Police said in Abakaliki on Saturday that they have rescued a nine-month-old girl abandoned at Ebonyi Riverside in Ezzillo Community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi. This is contained in statement issued by police spokesman in the state, DSP Loveth Odah. He stated that the child was sighted by a farmer on Friday and […]

Nigeria increased her medal haul at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan with a gold and a silver in Powerlifting on Monday. Oluwafemiayo Folashade won Team Nigeria’s third gold medal of the Games with a world record performance, lifting 152kg to underline her complete dominance of the event. It was silver for Obiji Loveline […]

The Islamic State extremist group has claimed an attack on Kabul airport on Monday after reports said several missiles were fired earlier in the day. In a statement, Islamic State Khorasan, or ISIS-K, said “the caliphate’s soldiers targeted Kabul international airport with six katyusha rockets.” The statement said people were injured, without elaborating. Local broadcaster […]

The Federal Government has started the payment of backlog of  Conditional Casher Transfer, under the Household Uplifting Programme to at least 8,000 beneficiaries in Delta. Finance Officer, National Cash Transfer Office, Mrs Judith Ofuani, disclosed this at the flag-off of payment re-commencement in Umunede and Owa Alero in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta on Saturday. […]

WITH urgency to galvanize human capacity development and productivity of youths in the Niger Delta region towards achieving peace and justice, ex-agitators under the auspices of Phase 3 Amnesty group, Monday, demanded extension of tenure of Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Colonel Milland Dikio (Retired) to consolidate on positive impact made on youths in the Niger Delta region.