RULAAC said it had received disturbing information about the alleged ongoing indiscriminate mass arrests, harassment and brutalisation of people and residents of Umulogho Obowo community in Imo State. The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has called on the Imo police commissioner to ensure the restoration of public order and guarantee the safety…
Face to face battle between Biafra’s controlled Black Marine and the Brigadier Intervention Rapide (BIR) has claimed the lives of 11 persons in Abana, former headquarters of Bakassi Peninsula. According to report, deadly gunfire ensued between the two factions who are battling for control of the Peninsula at 11am on Saturday. Confirmations from sources revealed…
The Abia Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwumelie has confirmed the arrest of two males over the kidnapping of an Abia State University Uturu, lecturer Prof. Godwin Emezue on the 26th of January. Professor Godwin Emezue, was kidnapped while purchasing fuel at a filling station at Umuopara in Umuahia South LGA, close to his country home….
Super Falcons captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, says the team will do all it can to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after their slim 1-0 win over rivals South Africa in the first leg of their final qualifier. Nigeria is looking to make a return to the Olympics after a 16-year absence, having last featured…
Millions are hoping for clear skies as anticipation grows ahead of Monday’s total solar eclipse. Forecasters are predicting cloudy conditions in northern Mexico, Texas and parts of the Great Lakes region. Better weather is expected in western Mexico and parts of the US Midwest, with clear spring skies likely in New England and Canada. The…
The Federal High Court in Abuja will today (Monday) resume sitting in the lawsuit filed by the embattled Deputy Governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, challenging the move by the state House of Assembly to impeach him. Justice I. E. Ekwo had on March 28 adjourned till April 8 (today) for the defendants in the…
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Akoka, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, on Sunday, received the London-Lagos solo driver, Pelumi Nubi, on the campus. Nubi, a travel content creator, embarked on her solo trip in a car on January 30, 2024, and arrived at the Nigeria-Benin Republic border on Sunday morning. 28-year-old Nubi’s father, Timothy Nubi, is a…
A dog missing from California has been reunited with its owners after turning up almost nine months later – and more than 2,000 miles away from the family home. Terrier mix Mishka went missing from San Diego in mid-July last year and her owners’ social media pleas for information failed to deliver any leads. Fast…
A 46-year-old woman identified as Melissa Sloan has been barred from attending church service because of the tattoos on her body. The incident happened at the Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, where the mother of seven was also said to have been ‘kicked out of church service’ by a priest, because of her 800 inking’s Reports…
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, arrived in Lagos State for the Eid-El-Fitr celebrations. The President left Abuja and was welcomed to Lagos by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale had in a statement on Saturday said “the President will observe the moment in prayers for Nigeria and with family”. “The President will continue official…
