President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with service chiefs and other top brass of security agencies at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. The service chiefs had arrived earlier and waited till the President arrived from a function outside the State House. The service chiefs are the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher…
There has still not been a scoreless draw at AFCON 2023, as matchday four delivered another round of surprises and late-game heroics as the underdogs continued to ruffle the feathers of more top teams in Cote d’Ivoire. Two of the games decided on Tuesday were looking destined to end in barren draws before goals came…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, today said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion that rocked the Bodija Area of Ibadan, the state capital on Tuesday was caused by explosive devices stored by illegal miners. According to reports at least 10 persons were feared killed and 15 others hospitalised following the explosion…
The traditional ruler of Aguluezechukwu in Aguata Local Government Area, Igwe F.E. Ebelendu; traditional ruler of Neni in Anaocha Local Government Area, Igwe Onwuamaeze Damian and the traditional ruler of Ojoto in Idemili South Local Government Area, Igwe Gerald Mbamalu, have withdrawn the chieftaincy titles they conferred on the Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah….
There was panic in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening as loud explosion rocked the ancient city, with buildings collapsing due to terrific vibration. Residents said houses and cars far from the scene of the explosion were impacted by the blast wave. According to one resident “We heard a loud bang around 07:30pm….
The ongoing AFCON today produced another huge upset as Namibia beat Tunisia by a line goal in their opening group match Deon Hotto’s 88th-minute header secured victory over Tunisia The Brave Warriors – ranked 115th in the world and without a victory in any of their previous nine Afcon matches – were worthy winners in…
Betta Edu ….Say Funds Received Presidential Approval Nigerians have taken to social media to call for the immediate reinstatement of Dr. Betta Edu as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. According to Sodiq Tade, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who voiced his criticism over the suspension of Dr Betta…
An army officer in the 353 Artillery regiment, Ojo cantonment, Lagos identified as Boyi ThankGod has killed himself. The soldier, attached to Headquarters 35 Artillery Brigade Abeokuta, Ogun State, was said to have suddenly cocked his rifle and shot himself in the head. The incident happened on Monday, a colleague of the deceased disclosed. He…
The commissioner of police in Enugu State, Mr. Kanayo Uzuegbu has described as reckless, misleading, inaccurate, fictitious, and sensational the newspaper report suggesting that seven wedding guests were kidnapped while gunmen ran riot in some parts of the state.The newspaper had on Tuesday reported that the incident which allegedly happened in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area…
Following the rise Kidnapping and other criminal activities, across the country the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a directive to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Department of Operations to arrest the trend. Ekweanaedo News reports that there have been rising cases of kidnapping and armed robbery in Abuja lately. Reacting to the…
