Nigerian Comedian/actor Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule also known as Okey Bakassi has spoken about how he was assaulted at an event in Owerri, the Imo State. Speaking via his Instagram handle on Saturday, the comedian disclosed that he was invited to MC an event was assaulted when it was time to take pictures with the celebrant….
Gas explosion at a market situated at Council Bus Stop along Egbeda-Ikotun Road, Alimosho Local Government Area, of Lagos State claims goods and properties worth millions on Saturday. A statement by the Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident, noting that the agency had received an emergency call around…
Eleven persons have been registered dead in a motor accident in Taura Local Government, Jigawa State. Spokesman of the Jigawa State Police Command, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident. He said the very sad incident happened on Saturday 23rd December 2023 at about 1200hrs, when two vehicles had a head-on collision at Kwanar Gujungu…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have intercepted millions of tramadol 225mg pills, thousands of codeine syrup bottles and bags of Canadian loud in consignments arriving in the country ahead of the Christmas celebration at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos. According to the NDLEA, the development followed the…
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that the conferment of Igbo traditional title on President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will reinforce national cohesion and integration. While congratulating President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima on their separate Igbo chieftaincy titles, the deputy speaker expressed confidence…
The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed gratitude to Ohanaeze Ndigbo for its steadfast support of the self-determination leader. In a Yuletide message signed by IPOB’s leader younger brother, Kingsley Kanunta Kanu, the family also extended thanks to the Chairman and members of the Joint…
The Abia State Police Command has said that it has strategically deployed personnel throughout the state for the safety and well-being of its residents before, and during the festive period. The operational strategy, according to the command, encompasses a visible police presence at various places of worship and event centres. In a press release signed…
…Probes Missing Hospital properties The Secretary General Isuikwuato Development Union, Akabueze Ndukwe has attributed the deplorable conditions of Isuikwuato General Hospital to alleged disappearance of 125KVA power generating set and some ‘unserviceable ‘ vehicles from the hospital. Ndukwe, who was being cross-examined by the Counsel to Abia State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery…
The Abia State House of Assembly has passed the budget proposal for 2024 into law. This followed a comprehensive presentation by the House Joint Committee on appropriation, budget, and planning. Recall that Governor Alex Otti presented a draft budget on December 12th, valued at N567,240,095,972. In the “Budget of New Beginning,” Otti proposed to spend…
Former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), Saturday said he had no regret fighting in the Nigerian civil war from 1967 to 1970. Babangida, who made the remarks while speaking on Search FM, the radio station of the Federal University of Technology Minna, said he was convinced he was fighting for the unity of Nigeria….
