Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya and child education advocate has played chess nonstop for 58 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children’s education across Africa through the record attempt that began on Wednesday. He…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he is running out of patience over UK’s inability to push through its flagship Rwanda deportation plan, as he prepares to publish legislation to force the controversial policy past the courts. Sunak is under intense pressure from members of his governing Conservative Party after the Rwanda plan — which Tory…
The palace of the late traditional ruler of Umuezeokaoha community in Ebonyi State, Eze Igboke Ewa, was set ablaze by arsonists just three days before his burial. The monarch was shot dead by gunmen in his place during the 2023 electioneering period. His assailants were said to have shot him repeatedly in the night when…
Members of a local security outfit known as “Say No to Crime” have killed no fewer than two members of the unknown gunmen, who attempted to burn down the newly rebuilt police station in Agwa Community in Oguta local government area of Imo State. Agwa police divisional headquarters had witnessed several attacks in the past…
The naira depreciated three times against the dollar in the last week in the foreign exchange market. FMDQ data indicated that the naira depreciated to N1,169.99 per dollar at the foreign exchange market on Friday, compared to N1,154.08 on Thursday. This represents a loss of N15.91 compared to the figure traded the previous day….
Two commissioners from Ebonyi State Mr. Victor Chukwu and his counterpart Mr. Jude Okpor reportedly fought shamelessly in public during the defection ceremony of chieftains of the PDP into the APC held at Ebiaji, Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The two commissioners Victor Chukwu, commissioner of Environment and Jude Okpor, the commissioner…
A man from central Indiana who won a primary election for a township board position while charged with killing his estranged wife has been found guilty of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. A Boone County jury convicted Andrew Wilhoite, 41, of Lebanon on Thursday. Wilhoite was charged with murder in the death of his…
FG inaugurates 28-man committee on activities to mark Tinubu’s one-year anniversary The federal government has inaugurated a 28-man inter-ministerial committee on activities to mark the one-year in office of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Committee is to be chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. George Akume. Members are the Chief…
The traditional ruler of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state, Alhaji Abdulmutalib Jankada, has been killed . He was killed by gunmen who invaded his palace on Thursday night. According to witnesses, the assailants who rode into Sansani town on motorcycles, sneaked into the palace to gun down their target. The…
The King of Ewu Kingdom, HRM Clement Ikolo has opened up on how the army treated him while in detention over the brutal killing of 17 military personnel in his domain of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. According to reports Ovie Ikolo said the military accorded him fair treatment,…
