By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Primate, Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba has urged the presidency and those in positions of authority to stop gagging those who speak out against the ills in the country. He decried the worsening insecurity and economic downturn in the country and urged Nigerian leaders to […]

Police in Imo State have arrested a 55-year-old woman, Mrs. Chinyere Ohanyere, popularly known as Madam Chichi, for allegedly buying a set of twins.

GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, in the November 6, 2021 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Chief Obiora Okonkwo, has said private individuals with enviable records of success in their endeavours could not continue to cede the political space to scoundrels who have nothing to offer other than to loot public treasuries.

The Federal Government says it will not allow any group or persons to impede smooth conduct of elections in the country. Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, National Security Adviser (NSA), stated this at the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting, organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)in Abuja on Thursday, Monguno, represented by […]

Ondo State Youth Representative, Oluyemi Fasipe has warned Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore to stop insulting, labelling the Ondo State governor, Arakurin Rotimi Akeredolu a thug for spearheading the anti-open grazing move in entire southern Nigeria and for signing the Ondo State Anti-open Grazing Bill into law.

THE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, yesterday lamented the worsening security situation in the country, saying that Nigeria has become a country of instability.

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By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – A group: Akoko Edo Forum (AEF) in Edo state has condemned the recent increase in the cases of kidnapping along the Auchi-Igarra -Ibillo road near Sasaro community. There have been recent incidences of kidnappings in that axis and one of the recent being the attack on the Divisional Police […]

Ever wondered why many Nigerian Youth today still belong to the age of engaging in hook and crook means to make a living which they consider very fast.

Nigeria financial gurus, Ifie Sekibo, Yemisi Edun, among others have joined others to be named the most reputable bank CEOs in Africa. The African banks’ analyses in the McKinsey report belong to four of Africa’s biggest economies – Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa. The power minds behind the resilience showed by African banks to […]

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to require all federal employees and government contractors to get vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), a source briefed on the matter told Reuters. In July, Biden said federal workers had to get vaccinated or face regular COVID-19 testing and such other safety rules as mandatory face masks at workplaces and […]

Onitsha, the commercial city and Nnewi, the industrial town of Anambra State, on Thursday, observed total compliance with the sit-at-home directive of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Imo State.

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to release Igbo youths detained by various security agencies across the country.

An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Thursday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Bello Ibrahim be remanded in for allegedly killing his brother. The police charged Ibrahim with two counts of murder.Magistrate I. O. Osho, who did not take the plea of Ibrahim, ordered that he should be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility. Osho ordered that […]

Second seed Daniil Medvedev ended qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp’s battling run to reach the US Open semi-finals and keep his bid for a maiden Grand Slam trophy alive. The Russian raced through to a two-set lead but Van de Zandschulp, despite looking exhausted, hit back. The Dutchman, 25, saved a match point in the […]