Gunmen have attacked and razed Okwelle Divisional Police Headquarters situated in the Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo state. Our correspondent gathered that the hoodlums struck midnight when there was no police officer on duty. According to an indigene of the area, the attack has caused uneasy calm in the area. The recent attack […]
The Ukrainian army said on Tuesday that it had shot down several Russian fighter planes as Russia’s invasion of its neighbour country entered its sixth day. Five Russian fighter planes and a helicopter were shot down during aerial attacks on Monday, the Ukrayinska Pravda newspaper and the Ukrainian air force reported. The planes were […]
The House of Representatives has voted for financial and administrative autonomy for local government councils across the Federation. The House also voted to amend the Constitution to grant autonomy to State Legislature and Judiciary. However, the bill that seeks to grant the National Assembly the power to override a presidential veto on an amendment […]
Ninety-two Senators have voted to pass the Local Government Financial Autonomy Bill, TheNation reports. More to follow…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama on Monday defended the Federal Government’s response to the evacuation of Nigerians in Ukraine. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the Minister said it was difficult to plan ahead because the Nigerian government didn’t know how the situation would evolve. “The majority of people did not know […]
A septuagenarian, Ohalete Njoku, who allegedly murdered his younger brother, Austin Njoku, yesterday, over a land tussle in Umumbasi, Amaraku, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, has been handed over to the police. It was gathered that the youths of the area, who carried out the arrest, strapped the suspect with palm […]
Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), says the “escalating violence” in Ukraine must “stop now”. He said this on Monday while delivering an address at the UN General Assembly’s emergency special session on Ukraine. The ongoing invasion, which is currently in its fifth day, has left hundreds dead and thousands wounded. Speaking […]
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, has been warned to avoid making unguarded statements against the Department of State Services, DSS and other security agencies in the country. Dr. Ayu had in a political function in Owerri said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will not use the security agents […]
Gunmen have killed three persons in Isuofia community, Aguata local government area of Anambra State. Isuofia is the community of the Anambra State governor-elect and former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Prof Charles Soludo It was gathered that the gunmen invaded a petrol station where they killed the three persons. During the […]
China has started evacuating its citizens from Ukraine, state media reported Tuesday, amid fears for their safety due to the invasion by Beijing’s ally Russia but also reports of resulting hostility from angry Ukrainians. Some 600 Chinese students were evacuated Monday from Kyiv and the southern port city of Odessa, the state-run Global Times […]
