On Sunday April 4, 2021, Christians in Nigeria joined their counterparts across the globe to mark/celebrate the great feast of Easter. Also called Paschal or Resurrection Sunday, the feast of Easter as we know is a Christian festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has commended the Nigerian military troops over recent gains recorded against Boko Haram fighters in Gwoza LGA of the state. In a statement issued on Monday by the governor’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, said the Zulum authorized the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has said that no Nigerian deserves to be in the country’s prisons, if the Federal Government could arrest, free and rehabilitate deadly criminals including Boko Haram insurgents and others terrorising the country....
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has expressed deep sadness over the passing of the Director of Ford Foundation, West Africa, Innocent Chukwuma, who died on Saturday, April 3. Prof. Osinbajo also commiserated with the family members, friends and associates of the...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, says preliminary investigation has revealed that the overnight attack on the Imo State Police Headquarters and a correctional facility was carried out by members of the Eastern Security Network which was established by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra. In a statement which...
The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has imposed a curfew in Aba and Umuahia metropolis between 10pm and 6am daily from Monday, April 5 till further notice. The decision, according to the government, was as a result of security reports received from multiple sources. The state Commissioner...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says 1,844 inmates escaped following the attack on its custodial centre in Owerri, the Imo State capital. According to a statement by NCoS spokesman, Francis Enobore, the yet to be identified gunmen stormed the facility in the early hours of Monday 5th April 2021,...
An emergency security council meeting between Governor Hope Uzodimma and heads of security agencies in Imo State is about to commence. This meeting is not unconnected to the attack on the Nigeria Correctional Service Imo state command and the Imo state police command which led to the release of...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Sunday received the Torch of Unity for 20th National Sports Festival at the Government House in Benin City. The Governor received the torch from the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, represented by the Ministry’s South-South Director of Sports, Peter...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris has appealed to all Nigerians to be united in order to consolidate peace and developmemt in the country. Alhaji Idirs gave the appeal on Monday, shortly after he was coronated as the “Jekadan Sokoto” in a...
By EBIRERI OVIE, Oyo- The Yoruba Women in Government (YWIG) on Monday accused the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, of threatening peace and security, obstructing justice, distorting facts and embarking on a campaign of blackmail. “We will not fold our arms and allow Gani Adams to rubbish...
All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, on Monday, paid a condolence visit to Mrs Joe Okei-Odumakin, widow of the late activist and columnist, Yinka Odumakin. The former Lagos State governor visited the widow at Odumakin’s Lagos residence. Recalled that Odumakin, who was the spokesman for pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, died...
Gunmen on Monday attacked the Nigerian Correctional Services in Imo State and freed an unspecified number of prison inmates. It was gathered that the attack occurred in the early hours of today, after which the hoodlums set the facility ablaze. During the attack, one person suspected to be a...
Some domestic airlines operators have expressed satisfaction on the level of patronage by passengers travelling to various parts of the country during the Easter celebration. Some of the airlines who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday, said the airlines recorded...
The Police in Sicily on Monday detained a suspected mafia boss during a celebratory dinner after he returned home for Easter. The man suspected of leading the Pagliarelli mafia group had left Italy for Brazil some time ago, but returned to Palermo before Easter, Ansa news agency reported on...
American singer, Quindon Tarver who gained fame as a child for his performance in 1996’s “Romeo + Juliet,” has died at 38 in a car accident in Texas. His uncle, Willie Tarver, told the ‘Daily Beast’ that the singer crashed his car into a wall on the President George...
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Facebook has been working to connect people to accurate information and reduce misinformation on its platforms. Last month it announced the biggest worldwide campaign to promote authoritative information about Covid-19 vaccines – working to remove false vaccine claims, reduce distribution of inaccurate health information, and...
Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun have arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued three travellers along the Ifira-Akoko/Idoani Road in Ose Local Government Area of the State. The victims: Adewale Adebisi, male, 52; Ahan Mary, female, 21; and Ladi Bude, female, 23; were said to...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- A 32 years old son of the District Head of Tureta Local Government Area (name witheld) was accused to have allegedly impregnated a 15 years old and threatened to ostracize her parents from the Asarara village should she reveal his identity. It was gathered that...
The Hall of Residence provided by the organisers of the ongoing National Sports Festival was rejected by athletes and officials of Team Lagos, it was learnt. It was gathered that the team was initially offered Hall IV but rejected it over the rooms’ poor standard. One of the athletes...