Some unknown Gunmen believed to be hoodlums terrorizing communities in Ahoada Local Government have killed a former President of the Student Union Government, SUG, of Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Endwell Awunze Awunze was ambushed and shot dead along Ula-Pata road in Ahoada town on Wednesday night. A source revealed that Awunze had left a protest…
Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has assured residents of the State of a free, fair, and peaceful local government elections slated for September 21 across the 27 LGAs in the state The Chairman of the Commission, Charles Ejiogu, gave the assurance while addressing participants during a stakeholders’ meeting on how to achieve a credible…
A mechanic village, Kugbo located along the Keffi-Abuja road, has gone up in flames following the death of a mechanic identified as Yellow Bobo. According to reports Yellow Bobo was allegedly stabbed to death by a soldier during an argument, after which the soldier fled the scene. The incident has sparked a crisis in the…
A Federal High Court in Kano, has nullified the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. The court also nullified all the actions taken after the controversial reinstatement. The presiding judge, Justice Abdullahi Liman, said, “I hereby order that every step taken by the government is hereby nullified and becomes null…
The Federal Government has been asked to address the lingering issues affecting universities to avoid another disruption of academic activities on campuses. Chairman Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University, Gashua branch in Yobe State, Melemi Abatcha, who said this outlined funding for the revitalisation of Nigerian public universities, and the renegotiation of the…
The Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has ordered that the police barricade on local government secretariats in Rivers State should continue to prevent a breakdown of law and order. The IG gave the directive while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on the sideline of a Conference with Commissioners of Police and other Senior…
An Appeal Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by a former speaker of the River State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 others against a factional Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, and five others. The appellate court adjourned after the parties in the suit adopted all their briefs in the matter. At…
The Special Adviser to Governor Soludo on Youth Empowerment Programmes, Dr. Nelson Omenugha, has sympathized with the victims of Wednesday fire outbreak at the Afor Nnobi market in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Recall that goods and facilities worth billions of naira were razed to debris at the popular market on Wednesday,…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has constituted an eight-man panel of enquiry to investigate the Odu Igbo, Ochanja Market building collapse, and Dennis Memorial Grammar School, DMGS Centenary Building Collapse. According to a press release signed by The Chief Of Staff To Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Mr Ernest Ezeajughi, the panel will be chaired by…
The Catholic Bishop Of Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, has expressed displeasure over the N62,000 Minimum Wage offer by the Federal Government of Nigeria, stating that even N100, 000 is not even enough to meet the basic needs of Nigerian workers. Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this in an interview, noted that…
