Three sisters drowned in sea in joint suicide – UK coroner
Three British sisters who drowned in the sea in southern England in May died by suicide, a coroner ruled on Thursday at an inquest.
2027: Obi doesn’t need governors to win South-South — IHIF
By Emmanuel Iheaka OWERRI — The Igbo Heroes and Icons Foundation (IHIF) has said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, does not need the backing of state governors to secure support in the South-South geopolitical zone in the 2027 election. Leader of the foundation, Hon. Chinedu Nsofor, stated this while […]
Canada’s Anne Carson wins Nobel literature prize
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson, an essayist and classicist who brings a modern twist to mysticism and antiquity in her writings about love, desire and despair.
Ondo air crash: Imo PDP suspends campaigns for three days
By Emmanuel Iheaka OWERRI — The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended campaigns and all political activities for three days in honour of victims of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo State. The party, in a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Lancelot Obiaku, described the incident […]
Kebbi teachers get consequential salary adjustment, NUT clarifies
By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi BIRNIN KEBBI — The Kebbi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has clarified that the state government did not newly approve a N75,000 minimum wage specifically for teachers, saying the amount was earlier approved for workers across the state. The state NUT Chairman, Comrade Abubakar Zaki Sarki, […]
Police have no reason to be corrupt – Kogi CP
Kogi State Police Commissioner, Nazir Bello Kankarofi, has called on members of the public not to keep quiet but to report any rank-and-file officers or officers of his command who engage in any corrupt practices.
