By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A speeding truck has crushed to death two patrol officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) along Ikot-Ikpene – Aba route on Friday. It was gathered that the crash occured as a result of excessive speed indulged in by the driver of a...
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Eagle Wings, a historic Nollywood film that chronicles Nigerian Air Force (NAF) gallant fight against insurgency in defence of national peace and unity is set for premiere on One Magic (1Magic) on Nov. 26. Scriptwriter and Director of the film, Paul Apel-Papel disclosed this in an interview with News...
As part of our media plans towards Professor Zulum’s re-election, insha’Allah, we have been working behind the scene, to implement a syndicated multimedia plan (combining TV, Radio, Newspapers, online and Social-Media) within a timeline, that should, insha’Allah, start on 1st January, 2023 and run till the March Governorship. Our...
The Egyptian archaeological mission working at a temple in the delta province of Menoufia found several mummies with golden tongues, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Thursday. The tombs, which date back to different eras, including the Late Period of ancient Egypt and the Greco-Roman civilization, contained...
The former president of the National Assembly of São Tome and Principe Delfim Neves is one of the six arrested for the coup attempt this Friday, after four armed men burst into the Army headquarters located in the capital of the archipelago, firing shots. “I want to say to...
The Federal High Court Abuja has issued a warrant for the arrest of the Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Amarachi Iwuanyanwu, following his alleged involvement in a N785 million fraud. In a ruling, Justice Inyang Ekwo, directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),...
Malawi has arrested its Vice President Saulos Chilima and charged him with graft over a bribery scandal involving a British-Malawian businessman, the country’s anti-corruption watchdog said. The president’s deputy — who has been stripped of his powers — has been charged with several counts of corruption and taking bribes...
Mr. Hassan had been living abroad for over two decades. When he made some money, he felt the need to have the property back home. Then, he talked about it with his brother. For one year, Mr. Hassan sent a lot of money to his brother based on the...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – More than 22 institutions in the country, comprising 18 universities, and six polytechnics, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), drawn evenly from the six geopolitical zones in the country, have benefited from a Federal Government’s broadband infrastructure projects designed to accelerate the Nigeria Digital...
Rats in northern India have been accused of eating hundreds of kilograms of cannabis seized from drug dealers and stored in police warehouses. “Rats are small animals, and they aren’t scared of the police,” noted a court in the city of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, after hearing that local police...
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says he will address the infrastructure deficit in the riverine communities in Delta. Tinubu gave the assurance on Friday while addressing the people of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government area of Delta. The former Governor of...
Sen. Ubs Sani, Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, says he initiated the amendment to the AMCON Act to recover over N4.7 trillion owed government by a few individuals. Sani who is also the Kaduna State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made...
As far back as 1905, the Spanish philosopher George Santayana in his work, The Life of Reason, made the eternal aphorism: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This simply means that people who do not learn from the mistakes of the past are going...
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has reiterated that his presidential ambition is for the future of the country irrespective of tribe and religion. Obi said this in Enugu on Friday at a ”Shape the Future” conference organised by a group called the Boys Champion (BC)....
Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday said the steady increase in headline inflation from 15.60 per cent in January to 20.77 per cent in September was consistent with global trends. Emefiele said this at the 57th Annual Bankers Dinner, organised by the Chartered institute...
The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch, on Friday staged a peaceful protest at the institution’s Mini Campus over withheld salaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the union members staged the protest following the ‘No Work No Pay’ policy and court order...
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has signed N138 billion budget for 2023 fiscal year into law. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, on Friday said that the governor signed the bill into law on Thursday night. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state...
The Chairman of The Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, says the commission has secured 3,328 convictions against financial crimes in 2022. Its spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren stated in Abuja on Friday that Bawa made the pronouncement in Port Harcourt, while declaring open a workshop on...
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has commiserated with the Okposo family and people of Isoko in the state over the passing of renowned gospel singer, Sammie Okposo. Okowa’s condolence was conveyed in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, on Friday in Asaba. According to him,...
The World Cup hopes of Qatar were left hanging by a thread after a 3-1 loss to Senegal. The result leaves the host bottom of Group A and facing elimination just five days after they opened the tournament with a 2-0 loss to Ecuador. If Ecuador fail to beat...