The United States Government has criticized the arbitrary arrests of Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), by security personnel in Nigeria. In its ‘2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nigeria,’ published Tuesday on the U.S. Department of…
The reelection bid of Anambra State governor, Prof Charles Soludo received a boost on Thursday as Soludo Unity and Human Development Advocacy (SUHDA) said there’s ‘no vacancy’ at Governnent House, at Agu-Awka, saying he has outperformed all his predecessors in just two years in office. Director-General of SUHDA, Prince Victor Udeh-Ubaka said the group which…
Ralf Rangnick said he has been contacted by Bayern Munich about the manager’s job at the Bundesliga club. Current Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel will leave the Allianz Arena at the end of the season and Rangnick has been among those tipped to replace his fellow German. Rangnick, 65, is currently in charge of the Austria…
Britain’s King Charles has given his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. This happened while police authorities in the U.K. said they arrested nationals from Sudan and South Sudan who were facilitating illegal migration into the nation. Royal Assent is the final stage in the…
Former Governor of Enugu state, Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo, has stated that nobody can deny the fact that the Igbos contributed immensely towards the development of Lagos, Abuja, and other states in Nigeria. During an interview, Nwodo said if there are 10 markets in Lagos, 7 were built from swamps by Igbo traders. ‘’What nobody can…
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Thursday, flagged off another round of the distribution of palliatives in the state, warning against the politicisation of the exercise to ensure it gets to the independent and vulnerable people across the state. Mbah, however, said that the palliatives were a quick-fix and efforts of the federal…
A 27-year old man has allegedly taken his own life in Amachi Nsulu in Isiala Ngwa North LGA of Abia State after taking sniper. A source close to the family, said that the young man whose name was given as Jephthah Okezie, returned from Bayelsa State on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. He said on return…
A man identified as naetochukwu01 on X has recounted how his mother’s action changed the course of his life when she burnt his travel documents two weeks before he was due to travel to Australia to play soccer. Naetochukwu01 posted this on his X handle on Thursday in response to a post about the father…
Gunmen have allegedly abducted the Assistant Controller of Corrections of the Niger State Correctional Centre Minna, ACC Abdulrahamam Ibrahim Gelele. In a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), CSC Rabiu Mohammed Shuaibu, the ACC was kidnaped since the April 17, 2024. Shuiabu disclosed that the officer was abducted along Ilorin – Minna…
Nigerian airline operator Air Peace will commence its Abuja-London route very soon. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday. Featuring on a Television programme, the minister said he has given the approval for Air Peace to add Abuja to its London route. Air Peace recently commenced its…
