News

Assemblies Of God Pastor Arrested In Edo For Doing Deliverance On A  Pregnant Woman's Private Part A pastor of Assemblies of God Church in Esan South East local government area, Jeffery Ihievu, has been arrested by men of the Edo state police command for indecent assault. Pastor Ihievu was arrested after trouble broke out between him and the husband of a pregnant woman over unethical activities. #ForestReporters gathered that the pregnant woman had gone to the church pastor to complain of some terrifying dreams since she got pregnant. The Pastor then told her that she needed deliverance to stop the…

A Social Crusader and Frontline Philanthropist, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor has said that the GBP4.2 million looted by a former governor of Delta state, James Ibori has brought so much shame to the nation and the people of Niger Delta. The United Kingdom had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria to return the sum of GBP4.2 million assets stolen by former Delta State governor, James Ibori. There has been debate over the ownership of the money. While the federal government has announced plans on how the money will be spent, the Delta State government said it would claim…

See the 12-year-old girl who gave birth to a set of twins that caused reactions on social media There is a picture of a 12-year-old who was posted in a popular group on Facebook “Igbo Rant HQ (By Wisdom)” giving birth to a set of twins. According to the pictures, the lady can be seen lying down beside her two kids, which shows she just laid and she is having a good rest. We have no other person to thank for the safe delivery of this little girl but God, 12-Year-Old give birth to twins, God is truly wonderful.

Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyomo, fondly called “Sunday Igboho, Thursday, said the time has come for the realisation of the much-desired Yoruba Nation, joining the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who has also said it is time to have a Republic of Biafra. He added that anyone willing to join the agitation for the Yoruba Nation is welcomed. Igboho, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan by his spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki, stated that the Yoruba knew what they wanted and this was no going back on the agitation for the Yoruba Nation.…

AKPABIO LACKS MORALITY TO ASK SOUTH-SOUTH GOVS TO ACCOUNT FOR 13 PER CENT DERIVATION- WIKE Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has taken a swipe at the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for accusing governors in the region of mismanagement of 13 percent derivation fund. He said it was disingenuous for Akpabio who as Governor of Akwa Ibom State to act like a demi-god , to accuse incumbent governors of financial recklessness just because they did not attend the inauguration of Niger Delta Development Commission ((NDDC) headquarters building in Port Harcourt on Thursday. The governor took…

Fire razes army barracks in Kano The cause of the fire was being investigated. A raging inferno on a building used to illustrate the story A raging inferno on a building used to illustrate the story A night fire destroyed offices at the Bukavu Army Barracks in Kano on Thursday, Fire Service announced in a statement on Friday. Spokesman of the state fire service, Sami Yusuf, said firefighters were able to put out the inferno that razed 11 offices. Mr. Yusuf said the fire, which occurred about 9:10p.m, also destroyed four stores and toilets in the building. “On receiving the…

Imo Women Not Getting Married Due To High Cost Of Marriage, Bride Price, Imo Lawmaker Raises Alarm Hon. Kennedy Ibeh, member representing Obowo State constituency in Imo State House of Assembly, has sponsored a bill to regulate the outrageous cost of customary marriages in Imo State. Hon. Ibeh, while presenting the bill for the second reading on Wednesday during plenary, said that the practice predominant in Igboland, had caused so many of the young ladies to remain single. According to him, “a suitor coming to pay for a lady’s dowry may find it tasking to settle for the English wedding…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have just rescued 180 kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi local govt area of Kaduna State. The armed bandits in large number had attacked the institution at around 11:30pm on Thursday and kidnapped several students and staff. The armed bandits broke into the institution by breaching a perimeter fence. They then encroached about 600 meters to attack the first facility. The Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs on receiving a distress call, alerted the 1 Division Nigerian Army and the Air Training Command of the Nigerian Air Force. Troops…

Funds meant for arms purchase ‘missing’ under Buratai, other service chiefs — National Security Adviser. The National Security Adviser, NSA Babagana Monguno, has revealed that funds given to former service chiefs for arms purchase cannot be traced. On January 26, President Muhammadu Buhari removed the service chiefs in persons of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. The president had immediately appointed their replacements in persons of Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff;…

PPPRA deletes template announcing petrol price increase The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has deleted a petrol pricing template announcing an increase in the retail price of petrol. The template, published on its website on Thursday night, was deleted on Friday morning amid the outrage over the price increase. The template had said the recommended retail price is between N209.61 and N212.61 per litre. The landing cost of petrol was put at N189.61. The ex-depot price, which is the rate marketers get the product, was fixed at N206.42. Moments after the increase was announced, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…