At least five persons have been confirmed dead in an accident involving a Coaster bus of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Renewal Movement and a tipper truck in Imo State. The incident occurred on Friday morning, causing gridlock on the busy Owerri-Onitsha Road. The bus and the tipper truck which were coming from the same direction…
Popular social critic, Aisha Yesufu, has mocked Nasir El-Rufai and Yahaya Bello, both former governors of Kaduna and Kogi States, over their current travails. Yesufu in a post on her X handle said Nigerian politicians think eight years in power would last forever. She wrote: “To Nigerian Politicians, 8 years is FOREVER!Little do they know!I…
Scores of people have been killed most of them women by suspected herdsmen in Tilengpat village of Pushit District, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to reports fourteen females and one male were brutally murdered during the attack on Thursday night, with houses and property destroyed in the community. Although the Transition Committee…
Amb. Clem’s Aguiyi, The Transition Committee Chairman (TCC), Njikoka Local Government Area (LGA), has urged the state government to see to the full implementation of the Child’s Rights Act (CRA) and the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP) to curb any form of violence, especially gender-based violence, in our society. Amb. Aguiyi who spoke on…
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has unveiled what has been popularly described as a landmark five-point plan to strengthen the economy and also reduce the rising number of welfare claimants by getting the scroungers back to work. Announcing this five-point plans on Friday, Sunak said he remained compassionate and committed to…
The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, Bids Farewell to Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife a Statesman Par Excellence. Today, the sun sets on a great life well lived, as the sands of time shift to mark the end of an era. As Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, the indomitable Okwadike of Igbo Ukwu and former Governor of…
Major stakeholders in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State have called for peaceful coexistence among the residents of Awka. The call was made at a meeting involving Major stakeholders in Awka to find lasting solution to crimes and gun violence in Awka. Addressing newsmen shortly after the meeting, the Managing Director of Awka…
The attention of the Management of Federal Polytechnic, Oko has been drawn to the news story making the rounds on social media domain and some mainstream media on alleged imposition of examination fee on students by the Management. This is to say the least a disservice and injustice to the Polytechnic Management which has ensured…
The Nigerian Army has released the traditional ruler, Clement Ikolo, earlier declared wanted and arrested over the gruesome murder of 17 soldiers in Delta State on 14 March 2024. The monarch was declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters alongside seven others for alleged involvement in the act. He was released to Senator Ede Dafianone who…
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has withdrawn all police officers attached to the embattled former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The order for the withdrawal was contained in a police wireless message on Friday. The document with reference number: “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34 read in part, “IG has ordered the withdrawal of all policemen…
