By Peter Duru, Makurdi Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has sworn in the three newly appointed Local Government Caretaker Committee Chairmen for Katsina-Ala, Ukum, and Gboko Local Government Areas, LGAs, of the state with a charge on the appointees to uphold the tenets of accountability and transparency to justify the confidence reposed in them. […]

“The increasingly frequent kidnappings in Nigeria are extremely concerning. I express my closeness in prayer to the Nigerian people, hoping that efforts will be made to contain the spread of these incidents as much as possible.”

Residents of Enugu state have commended the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) for issuing removal notices to developers along the banks of Ekulu River, stretching from Ugwuonyeama to Trans Ekulu bridge in the heart of Enugu metropolis.

By Nwankpa Chijioke, Port Harcourt The Adolor of Asaba, High Chief Victor Ijeh, has expressed shock at what he described as the sudden passing of the Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Late Asagba (Prof) Chike Edozien, MFR. He expressed that the death came as a shock as the monarch was getting close to the […]

An Iranian court has changed the sentence against a pop singer who criticised the mandatory headscarf for women to home confinement instead of jail time, due to health issues, his lawyer said.