The Nigerian Army says soldiers killed in the Okuama community in Delta State are to be buried on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the National Cemetery, Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the Nigerian Army’s X handle on Tuesday, adding that the burial will be held by 3pm. President Bola Tinubu is…
Declan Rice says he hopes to convince his Arsenal team-mate Ben White to make an international U-turn and become available to play for England. White has starred for the Premier League leaders this season but has not featured in the national team squad since the 2022 World Cup. The 26-year-old returned early from Qatar for…
In honour of late governorship aspirant Dr. Paul Akintelure, A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Wale Akinterinwa, has suspended his political activities Akinterinwa said the suspension of political activities was to honour the death of a fellow aspirant, The former Commissioner had planned to commence his political activities ahead of the APC…
The Port Harcourt division of the Rivers State High Court has ruled that Celestine Omehia is not a former governor of Rivers State and as such not entitled to the pensions meant for former governors and their deputies. Ruling on the matter brought before the court by Omehia, Justice Daketima Kio said that the counterclaim…
Nigerian content creator Pelumi Nubi, who embarked on a solo road trip from London to Lagos, has had an accident. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, she shared a picture of her now-wrecked car, revealing severe damage to the front and a shattered windscreen. The accompanying video shows her being carried in an ambulance, with…
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has hiked the benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points to 24.75 percent. This is according to a Tuesday communique by the CBN governor Yemi Cardoso after the second MPC meeting of his tenure in Abuja. The new interest rate is a jump from…
Community stakeholders in Ukwulu, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, have come forward to support the Special Anti-Cultism Squad, SPACAS, Obosi Sector, Anambra State, amidst allegations of unethical practices. They dismiss the claims as malicious and aimed at discrediting the anti-cult efforts. In response to recent allegations made against the Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SPACAS)…
A High Court in Kano has sentenced to death by hanging a 47-year-old Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, for the murder of his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani The tragic incident occurred on September 16, 2022, at Janbulo Quarters in Kano. Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji, who presided over the case, delivered the judgment on Tuesday. “The defendant’s testimony…
The Empowerment Foundation, led by Founder and Chairperson Amb. Onyinye Gift Uwaechia, has opened a health post in Onitsha to provide healthcare services to the less privileged. The inauguration ceremony, held at Living Christ Nursery and Primary School, also saw the awarding of scholarships to 100 underprivileged pupils in the state. The Empowerment Foundation, a…
The Labour Party’s planned national convention, originally scheduled to take place at the International Conference Centre in Umuahia, Abia state, has been relocated to Nnewi in Anambra state, leaving some party members caught off guard. In a letter dated March 20, signed by the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, and the party’s National…
