The governorship candidate of the Labour Party for the Novermber 11 poll in Imo state, Attan Achonu, on Sunday accused the police in the state of attacking him and his convoy and preventing him from attending a church service in the Owerri North Local Government Area of the state. Briefing journalists in Owerri, the state…
Amid controversy trailing the appointment and confirmation of Etekamba Umoren as Resident Electoral Commissioner from Akwa Ibom State, members of the All Progressives Party, from the state, said the appointee is not their member. The Senate had last week Wednesday on the strength of a request from President Bola Tinubu, confirmed appointment of Umoren as…
With less than one week to the November 11 off-season governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states, stakeholders, on Sunday, share plans on how to ensure credible and safe polls at the People’s Townhall on Election Security in Lagos The programme which is also supported by the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office…
Lightning has killed three Senior Secondary School (SS3) students in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra on Sunday. An eye witness told our correspondent that the lightning struck nine male students who were playing football with their peers on the school’s pitch barefooted. He said “the students were practicing on the football pitch with…
Imo State Government has vehemently denied any knowledge of plans to book all hotel rooms in the state for the forthcoming governorship election. Recall a trending video which showed stranded and angry old students of Federal Government Girls College Owerri at a hotel supposedly booked months before their re-union party. Upon arrival at the hotel,…
As the war between Israel and Hamas continues, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza would allow Hamas to regroup and carry out further attacks. But he added that Israel had to take “every possible measure” to prevent civilian casualties in the enclave. Mr Blinken made the comments on…
A coalition of youth groups in Rivers State has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to immediately redeploy the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka for his alleged role in the crisis that erupted in the state last Monday. The call is sequel to the report that some police…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged Senator Akpabio and other former governors in the executive and legislature to emulate the example of Senators Daniel and Dankwambo by rejecting the payment of “illegal pension” from their respective states. Falana, who is the chairman of Alliance on Surviving Covid 19 and beyond, made the call…
A Nigerian nurse resident in the United Kingdom has reportedly lost her job after praying for a sick patient at the hospital. A mentall health nurse, Raks Eseku, narrated the story via social media. According to her, authorities at the health facility summoned the nurse(names withheld) for questioning after she conducted the prayer session. It…
A married Alabama preacher and Mayor committed suicide on Friday two days after it was discovered that he is transgender F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, who was the mayor of tiny Smiths Station as well as the pastor at First Baptist Church in nearby Phoenix City, shot himself around 5 p.m. in front of sheriffs who were…
