By Izunna Okafor, Awka Anambra cleric and Spiritual Director of the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obimma (popularly known as Ebube Muonso), has warned all the kidnappers and criminal elements in Anambra State to repent, surrender, or flee from the state to avoid incurring the wrath of God. Fr. Ebube Muonso issued…
A reckless driver of a Mercedes Benz car rammed into a pharmacy store in Ibadan, killing an Okada rider and injuring another person in the incident. The fatal accident occured around 2pm on Saturday afternoon at Osuntokun Junction Bodija, opposite Zenith Bank. The pharmacy store which the car rammed into was destroyed, while two other…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that he now relies on rental income from one of his two properties in Kaduna State to sustain himself financially, emphasizing the importance of transparency and accountability in public service. Speaking at an All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting on January 25, held at the Presidential Banquet Hall in…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, on Monday lauded Aare Afe Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, for agreeing to withdraw the defamation suits filed against human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi. The legal battle began after Babalola filed a petition with the police in Ekiti, accusing Farotimi…
Nigerians are gearing up for nationwide protests over the NCC approval of a 50% increase in telecom tariffs and Police CMR fees The new rates, set to take effect in February 2025, will raise call costs from N11 to N16.5 per minute, SMS from N4 to N6, and one gigabyte of data to N431.25. Telecommunication…
Chief Ali Odefa, the National Vice Chairman (South East) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected any association of the South East with the alleged “South East critical stakeholders meeting” that is set to take place with the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. In an email statement to the…
A yet-to-be-identified officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission attached to the Lagos Division of the anti-graft agency has slumped and died.From a video being circulated online shows that the officer who was not in uniform slumped and died in an undisclosed part of Lagos State on Sunday.The video shows the lifeless body of…
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Partnership Agreement with the University of Portsmouth, aimed at revolutionizing capacity building in Nigeria’s energy sector. The historic event marks the second phase of the partnership framework for the operationalization of the College of Petroleum and Energy Studies Kaduna (CPESK). The…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, announced that it has approved the waiver of 2025 licence renewal fee for existing Bureaux De Change (BDCs). In a circular posted on its website, the apex bank said that the decision is in line with the ongoing transition to the new BDC regulatory structure. The statement…
Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, a renowned legal practitioner and former Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel, has called for a radical overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to tackle Nigeria’s growing security concerns. Speaking at a reception honoring Ntufam Hilliard Eta’s appointment as Chairman of the NYSC Governing Board, Chief Obono-Obla proposed transforming…
