Bandits kill 3, abduct 13, set tents ablaze in Katsina
Three persons were reported to have been killed, 13 abducted while five sustained gun wounds when bandits attacked an illegal gold processing site located at Bakin Korama of Magama village in Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State recently.
CSO commends Borno Govt, State Assembly over passage of Child Protection Bill into law
A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Save the Children International, SCI, Tuesday, commended the Borno State Government and Borno State House of Assembly respectively for passage of the Child Protection Bill into Law
In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he’s doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery. While it’s too soon to know if the operation really will work, it marks a step in the […]
NNPC: Okadigbo’s appointment, boost for investments in oil sector – Abia Dep Gov
…Hails Buhari’s decision By Chris Ochayi ABUJA: The Abia State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Ude Chukwu has said the appointment of Senator Margery Okadigbo as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, would attract investments to the oil sector. Chukwu, who commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of the […]
2023: On Igbo presidency we stand-Yoruba Ronu Forum
…says Tinubu’s presidential ambition troublemaking adventure By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, a socio-political group in the south west region has insisted that 2023 is the turn of the Igbo of the south east to produce the next president of Nigeria. In a statement signed by its president, Mr. Akin Malaolu and made available […]
Focus, sacrifice learnt from my mother influenced my musical career – Zion Century
Nigerian artist, Kolawole Ojeleke Olayinka, popularly known as Zion Century, has talked about how lessons he learnt from his mother influenced his musical career positively
China locks down 3rd city, raising affected to 20 million
A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people. The lockdown of Anyang, home to 5.5 million people, was announced late Monday after two cases of the omicron variant were reported. Residents are not allowed to […]
2023: I’ll square up with Tinubu for APC presidential ticket- Orji Uzor Kalu
…insists it’s turn of S/East zone By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the 9th Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said he would square up with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the presidential ticket of All Progressives Congress, APC if the zoning formula favours the South. It will be […]
Digital Nod co-founder Mohit Mirchandani credits his incredible success to his innate patience
Successful people have a mindset different from the rest. While the entire world follows a culture of instant gratification, people who become successful have a long-term approach. The key lies in their ability to see things through. Being patient is powerful, and cultivating this quality within ourselves allows us to see the bigger picture, overcome […]
UK’s Johnson faces lockdown-breach claims over garden party
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a wave of public and political outrage on Tuesday over allegations that he and his staff flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by holding a garden party in 2020 while Britons were barred by law from mingling outside the home. Opposition politicians called for a police investigation after broadcaster ITV published […]
OPINION: Framing the Buhari presidency
The handlers who put President Muhammadu Buhari through the recent grind of interviews with two of Nigeria’s television networks, CHANNELS TELEVISION and Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), must profoundly regret their public relations debacle. For rather than elicit a positive image for the beleaguered Buhari presidency or add verve to it, it removed, in one fell […]
Mob beat two suspected lesbians to pulp in Lagos
A mob, Sunday night, beat two suspected lesbians to a pulp at Oke-Ira in Ogba area of Lagos State.
Obanikoro distributes 1,000 laptops to police, students, others
THE lawmaker representing Eti-Osa Federal Constituency, Mr Ibrahim Obanikoro, yesterday, disbursed over 1,000 laptops to the students, resident associations and the Nigeria Police in its constituency.
US President, Biden, to back Senate rule change to pass voting rights bill
US President, Joe Biden, will use a speech in Georgia to endorse changing Senate rules that have stalled voting rights legislation, saying it’s time to choose “democracy over autocracy.” But some civil rights groups won’t be there, in protest of what they say is administration inaction. As he turns to his current challenge, Biden on Tuesday is also […]
2023: Detractors working to derail govt, cause strife for selfish gains – Obaseki
By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin EDO State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has warned political detractors spreading lies and falsehood in the state with the intention of causing crisis and havoc ahead of the 2023 elections, to steer clear of the state. The governor, who spoke to journalists in Benin City yesterday, urged citizens to be […]
Shonekan: Ortom mourns, says he’s an icon, outstanding role model
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has lamented the death of former Head of the Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan discribing him as an icon. The Governor in a statement on Tuesday in Makurdi by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur said “Shonekan was an outstanding role model who stood […]
