UNICEF worries over another attack on Jangebe Girls Secondary School
By Chioma Obinna The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, on Friday expressed worry over reports of an overnight attack at the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, north-west Nigeria, where an unconfirmed number of schoolgirls were kidnapped. In a Press Statement, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, said: […]
Australia lifts suspension on Boeing 737 MAX
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on Friday said it had lifted the temporary suspension placed on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operating to and from the country. It said that the suspension order was issued following two deadly accidents involving the model. A total of 346 people perished in two accidents involving Boeing 737 Max […]
PABLO VICKY D alerts fans on virtual Easter gig
Ghana based Nigerian artiste Victory Asemota aka PABLO VICKY D or PVD, has announced that he will be performing virtually via Instagram live on Easter Monday 2021. PVD announced the Easter performance via his Instagram live. He said that every Lenten season is a time for sober reflection, especially with infections and deaths from the […]
BREAKING: Rivers new CP, Eboka, disbands Police tactical team over misconducts
By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt The new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Mr. Friday Eboka has disbanded the Eagle Crack Squad, a tactical unit of the state command. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP. Nnamdi Omoni, in a statement in Port Harcourt, said Eboka took the decision on Friday after a […]
Oruku Crisis: Enugu Govt imposes 12-hour curfew
Enugu State Government has imposed a 12-hour curfew on Oruku Community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state following the crisis that claimed the lives of two community leaders.
Boeing 777 flight makes emergency landing in Moscow
A Boeing 777 flight on Friday made an emergency landing in Moscow owing to engine problems, the operating Rossiya Airlines has said.
3 men get 12 strokes of cane each for attempting to steal
A Zuba Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered that three men, be given 12 strokes of the cane each for attempting to steal.
Kaduna announces mandatory use of Residents Card, NIN
KADUNA State Government has called on the general public to note that its Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, will not offer services to any person who does not have the Kaduna Residents Card or the National Identification Number, NIN, as from May 1, 2021.
Updated: Police woman shot, as bandits attack another Imo police station
By Chinonso Alozie The Imo state police command has said that a police woman was shot when suspected hoodlums attacked a police station in Aboh Mbaise local government area of Imo state. The state Police public Relations Officer, PPRO, Orlando Ikekwo, disclosed this to newsmen yesterday in Owerri. He said it was as a result […]
Taraba Yam Market comes alive as Tiv/Jukun crisis ebbs
FOR over one year, the Wukari Yam Market has been left desolate. The ever-bubbling market became a shadow of itself on account of the feud which pitched the Tiv against the Jukun in Taraba South spreading to its domain.
Kaduna APC chieftain says Speaker’s one year in office productive
An All Progressives Congress chieftain in Kaduna State, Yusuf Ibrahim Garba, has described the state House of Assembly Speaker, Yusuf Zailani’s first year in office as most dynamic and productive. Passing the remark to commemorate the end of the first one year of Zailani as Speaker, the APC Chieftain said he has exhibited uncommon but […]
