At least seven people have been reportedly killed when Armed Robbers today stormed three banks in Otukpo Benue State and carted away several millions of naira. The Seven people, including policemen and a former councillor transacting business in one of the affected banks, were reportedly killed by the suspected robbers who operated for more than an…
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma is said to have intensified moves to stop the Supreme Court from hearing an appeal on the 2019 Imo governorship election, which the apex court has already fixed for October 31, 2023, eleven days to the November 11 governorship poll. Uzodinma is seeking re-election on the platform of the…
US residents voyaging abroad have been told to be alert following the crisis in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas The State Department said in a new advisory yesterday, “Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the…
A Viral video captures a pregnant woman with an outstandingly large baby bump. A woman with a huge baby bump is currently trending on Social Media. In the video which has since gone viral, the woman could be seen experiencing pregnancy contractions in a hospital. This has prompted many on Social Media to start debating…
Airline operators in Nigeria have suggested an alternative to aviation fuel considering the high cost of importation. The operators called on the Nigerian government at a meeting in Abuja on developing and using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Low Carbon Available Fuel, and other transparent fuel sources in Nigeria Captain Roland Iyayi, who spoke on behalf…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has given the executive secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr. Shehu Ahmed Hadi, 24 hours to explain the status of the National Mosque and what compensation plan is meant for it. Wike gave the order yesterday when he received members of the Abuja National…
Nigerians may not have heard the last in the crisis between Organised Labour and the Federal Government if latest development reaching our news desk is anything to go by. Latest report indicates that Organised Labour is accusing the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, of breaching part of the terms of agreement that culminated…
There was pandemonium yesterday in Ilorin the Kwara state capital after an angry mob attacked a vehicle belonging to the Nigerian Prisons Services, NPS, killed four people including a commercial motorcyclist in an accident and injured many others Eyewitnesses say the accident occurred when the driver who was conveying some prison inmates to court drove…
The Anambra State Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Sir Ifeatu Obi-Okoye paid a courtesy visit to His Royal Highness, Igwe Dr. Oranu Chris Chidume, (MON), Eze Ana-Ukwu, Eze Igulube of Omor Kingdom at his palatial home, Omor, in Ayamelum Local Government Area, Anambra State. Speaking during the visitation, Chief Obi-Okoye who was…
Former Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has felicitated former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on his 89th birthday. Tallen in a statement issued on Thursday, described Gowon as Africa’s living legend, as well as the father and symbol of Nigeria’s unity. She also extolled Gowon’s attributes as an “elder statesman, passionate…
