A devastating attack occurred on Saturday night in Umucheke Okwe autonomous community, Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State, leaving seven persons dead. The victims included the President General of the community and six village leaders. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen opened fire on the community leaders while they were in a weekly meeting at…
A deadly confrontation between security forces and protesters in Kano state has resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries. The unrest occurred during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance demonstrations, which have defied a government-imposed curfew. Eyewitnesses report that at least eight people, including women and children, were shot in the Rijiyar Lemo area, with an elderly woman and…
Commercial activities have resumed fully in Enugu state after the uncertainty of the last two days following Nationwide protests Ekweanaedo went round some major places in Enugu to find shops markets and businesses opened for business At the popular Ogbete market, the usual hustle and bustle associated with market life have returned with buyers and…
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma on Friday said President Bola Tinubu has dismantled cabals siphoning the country’s resources. The Governor emphasized that cabals were the ones sponsoring the ongoing nationwide protest against Tinubu despite benefiting from Nigeria’s resources, insisting that President Tinubu has defeated them. In a statement issued to newsmen on Friday, Governor Uzodimma…
The Deputy Speaker, Federal House Of Representatives,Rt.Hon.Benjamin Kalu will on Monday,5th August,2024 unveil the new Abia State Secretariat of the Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (OMPAN), located at No 53 Eket Street, by Enugu Road Umuahia, Abia State by 12 PM. A statement jointly endorsed by the Chairman Chief Promise Uzoma Okoro and the General…
A sociopolitical group, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has described as wicked and reckless the #IgboMustGo Campaign, calling on the authorities to bring those behind it to book. COSEYL, the apex sociopolitical youth group in the South East geopolitical zone, in a statement issued by its President-General, Comrade Goodluck Ibem, said it was…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the government led by President Bola Tinubu to listen to the voices of the people and address the demands of protesters participating in the #Hunger protests across Nigeria. Atiku commended Nigerian youths for their peaceful conduct during the nationwide protests that began on Thursday. In a statement…
The spokesperson for the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale, has said that the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, remains wanted until arrested. Bello is still on the run 107 days after being declared wanted by the EFCC. On April 18, 2024, the anti-graft agency declared Bello wanted in connection…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Friday, described corruption as a deadly cankerworm that lays great nations in ruins. While speaking at the 26th Annual Wole Soyinka Lecture organised by the National Association of Seadogs, known as Pyrates Confraternity, to mark his 90th birthday, Soyinka stated that corruption put people at a great disadvantage. He…
The Presidency has condemned those behind #IgboMustGo proposed protests slated to hold in Lagos and other Southwest states. Senior Special Assistant on New and Digital Media to President Bola Tinubu, O’tega Ogra, said those calling for protests against Ndigbo and stoking ethnic tensions in the country are dangers to the society. He noted that Nigerians,…
