A book on ‘Igbo question’ written by Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State will be launched today in Owerri, the state capital. The book, ‘Reflections on the Igbo question’ will be presented by noon under the chairmanship of a former Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd). A statement issued Friday said guests expected at […]
Gunmen have killed the traditional ruler of the Atta ancient kingdom in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Edwin Azike, who was kidnapped last Thursday. The Imo state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Command Micheal Abattam confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri, on Friday. The police said: “Yes, the man was killed and […]
Press Statement; .…Wants FG to complete projects and urged staff to wake up to their duties Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), has decried the poor State of infrastructure and services at Alex Ekwueme Teaching Hospital, Abakiliki in Ebonyi State. The group in a statement in Abakiliki, the capital lamented that there was no enough space for […]
There was wild jubilation on the streets of Nembe following the news of the ‘killing’ of the wellhead which had been spilling oil and gas since last month. The Executive Director of Programs, African Centre for Justice and Human Rights, Miss Chinomso Nduka Edede who has been in Bayelsa monitoring events since the spill, praised […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay the Convener, #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, the sum of N2 million over the unlawful seizure of his mobile phone in 2019 at the point of his arrest. Justice Anwuli Chikere, in a judgment, also ordered the DSS to release forthwith […]
The Federal Government says it has started rejecting COVID-19 vaccines with short shelf life or those that cannot be delivered on time. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this while reacting to the report that one million COVID vaccines in the country have expired. Citing at least two sources, Reuters said the expired doses […]
A group under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Groups, on Wednesday, condemned the plan by the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidy, threatening to mobilise the entire people of the region to resist it. CNG said the plan by the government to increase the pump price of fuel to N340 per litre has continued […]
Former member of the House of Representatives, Ned Nwoko, has opened up about his separation from his Moroccan wife, Laila, revealing the reasons for the end of their marriage. A statement from Nwoko’s media team via his Instagram page also dispelled rumours that his separation was linked to the use of a local aphrodisiac called […]
A 30-year-old landlord’s son, Nurudeen Adegboyega, on Wednesday, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting a tenant with a bottle. The police charged Adegboyega, who resides in Aboru, Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos State, with assault. The defendant committed the offence on Oct. 2 at 9:00 a.m., in his residence; the Prosecution Counsel, Insp […]
The Lagos State Government has shut down Bab Fafunwa Millennium School, Ojodu, popularly known as Ojodu Grammar School, until January 2022. This followed the accident that occurred at about 2.15pm on Tuesday. A DAF truck with Registration No. APP 438 YA rammed into a crowd of students, killing some and injuring others. Although there are […]
