The Nigerian Army announced on Wednesday the deployment of 177 personnel for a peacekeeping mission in Guinea-Bissau. The Chief of Operations, Nigerian Army, Major General Boniface Sinjen, made the announcement at the graduation ceremony of troops of Nigerian Company 3 ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau at Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre…
The people of Orumba North and South council areas of Anambra State have disassociated themselves from the proposed Orlu State. While expressing satisfaction in their current geographical setting, the people stated that they are happy and comfortable being and remaining in Anambra State as presently constituted. They spoke under the umbrella of Orumba Peoples Consultative…
The Deputy Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Natasha Osawaru, was ordered to leave the plenary due to improper dressing and wearing a dark shade. Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku, ordered the lawmaker who is representing Egor Constituency to leave the session following a point of order raised by Nicholas Asonsere,…
Former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi has stated that most households in Nigeria now resort to prayers when they are sick, instead of seeking medication. Obi stated this on Wednesday at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, while delivering a keynote address during the 6th Public Lecture of the Board of Fellows, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (BOF-PSN)….
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state says the intention of the man who detonated an explosive in Port Harcourt Tuesday, was to blow up the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt Governor Fubara said this during a visit by the Senate Committee on Privatization led by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to the government house in Port…
The Nigerian Government has began negotiations with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as part of efforts to avert a proposed strike by the union. Speaking at the end of the meeting in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman expressed optimism that all issues raised will be amicably resolved….
Georgia qualified for the knockout stage of a major tournament for the first time in their history with victory over Portugal at Euro 2024. Portugal had already won the group, but didn’t see this defeat coming as Georgia who needed a win to qualify scored twice, one in each half to dent Portugal’s record at…
The Ishieke Police Division in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi State has been reportedly under serious attack by unknown gunmen for over some hours this Wednesday night. The incident according to our sources started around 9 pm, with heavy shooting, scaring residents into hiding. One of the sources, Tony Nwori said the gunmen arrived…
A 22-year-old housewife has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in the Abbari area of Damaturu metropolis. She was apprehended by the Yobe State Police Command. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. “On 26-06-24, at about 1000hrs, the C Divisional Police Headquarters received…
According to the federal government, releasing and distributing skits, films, or music videos without classification by the National Films and Videos Censors Board (NFVCB) is considered a violation. Movie classification attaches age rating and content advice to films and other audiovisual content. It helps children and families choose what is right for them and avoid…
