A bill proposing a return to regional government in Nigeria is before the National Assembly and is expected to passed into law before October 1, 2024. Part of the draft bill circulating on social media, is titled: “A Bill for an Act to Substitute the Annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with a New Governance…
An unidentified female pedestrian has been crushed to death by a yet-to-be-identified bus driver in Anambra State. The incident happened at about 12:57pm at the ever-busy Upper Iweka axis in Onitsha, where the pedestrian was about crossing the expressway, before she was knocked down by the speeding commercial driver of a Toyota Hiace bus, who…
Renowned Ifa priest, Ifayemi Elebuibon, has canvassed for the use of traditional Yoruba method for DNA (paternity) test. Speaking at his residence in Osogbo, Osun State, during the week, Elebuibon expressed concern over the rising cases of paternity fraud in the country. He said, “Yoruba has traditional DNA (testing), and it is very potent. They…
Nigerian activist and politician, Aisha Yesufu, has publicly rejected the recently adopted national anthem, ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’. In a video which is presently making the rounds on all social media platforms, the activist who was in an event, chose to sit while others were standing during the recitation of the new anthem. In the…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said that politicians trying to create “problems in the Abia State are behind the killing of soldiers in Aba. While distancing its members from the killing of soldiers in Aba, IPOB said politicians used criminals to carry out the attack. In a statement he signed, spokesman of the…
The identities of the soldiers killed by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have been revealed. On Friday, the military high command confirmed that five of its troops deployed at Obikabia Junction Checkpoint in Obingwa Local Government Area adjourning Aba metropolis in Abia State were killed. Those who died include two sergeants,…
The boxing match between former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson who has since retired from the sport and You tuber turned boxer Jake Paul has been postponed. Tyson fell ill last week and a new fight date is expected in early June. The fight was originally scheduled for July 20 in Arlington, Texas. Paul is…
Following Labour’s declaration of Nationwide Strike in Nigeria, the Federal Government has asked the workers union to reconsider its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, June 3, 2024, in protest against the government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, disclosed…
Following Labour’s declaration of Nationwide Strike in Nigeria, the Federal Government has asked the workers union to reconsider its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, June 3, 2024, in protest against the government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, disclosed…
The Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) Anambra State Command has busted kidnappers’ den discovered in Anam forest Anambra-West Local Government Area of the state. Speaking on the operation which was carried out in the afternoon of 31st May, 2024 the Deputy Commander-General of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service (Technical Services) Amb….
