Reports reaching us say the National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Barrister Julius Abure survived an attempt on his life in Abuja. According to the report his house was also gutted by a mysterious fire which started a few minutes after 1AM while Abure and the members of his family were asleep. This was disclosed…
The widow of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has been reintegrated into the Akeredolu family. This decision was made by the Emeabiam Community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, who handed her over to her late husband’s younger brother, Professor Wole Akeredolu. Rotimi Akeredolu, who…
The Chairman, Igbo Community Assembly, Apo in Abuja, Ositadinma Patrick Nwoye, has asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to apologize over alleged derogatory comments he made against the Igbos during the demolition of a housing estate belonging to Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu. The group gave Wike a seven-day ultimatum to issue…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law. This development follows individual reviews by both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the report from the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund. President Tinubu at the brief ceremony said that the…
The 8-year-old girl the lone survivor of a bus crash that killed at least 45 people in South Africa before Easter weekend has been released from hospital on Wednesday. The girl, Atlang Siako is expected to travel to her home in neighboring Botswana, from where the bus was traveling last Thursday on its way to…
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan on Wednesday, killing four people and leaving hundreds as casualties. Taiwan’s government revealed that four people had died in the populated eastern county of Hualien near where the epicentre was, also 711 people injured. The fire department said 77 people remained trapped, some in collapsed buildings in Hualien. Taiwan television…
Trabzonspor have been ordered to play six games behind closed doors after violence broke out following last month’s Turkish Super Lig defeat by Fenerbahce. Fans ran on to the pitch and attacked Fenerbahce players and security forces at Papara Park in Trabzon. Fenerbahce players Jayden Oosterwolde and Irfan Can Egribayat were given one-game bans for…
The federal government is planning an almost 300% increase in electricity tariffs in the coming weeks in a bid to attract investment into the sector. According to the reports, unofficial sources state that electricity firms may hike tariffs for those in urban areas to N200 per kWh, up from N68. Those in urban centres represent…
The Federal Government has reiterated it’s desire l go after individuals with fake university certificates in the country. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, said this at an event in Abuja. According to him, there would be transformation in the education sector with the unveiling of a 13-pillar roadmap. The minister said for proper planning…
Criminal elements in Anambra State have suffered disastrous defeats as Joint Security Force in the State took the fights to their camps in different parts of the State. The gunmen, this time, also lost their high calibre ammunitions and their major strongholds to the joint security force. Announcing this in a press statement made available…
