Boko Haram militants kill 14 Chad civilians in overnight raid
Boko Haram militants killed 14 Chadian civilians and wounded five others in an overnight attack on a fishermens’ camp in the northeastern part of Lake Chad, a local official said on Wednesday. Boko Haram has been fighting for a decade to carve out an Islamist caliphate in northeast Nigeria and has carried out regular raids […]
Gunmen attack Abuja- bound bus, abduct 12 passengers
Samuel Oyadongha – Yenagoa Unidentified gunmen have reportedly attacked an Abuja -bound Bayelsa passenger bus along the Okene-Lokoja expressway in Kogi State, with 12 people abducted. One of the passengers was said to have escaped while two others sustained serious injuries The ill-fated bus, owned by De-prize Motors, a Yenagoa- based transport firm was travelling […]
Alleged N2bn Fraud: Maina’s request for bail variation suffers setback
…as court adjourns case till January 13 By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, deferred hearing on an application the former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina who is facing money laundering charge, filed for his bail conditions to be varied, till January 13. Trial Justice Okon Abang adjourned […]
Wike warns NYSC members against unauthorized journeys
By Egufe Yafugborhi & Chijioke Nwankpa, Port-harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike has cautioned members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posted to Rivers state to avoid authorised journeys as same breed unpleasant consequences sometimes. Wike gave the warning Wednesday at the Closing Ceremony of NYSC Batch C Stream Two Orientation Course at the Permanent Orientation […]
Court orders Army to pay N50m to family of murdered businessman
A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta state has ordered the Nigerian Army to pay N50million as damages to the family of a businessman, Otunba Ajayi Oladele who was murdered by some soldiers in 2017.
Ebonyi partners Chinese technocrats, manufacturers for development
By Peter Okutu, Abakaliki Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, yesterday stated that his administration was partnering Chinese technocrats and manufacturers for the rapid development of the State. According to the Governor, technology transfer has become a fulcrum on which sustainable development is hinged, hence the urgent need to take advantage of his relationship with […]
