The air component of Operation Whirl Punch has eliminated no fewer than 30 terrorists and kidnappers in an air strike along Kwiga-Kampanin Doka axis, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, AVM Edward Gabkwet, revealed this in a statement on Monday in…
An RTA accident, has abruptly ended the life of a newly wedded bride, five bridesmaids, brother-in-law, and six others near the Lukoro area in Edati Local Government Area of Niger State, on Friday evening Ekweanaedo News gathered that the vehicle carrying the late bride lost control due to over-speeding and wrongful overtaking, resulting in a…
Pope Francis has said that those reprimanding his new choice to favor same-sex couples will ultimately grasp it, with the exception of Africans, who, as per him, are “an extraordinary case.” The Pope noted that he is confident that everyone will gradually be reassured by the spirit of the ‘Fiducia Supplicans’. Recalls that blessings for…
A 24-year-old student of Mass Communication at Federal Polytechnic Mubi in Adamawa State, Jemima Shetima-Balami, has allegedly committed suicide after her boyfriend ended their relationship. She was said to be a second-year National Diploma student in industrial attachment with Adamawa State Television, Yola. Report says she drank a substance suspected to be rat poison after…
The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has faulted the presidential candidate of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar, for not reaching out to commiserate with him over the recent explosion in Ibadan. The governor expressed his regret while praising the presidential candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi, who visited him at…
The Nigerian Bar Association has sued the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa and record label executive, Kenny Ogungbe over their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificates. The NBA in its petition said the certificates of service purportedly issued by the NYSC to both of them were null and void. “The Nigerian…
Seven people killed on Sunday in Brazil’s southeast Minas Gerais state when the small plane they were travelling in crashed, according to the authorities. After leaving Campinas, in neighboring Sao Paulo state, the single-engine plane apparently broke up mid-air and crashed at around 10:30 am (1330 GMT) in the mining town of Itapeva, firefighters told…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has appointed Edison Ehie, the leader of his loyalists in the State House of Assembly, as his Chief of Staff. Ehie was the contender to Martin Amaewhule for the position of Speaker, before recently resigning from the Assembly as part of the process to restore peace in the state. He…
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal by the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate, Aisha Dahiru, against the governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintiri. The tribunal and Court of Appeal had dismissed Binani’s petition challenging the victory of Finitiri in the governorship election held last year. The five-member panel led by…
The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has expressed displeasure over the five per cent budgetary allocation to the health sector, saying that it is not enough to meet the numerous challenges facing the sector. The President of MDCAN, Prof. Mohammad Mohammad, said this while reading a communique issued at the end of…
