Several persons have been injured and houses destroyed following a recent communal clash between Anaku and Omor Communities of Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was learnt that the clash which ensued between the two agrarian communities sharing a boundary, followed a dispute over a land which...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- The Bauchi Emirate Council has suspended the member representing Bauchi Federal Constituency in the House of Reps, Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi, as the traditional title holder of Wakilin Birnin Bauchi indefinitely. The suspension was contained in a three-paragraph letter to that effect with reference number BEC/ADM/20/VOL.X...
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has said that his administration is working closely with other southern states to tackle insecurity in the region, adding that the ban on open grazing would be enforced. The ban on open grazing was part of the resolutions of the governors of the southern...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu- The police authority in Enugu State have arrested 17 suspected cultists who were involved in an armed robbery and attempted murder. The suspects,15 males and two females, were seen in possession of three firearms, two live cartridges, one motor vehicle, one tricycle, and six mobile...
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has said it would begin the execution of 35 projects in Taraba in line with its mandate. The Commissioner, representing North East in the Commission, Chief David Kente, made the disclosure on Sunday while speaking with newsmen in Jalingo. He said that two...
By EMMANUEL IZAH, Benin- Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he never believed in the use of temporary political office to punish people. He made the assertion on Saturday in Benin, while delivering an address at the 50th birthday celebration of Apostle Charles Osazuwa, President of the Rock...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna- The Management of Kaduna Electric has linked the current total power blackout in Kaduna State to the ongoing five-day warning strike embarked by labour unions in the state. The Head of Corporate Communication of the company, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued to...
By AUSTIN-FAIR NWAULU, Lagos- Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Mary Njoku, says women are humans and not robots, while lamenting the way society views women, coupled with the fact that some are working class women. The filmmaker took to her instagram handle @maryremmynjoku to made this statement, while reacting to...
The Itori Unit Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State has identified driving against traffic as a major challenge confronting its personnel on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The Itori Unit Commander, Mr Shamaki Yerima, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday...
HARUNA AHMED, Kano- The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of 16-year-old, identified as Aisha Muhammad, who allegedly fell into a well at Ja’en, behind Masallacin Juma’a in Kano on Saturday night. The Public Relations Officer (PRO), Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who disclosed this in...
Seven Indonesians drowned after an overloaded boat capsized because of tourists attempting a selfie in a reservoir on Java island, police said Sunday. The accident happened when all 20 passengers suddenly moved to the one side of the vessel to take a group photo on Saturday in the Boyolali...
Pope Francis celebrated mass in honour of conflict-ridden Myanmar Sunday, repeating his calls for an end to violence in the country roiled by months of bloodshed. The mass inside the Vatican’s Saint Peter’s Basilica came after several appeals for peace in recent months by Francis, who visited Myanmar in...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to “use their good offices to urgently probe and refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies fresh allegations that N4.1 billion of public money...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja-A humanitarian organisation based in the United States of America, Achana Legacy Foundation, has donated boimedical equipment worth millions of naira to boost primary healthcare centres in the Federal Capital Territory. Some of the items donated include Electric, Hill-Rom, Advanta worth $2,800.00, CV Arts, CV Split,...
The Speaker House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has promised to support lawmakers in providing good representative democracy to enhance the lives of Nigerians. Mr Gbajabiamila, stated this at the empowerment programme of the House Minority Leader, Mr. Ndudi Elumelu, in Asaba, Delta State. Represented by the Deputy Minority...
By ESTHER EZE, Abuja- A Non-Governmental Organization, Doctorz, has offered free medical check-up to over 500 widows and orphans across the Federal Capital Territory ?FCT), Abuja. Administrator of the NGO, Mr Samson Ocholi said the event was to compliment government’s efforts in achieving universal health coverage. Mr. Ocholi said...
Leicester City has won the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s 137-year history on Saturday as Youri Tielemans’s sensational strike beat Chelsea 1-0 in front of 22,000 fans at Wembley. The largest crowd for a sports event in England, since the coronavirus pandemic hit 14 months,...
Lagos Judicial panel on Restitution for victims of SARS-Related Abuses has again given cheques of eleven million naira to two petitioners, the family of the late Rasheed Olanrewaju Kareem and Adebayo Yinka. The Judicial panel found officers of the Nigeria Police Force culpable for brutality. The widow of late...
A Zimbabwe’s High Court has ruled that the president’s extension of the chief justice’s term of office by five years is illegal. A group of lawyers had challenged the move which followed a recent constitutional amendment passed by parliament that raised the retirement age of senior judges from 70...