There is currently tension among commuters in Lagos as commercial bus drivers under the aegis of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) have insisted on embarking on a seven-day protest. The drivers threatened to withdraw their service starting from Monday, October 31, 2022, over what they described as massive extortion of their […]
Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralized seven suspected terrorists in Kaduna State. In a statement, the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, says the troops of One Division neutralized four of the suspected terrorists during a clearance operation conducted at Maidaro, Kagi Hill, Kusharki and Anguwan Madaki in Birnin Gwari […]
A 30-year-old man, Ernest Lacour has been arrested and charged with deliberately spreading the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Oklahoma City, USA. According to reports, Lacour who was diagnosed with the virus in 2019 has allegedly infected no fewer than three women with HIV in Oklahoma City. MSN said one of the victims who […]
South-East Governors have agreed to form and fund a joint security patrol in the five states that will kick off in December, in order to curb the escalated Insecurity in the zone. In a meeting attended by Governors Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia); Dave Umahi of Ebonyi; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu; Anambra state Deputy Governor, Onyeka […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says no amount of blackmail or fraud will stop its latest innovation, in checking the activities of fraudsters, using its recently launched digital certificate platform. The council’s Head, National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, […]
At least 100 people have been confirmed dead while 300 were wounded as two car bombs exploded at a busy market intersection near the education ministry in Somalia on Saturday. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told reporters on Sunday adding that the attack was the deadliest since a truck bomb exploded at the same […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday meet with security chiefs in the nation’s capital, Abuja, to further review and strengthen the security network in the country. This was revealed last night via a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. The statement explained that the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected calls for the re-ordering of the sequence of the 2023 general elections. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye made this known in an interview with our correspondent on Sunday. A civil society group, Conference of Civil Society of Nigeria, had […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has his backing on the controversy trailing the decision to introduce new naira notes. He said he approved the policy because he was convinced it is in national interest. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba […]
GOVERNORS of Ebonyi, Enugu, and Abia and deputy governors of Anambra and Imo states are currently locked in a marathon meeting in the Enugu government house. Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, who is also the Chairman of South-East Governors Forum is presiding over the meeting that is exclusively for governors and deputies. Among […]
