The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has confirmed the electrocution of a barbing salon operator in Nsukka over alleged vandalism of electricity installation in the area. The company identified the deceased as Tochukwu Onah (alias Toshiba), a barber and an indigene of Ede-Oballa Community (the same community where the...
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The Lagos State Deputy Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Funke Akindele says the party will make Ikorodu area attractive to local and foreign investors, if elected in the forthcoming election. She stated this during a Thanksgiving Service organised to appreciate God for putting her on the...
The Police Command in Plateau says it has rescued the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Pankshin, SP Nwapi Augustus, who was abducted by gunmen. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Serving Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, says he foresees a new Nigeria after the forthcoming general elections. Bakare, who doubles as the Convener, Save Nigeria Group (SNG), stated this during his State of the Nation address, which also doubled as his new year...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has busted another Tramadol cartel in Lagos with the seizure of millions of opioids pills and bottles worth over N5 billion from a warehouse at the weekend. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has flagged off 2023 Nigeria Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at Ramat square Maiduguri. Zulum also launched the appeal fund for the 2023 Emblem for the Armed Forces Remembrance Day with a sum of 10 million Naira (10,000,000) and...
Those who are chroniclers of history often deploy subjective and partial recording to suit their aim. They usually want history to be revised in the opposite direction to suit their egos, and to confuse the younger generation of Nigerians. The facts of history concerning the failed third term bid...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, has promised that he will not rig himself into office, harass or intimidate anyone during next month’s gubernatorial election in the state. Governor Mohammed, who stated this when he paid homage to the District Head of Itas during...
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo says his administration has restored the principles of true democracy in the state, through the execution of people-oriented projects. In a broadcast to mark his three years in office on Sunday in Owerri, Uzodimma attributed the successes so far achieved within the period to...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said 16 persons died and 83 sustained various degrees of injury in the truck accident involving PDP supporters in Plateau. The FRSC said that the truck was conveying 99 supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) when it crashed on Saturday evening...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country in two weeks, with Lagos State recording 27 cases. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Sunday, adding that Edo, Kano, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Plateau and the Federal Capital...
The Force Public Relations Officers (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has debunked the story in the social media that some police officers were planning to protest over unpaid salary arrears. Adejobi on Sunday posted on the Police/Media Chat Platform, stressing that the Nigeria Police Force does not pay the salaries...
Sen. Sandy Onor, Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River on Sunday kick-started his campaign with service at the Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Calabar. In the service, officiated by Rev. Fr. Cletus Udoh, Onor told the congregation as well as party faithful who tropped...
The remains of seven personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), ambushed and killed by bandits has been laid to rest in Kaduna State. This is contained in a statement by NSCDC Director Public Relations, Mr Olusola Odumosu, on Sunday in Abuja. Odumosu recalled that the...
Veteran Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson has debunked rumours of having cancer , expressing gratitude to fans for their calls and prayers over the worrisome news. The renowned actress, who took to her Instagram page on Sunday in a video clip to clarify the rumours of her having cancer, said...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin City – The joint security forces in Edo State have rescued no fewer than 12 Igueben train station kidnapped victims. The Commissioner of Police in Edo, Mr Mohammed Dankwara disclosed this on Sunday in a statement in Benin. It would be recalled that unknown gunmen...
The APC in Plateau has suspended its campaign tour for three days, in honour of some supporters of the PDP who died in an auto-accident along Panyam -Pankshin road in the state. This is contained in a statement by the APC Governorship Candidate, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda through the spokesman...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Police Command has deployed reinforcements to track down suspected killers of Catholic Priest, Very Rev. Fr. Issac Achi of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Paikoro LGA of the state on Sunday. The police spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, stated this in...
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday receive “African Award for Strengthening Peace’’ in Nouakchott, Mauritania, for his leadership role in promoting peace on the continent, through regular inventions, counsels and conciliatory position. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, confirmed this development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger has condemned the killing of a Catholic Priest in Paikoro Local Government Area of the state. A statement issued by Daniel Atori, media aide to the CAN Chairman, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna on Sunday in Minna...