Some gunmen have kidnapped some persons travelling in a bus at Okene, Kogi State, according to Premium Times. According to a viral post on X, the passengers were travelling from Edo State to Abuja on Wednesday when they were attacked and kidnapped. The bus, according to the post, belongs to Big Joe Motors, a […]
The Court of Appeal, Abuja has nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 others from the Rivers State House of Assembly by the Rivers State High Court. A three-member panel of the appellate court held that the lower court lacked the jurisdiction to grant the exparte order. The court held that Section 272(3) […]
The Federal Government has warned that River flooding will begin by the ending of July, saying 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are likely to be severely impacted. The government also warned that continual flooding might also escalate the cholera presently ravaging some states. Our correspondent reports that as of Wednesday, […]
The Federal Government has warned that the increasing level of flooding and continuous rainfall may worsen the spread of cholera in the country. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation Joseph Terlumum raised the concern while addressing a press conference on Thursday. According to him, a total of 63 deaths and 2,102 suspected cases […]
Polls have opened in the UK general election with the Labour Party, the main opposition, projected to end 14 years of Conservative rule. Polling stations opened at 7am and will close at 10pm when the election can be called for any of the parties. HOW ELECTIONS WORK IN THE UK Voters will elect 650 […]
The Senate of the University of Benin has shut down academic activities at the institution following Wednesday’s protests. Disclosing this in a statement on Thursday, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Benedicta Ehanire, said the shutdown does not affect the non-academic staff. The university also ordered students to vacate their hostels immediately. “Following the refusal […]
A judge of the Upper Customary Court in Kaduna State Janet Gimba who was kidnapped by bandits along with her four children has been released. But three of her children are still in the custody of the abductors. Her husband Musa Gimba confirmed the judge’s release but said that the woman was released without […]
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, declared the Peoples Democratic Party, February 22, 2024, primary election, that produced Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate invalid. Justice Ekwo made the declaration while delivering judgment in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/165/2024, which was instituted by the aggrieved delegates, particularly, one Kelvin Mohammed […]
A teacher, Mrs Faith Nwoye, who flogged nine year old pupil to death, has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment by the Court. The teacher was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment by a special court handling Women and Children related matters in Awka. The incident happened in Landmark International School Mgbakwu, Awka North Local […]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has been urged to reduce the recently increased stallage Fees in Anambra markets, especially Government-owned markets. The Anambra Traders’ Forum who made the appeal in a statement issued and made available to the media in Onitsha, the State commercial hub, lamented that the fees are becoming unbearable for […]
