A policeman attached to the member representing Isialangwa North and South Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe has been feared dead. The incident happened around 9pm at Ubakala Umuahia South. According to a police source, gunmen dressed in black and wearing police-style armor jackets had blocked the convoy of the House of Representatives…
President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday to attend the 19th meeting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place in the South American country. The Summit will be held from Monday, November 18 to Tuesday, November 19, 2024. “The Nigerian leader’s participation is at the instance of the Brazilian President…
Troops of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have arrested 28 suspected oil thieves and destroyed 46 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta. Also, the troops, in conjunction with sister security agencies, seized 47 boats while 95,000 litres of stolen products were recovered. The Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division…
A suspected drunk man has allegedly attacked and stabbed his elder brother’s wife with dagger in Anambra State. The suspect, identified as Mr. Nnamdi Nnebe, a Keke driver, allegedly committed the act in his hometown, Umuokpu in Awka, the capital city of the State. According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the…
Having more judges of Anambra extraction would soon be possible following the near completion of Judges Quarters in Onitsha as demanded by the National Judicial Council. This was the according to the Commissioner for Housing, Honourable Paully Onyeka shortly after inspecting progress of work at the Judges Quarters, Onitsha, an Anambra state government project. Work…
Aloy Ejimakor, the legal counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has called on President Bola Tinubu to respect the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) decision and release Kanu from detention. In a statement issued on Saturday, Ejimakor emphasized that President Tinubu should not follow the example…
The Enugu State Government is set to reinstall and unveil a statue depicting the 21 coal miners massacred in Enugu in 1949. This was disclosed in a terse message by the Enugu State Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, Dame Ugochi Madueke. Madueke’s message reads: “The statue of the 21 coal miners massacred 75 years ago…
President Bola Tinubu will today receive Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for a State visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a statement on Saturday. “Both leaders will exchange signed Memoranda of Understanding to enhance collaboration in critical sectors,” Onanuga noted. Modi was…
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Olamilekan Adeola, has called upon the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explore alternative identification methods to mitigate voter disenfranchisement. Adeola observed that accepting various forms of voting identification would enhance the electoral process’s inclusivity and transparency. The lawmaker representing the Ogun West Senatorial District commended using…
The Presidency has dismissed reports claiming that President Bola Tinubu is an operative of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). A U.S. District Court recently ruled that Nigerians cannot gain unrestricted access to information on President Bola Tinubu’s past, particularly concerning alleged drug investigations. This case, led by Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin, seeks full disclosure…
