Akwa Ibom State Government has acquired two new aircraft for Ibom Airlines to make it a total of five aircraft owned by the state. Chairman of Ibom Air, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (rtd), said during a press briefing with Journalists in Uyo that the new aircraft would be unveiled this January

United States President, Donald Trump on Wednesday announced to Iranians US ‘ready to embrace peace’. He noted Iran appeared to be “standing down” after missile strikes on US troop bases in Iraq that resulted in no American or Iraqi deaths. “All of our soldiers are safe and only minimal damage was sustained at our military bases. […]

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has described his victory at the Supreme Court as an indication that his mandate is divine and a challenge to do more. Ikpeazu said this on Wednesday at his Umuobiakwa country home in Obingwa Local Government Area of the state, while reacting to the judgment. Addressing newsmen shortly after the […]

Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison Wednesday urged foreign tourists not to be deterred by deadly wildfires that have razed large swathes and sent smoke as far as South America. Morrison made the plea as he visited Kangaroo Island, a usually wildlife-rich tourist attraction off the south coast hit twice in recent weeks by blazes. “Australia […]

…Okowa’s victory was expected – Askia By Perez Brisibe THE Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has congratulated the state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa over Wednesday’s ruling by the Supreme Court declaring him winner of the 2019 governorship election in the state. This is just as the Managing Director of the Delta […]

By James Ogunnaike The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has upheld all the appointments of Permanent Secretaries and recruitment into the State’s civil service made by the immediate past administration in the State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun in the twilight of his administration Abiodun, who made the disclosure in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital while […]

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Vice President Leni Robredo, a key critic of his government’s crackdown on illegal drugs, on Tuesday, calling her a “colossal blunder.”

A survey by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre has listed Nigeria as one of the strongholds of United States President, Donald Trump. This is as the survey found that support for President Trump remains largely negative around the world. The Centre discovered that across the 33 countries surveyed a median of 64 percent said they […]

Line-up for the ATP Cup quarter-finals in Sydney after the round-robin concluded on Wednesday. Each tie consists of two singles and a doubles: January 9 10am (2300 GMT Wednesday) Britain v Australia Not before 5.30pm (0630 GMT) Argentina v Russia READ ALSO: Chelsea run a loss despite Abramovich input January 10 10am (2300 GMT Thursday) Serbia […]

 NATO is temporarily pulling some of its troops out of Iraq and moving others around within the country, Dylan White, Acting Spokesperson for the military alliance,  said on Tuesday.

The House of Representatives is considering a bill to mandate the Federal and State governments to install Close Circuit Televisions (CCTVs), across the country, in order to check insecurity. 

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Osun State Police Command on Wednesday disclosed that it arrested one Ojo Ibrahim while trying to steal some electrical appliances in a transformer. The man, it was gathered was in the thick of his operation when power was restored to the transformer. He was said to have committed the alleged […]

By Chidi Nkwopara – Owerri The Panel of Investigation set up by Governor Emeka Ihedioha, to critically scrutinize the activities of Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, ISOPADEC, Wednesday, revealed that over N6.044 billion of the Commission’s fund is unaccounted for. Speaking during the handover ceremony, the Panel’s Chairman, Dr. Romanus C. O. Ezeogu, […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia The Police in Abia State has confirmed the arrest of a member of a kidnapping gang on the wanted list of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT. The suspect identified as Darlington Olewumbu, a native of Obazu Mbieri in Mbaitoli council of Imo State, is said to be a member of […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure A sum of N187.8 billion was earmarked in this year’s budget to further deliver the dividend of democracy to the people of Ondo state. The Economic Planning and Budget commissioner, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan said this while giving the analysis of the state budget in Akure. Igbasan said the budget has […]