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Police rescue abducted APC Chairman in Niger

The Police Command in Niger State, on Saturday, confirmed that it had rescued the abducted APC Zone C Chairman, Aminu Bobi, from his abductors. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna on Saturday. Abiodun said that the chairman was rescued on Friday at about 3:30 […]

FMN mourns Ahmed Joda, one of Nigeria’s great titans of industry

The Late elder statesman Alhaji Ahmed Joda, CFR, OFR, CON who passed away on 13 August 2021, has been described by the Chairman and management of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc as one of the iconic titans of industry in Nigeria. A statement signed by Chairman of the FMN Group Mr John G. Coumantaros, said […]

Attack on Police Station: 3 suspected ESN members, 2 policemen killed in Imo

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo State Police Command has killed three suspected members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, the combat arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and lost two police officers, when the ESN men allegedly attack Izombe Police Station in Oguta Local Government Area in the State. The State Police […]

Ahmed Joda: Nigeria lost a stabilizer — Kaduna Speaker

Chairman, Northern Speakers Forum and Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani has described the demise of Alhaji Ahmed Joda as a huge loss not just to his family or Adamawa State where he hailed from, but to the entire country.

Whoever tries to rig election in Benue in 2023 should say his last prayer — Gov Ortom

•Says APC claim of registering 5 million members is fraud •Accuses politicians of creating security challenges in the north in order to rig elections By Peter Duru Governor Samuel Ortom, in an interview, shortly after the PDP Governors’ Forum and expanded stakeholders meetings, spoke on how the leadership crisis rocking the party was resolved, how […]

INEC raises alarm over fake CVR registration portal

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised alarm over fake online registration portal for Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The commission raised the alarm in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Friday. Okoye said that INEC attention had been drawn to […]

Ogoni people document evolution in Sonpie Kpone-Tonwe book

By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt AMIDST excitement and sombre reflections, stakeholders on Saturday celebrated the documentation of checkered history of Ogoni people of Rivers state from settlement to the present in a book authored by renowned historian, Dr Sonpie Kpone-Tonwe. The book, ‘The Ogoni of The Eastern Niger Delta’, chronicles the economic, political and […]

Love Castle set to hit cinemas in Sept.

A movie, Love Castle is set to hit the cinemas nationwide in September. According to the producer, Beatrice-Funke Ogunmola (BFO), the theatrical release date for the movie is September 10th, and it will be privately premiered on September 4th. The movie, according to BFO, is a captivating story of culture interwoven with disability and a […]

COVID-19 claims 11 lives on Friday

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 11 patients died from coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday in Nigeria. The NCDC, which made this known via its verified website on Saturday morning, said the country’s fatality toll from the pandemic now stood at 2,211. The agency added that the country logged 636 additional infections […]

Lack of implementation of laws, oversight by legislators breed insecurity, terrorism in Nigeria — Eric Ufom alleges

President Muhammadu Buhari has been implored to demonstrate more commitment to his willingness to make life easier for people living with disabilities in Nigeria by paying more attention to addressing the historic traumas that have been endemic in every facet of the society and festered a post-traumatic stress disorder that has continually fueled the insecurity, terrorism and social disturbances that have continued to linger in the society.

Sultan begs resident doctors to shelve strike

President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has begged resident doctors to suspend their industrial strike in view of the devastating effects of COVID-19 pandemic and the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country.

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