The Nigeria Police, Abia Command, has confirmed the recovery of Master David Okoye, who was abducted from his mother’s shop on Aug. 21, 2020, by an unknown young man. The command’s PRO, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, said in Aba, on Sunday, that the child, who was abducted by a member of an illegal adoption syndicate, was […]

The Rivers Government on Sunday approved the reopening of all public and private nursery, primary and secondary schools in the state, with effect from January 4. Mr Chidi Adiele, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, announced the reopening of the schools in a statement in Port Harcourt. “The Rivers Education Ministry wishes to announce that, with […]

Argument around 5G is unnecessary By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki The former Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, weekend explained that due to the scientific innovations that heralded the 21 Century, the year 2021 will bring about lots of changes in various sectors of the economy. Anyim stated this while delivering a Lecture entitled “Preparing […]

Lautaro Martinez scored a hat-trick as Inter Milan kicked off 2021 in blistering form with a 6-2 win over lowly Crotone on Sunday to take top spot in Serie A. Inter claimed an eighth consecutive league win to move two points ahead of AC Milan who travel to midtable Benevento later on Sunday with champions […]

The police command in Zamfara has arrested 18 suspects over a riot, leading to destruction of property including the Emir of Shinkafi’s palace. This is contained in a statement by the command Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu on Sunday in Gusau. “Youths carrying dane guns, cutlasses and sticks destroyed the Emir of Shinkafi’s palace […]

Mr Owoimaha Udoma, Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has decried the non-collection of thousands of processed drivers’ licenses by the owners in the South-East zone. Udoma, who is the Zonal Commander in-charge of Zone 9, comprising Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

By Ozioruva Aliu and Gabriel Enogholase – Benin City The simmering crisis between the Edo State branch of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the State government bordering on their welfare has taken a new twist as the leadership of the teacher’s union has directed its members to shun enrollment into the state government’s […]

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says customers in parts of Mararaba in Nasarawa State and environs will experience power interruption between Jan. 3, and Jan. 6. Mr Oyebode Fadipe,  AEDC’s Manager, Corporate Communications, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. “Our customers in the following areas under Mararaba: Aso Pada, Mararaba Guruku, […]

***His death is a personal loss, rude shock-  Akeredolu, Olowo of Owo By Dayo Johnson – Akure Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has described the death of his Chief of Protocol, Tosin Ogunbodede who died in an auto crash on Saturday as a personal loss. Late Ogunbodede died alongside his driver at about 7.45 […]

The National Institute of Marketing Nigeria (NIMN) has said despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigerians and marketing professionals in the country have to look up to 2021 with confidence, courage and faith in God. The Institute in it’s new Year message signed by its President/Chairman of Council, Tony Agenmonmen, admitted that with the second wave of […]

By Nwafor Sunday The chief executive officer (CEO) of Asher Kings and Queens Restaurant in Kaduna state, Aisha Mercy Yakubu, has vowed to seek redress in court following the demolition of her restaurant and alleged loss of her one month old pregnancy. Aisha who in a statement obtained by journalists denied having any sex party […]

By Harris Emanuel, Awka Akwa Ibom State Police Command has denied reports making the rounds on the resignation of the Divisional Police Officer of Itam Division, Francis Eharbor, a Chief Superintendent of Police over alleged non-promotion despite his impeccable records in the service. Reports in the social media had quoted him as saying that he […]

Egypt has approved the use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharma giant Sinopharm with its rollout to start later in January, the health minister said. “The Egyptian pharmaceutical authority approved on Saturday the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine,” Hala Zayed said late Saturday, on the local MBC Masr channel. The first batch of the vaccine […]

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, yesterday said that his government had paid up to date, with forty-one thousand civil servants and twenty-one thousand pensioners in the state already paid. The Imo state commissioner for information, Declan Emelumba, spoke to newsmen in Owerri, while reacting to rumour from the opposition that […]

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Catholic Archbishop of Minsk, the Vatican said on Sunday, after he spoke out against the Belarus government and violence against protestors. Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz was allowed to return to Belarus last month after being stopped from re-entering the country since August following a holiday in Poland where […]