A separatist group has issued a warning to Nigerian football stars who have been invited to a ceremonial tournament in Cameroon. The group, known as the Restoration Fighters of the Ambazonia Interim Government, has threatened to kill the players if they attend the tournament. The warning came in the form of a voice message sent…
Hundreds of women on Sunday marched to the Kano State Police Command to protest the recent Court of Appeal judgment that nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. The women, who carried placards with Various inscriptions and chanted solidarity songs in support of the governor said they were protesting the alleged injustice done to…
The minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has arrived in the United Kingdom for the 33rd session of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), general assembly taking place in London, the United Kingdom. The minister’s spokesman, Ismail Omipidan, who disclosed this in a statement on his official X handle, said the IMO General Assembly…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has muted the idea of sponsoring a bill to institutionalise the apprenticeship system in Igbo land as part of moves to address the dearth of skilled workers and unemployment in the country. He said another bill to make Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo national languages was…
Ahead of the formal declaration of Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu of his governorship ambition on Monday, the Hotel he book for the event has cancelled his booking. The hotel, located in the Government Reserved Area, Benin, is owned by a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. According to reports,…
The traditional ruler of Otulu community in the Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo state, Eze Joe Ochulor, has been murdered. The monarch who was kidnapped by yet-to-be identified gunmen on Saturday morning was said to have killed in the evening. A resident of the community said that the monarch’s body was found on…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked the Directorate of Secret Services to release Mazi Michael Obieze and others who were held captive for sympathetizing and support the movement. Media and Publicity Secretary to IPOB, disclosed this to pressmen on Saturday, 25th, 2023 where he said that “The global family and movement of the…
The Children, Sexual And Gender-Based Violence Court In Awka, Anambra State, has remanded a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen to the Nigerian Correctional Center, for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager. The Catholic Priest was also accused of forcefully taking the pregnant minor to Benin City, Edo State, where she was delivered of her…
International Network On Bamboo And Rattan (INBAR), In Conjunction with Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, the Federal Ministry of Environment and a Non-Governmental Organization, Sustainable TransEnvironment International Foundation (STEi Foundation); has inaugurated the first university-based Bamboo Research and Entrepreneurship Development Institute (SIBRED) to service 16 African countries. The event which was held at Nnamdi Azikiwe University…
Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Governor Anambra State, decided to pay a trip to Olumbanasa, a community hidden in Anambra West Council Area of Anambra State. One striking thing about the trip was the fact that Governor Soludo could have opted to embark on the trip by helicopter, like many people before him. No! He chose to…
