A commander of the Islamic State of the West African Province, ISWAP, Abu Muhammed, has executed his deputy, Abu Darda, for enabling military operation into their camp in Mukdolo and Bone villages, which led to the killing of 41 fighters, including Abu-Zahra Munzir. This came as troops of the Joint Task Force of Operation […]
Prof. Pat Utomi, a Nigerian Political Economist says Nigeria must punish all offenders in the 2023 general elections or risk truncating the nation’s democracy Utomi, the Convener of BIG-TENT, a coalition of Political Parties, Social Movements and Civil Society Organisations for Peter Obi-Baba-Ahmed Datti, made this remark at a news conference on Monday in […]
The House of Representatives’ will on April 11, 2023, grill ministers and other heads of ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government as well as oil companies and banks over the alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil valued at $2.4bn. The House’ Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate Alleged Loss […]
A High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Monday sentenced a domestic worker, Joseph Ogbu, to death by hanging for killing his employer, an 89-year-old grandmother, Adejoke John, and her daughter, Oreoluwa, at their home in the Surulere area of the state. Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay handed down the verdict after she found the […]
The Chairman of the Elders forum of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, on Monday described as fake news a report credited to him (Iwuanyanwu) that he said the Yorubas were political rascals. Iwuanyanwu made this known to newsmen in Owerri, while dissociating himself from the said story, during his outing at Awka, Anambra […]
No fewer than 1,000 aged women from across the 13 local government areas of Nasarawa State on Monday held a protest in Lafia, the state capital, seeking a review of the recently conducted governorship election in the state. The woman, who were dressed half-naked with leaves in their hands, sang emotional songs in Hausa […]
A fire outbreak has destroyed a branch of First Bank PLC located at Ahiara junction in Mbaise, Imo state. A source told correspondent that the fire which emanated from a petroleum refilling station nearby destroyed assets worth millions of Naira at the bank. It was learnt that the bank’s structure, assets and money were […]
The immediate past governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has withdrawn from the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state scheduled for April 15. Ihedioha made the announcement in a letter he addressed to the national chairman of the party dated March 27. The ex governor said that he was withdrawing […]
Arthur Egwim, a member of Imo State House of Assembly, is dead. He was said to have passed on after a brief illness. The ranking lawmaker, who had represented Ideato North State Constituency, was first elected to the Imo State House of Assembly in 2015. He was re- elected in 2019 on the platform […]
The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu has stepped aside as the chairman of the party. Ayu was replaced by the Deputy National Chairman, (North) Umar Iliya Damagum. Damagum will assume office as the Acting National Chairman of the PDP, pending the determination of the case in court. Recall […]
