on New media, Bashir Ahmed, the President was asked by the anchor; what the pathway for resilient future looks like considering the fact that Nigeria has -
Court Stops Immigration From Querying Officer Who Was Slapped By His Superior
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Lagos has granted interim relief to Mr. Yemi Badru, a Deputy Superintendent of Immigration, attached to Ikoyi Passport Office, who was slapped at the course of duty by a Superintendent of Immigration, Mr. U.N. Umar. Badru, who was subjected to the disciplinary panel after his ordeals with the off
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