Category: News

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSoutheast leaders have demanded the immediate release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu from President Muhammadu Buhari. The leaders made the plea in an address during a meeting with Buhari at the Executive Council Chambers, New Government House Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state Chairman of Southeast Traditional…

Reading Time: 2 minutesA Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, (TBS) has adjourned the case of a Danish man, Peter Nielsen till May 20 for judgment, he is accused of killing his Nigerian wife Zainab and three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile was scheduled to deliver the judgment on Friday. But court officials…

Reading Time: 2 minutesProf. Babagana Umara Zulum the Governor of Borno State name connotes competence, accountability, passion, and resilience. He is one of the few public office holders that has shown that governance is not rocket science. The way he goes about discharging his duties as the number one man in the state is…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteProfessor Babagana Zulum, the Governor of Borno State has approved the dissolution of the State Executive Council. Usman Shuwa, The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), announced the dissolution of the governor’s cabinet on Thursday, saying it was with immediate effect. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAminu Tambuwal Sokoto State governor has approved the appointment of Prince Daniel as Spokesperson for his presidential campaign. Tambuwal is seeking nomination as the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party Daniel is a multi-award winning Broadcaster, a United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace, an International Conference Speaker and a…

Reading Time: 2 minutesLagos State government has again placed an indefinite suspension on the entire ad-hoc teams of the Committee on Removal of Abandoned Vehicles (RAVC) operating in the 20 local councils and 37 Local Council Development Area (LCDAs) in Lagos State with immediate effect A statement by the Ministry of Transport on Friday…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 20- year-old student, Ebere Obasi, who allegedly sexually harassed a 15-year-old, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Obasi, whose address was not provided, with a count charge of sexual harassment of a minor. The student, however, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, DSP Kehinde…

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Malam Mu’azu Sambo the Minister of State for Works and Housing says the Nigerian Government has completed about 6,000 housing units across the country He said, the houses are funded by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). Sambo told the News Agency of…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo sisters, Sarah, 27 and Felicia David, 25, has been sentenced to five months imprisonment each for beating up their neighbour by Kaduna chief Magistrates court. The sisters, who reside in Sabon Tasha, Kaduna, pleaded guilty to assault, mischief and joint act. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, however, gave them an option…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe varsity’s management reiterated its April 26 announcement on Thursday that academic activities would resume on Monday, May 9 for the continuation of the second semester 2020/2021 academic session The varsity branch of ASUU, however, countered that academic activities would not resume as it had not pulled out of the ongoing…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree governors of the southeast region, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State; Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state and Hope Uzodimma of Imo state on Thursday received President Muhammadu Buhari at the Akanu Ibiam International airport, Enugu. Buhari whose flight touched down t at 12.45 pm was on his way to Ebonyi…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 85-year-old Pope Francis, who has suffered from pain in his knee, used a wheelchair for the first time at a public event on Thursday. He was wheeled into the Paul VI hall at the Vatican for a meeting of a Catholic organisation of sisters and nuns, according to an…