Wednesday, 01 May, 2024

Month: July 2020


Gunmen attack bullion van, kill policeman July 29, 2020FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Gunmen have killed four policemen escorting a bullion van in Ebonyi. The gunmen, The Nation gathered, tried to intercept the van at Ezzamgbo junction, in Ohaukwu local government area. The van Read more…


Three members of a gang who attempted to rob the branch of an old generation bank in Okeho, Oyo State were on Wednesday set ablaze by an angry mob. The robbers attacked the bank at about 3pm with a dynamite Read more…


A 20-year-old girl, Chioma Dioke, yesterday narrated how kidnappers forced her elder brother to have sexual intercourse with her  inside bush called Sambisa forest located in Ezzagu in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Chioma, her brother and another victim Read more…


The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday in Abuja said there has been no election into the executive committee of the Anambra State Football Association. Ibrahim Gusau, a member of the federation’s Executive Committee, made this disclosure in a statement Read more…


The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has observed that the investigations of loans taken by the Federal Government could send wrong signal to the lenders. Amaechi made the observation at an investigative hearing organised by the House of Representatives Read more…


Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Wednesday signed the revised 2020 budget of N146,374,641,080.00 into law, as against the earlier approved budget of N169,557,658,300.00. The revised 2020 budget of N146.4 billion represents 13.67 per cent reduction in the initial Read more…


The Founder of Victory Revival Fasting & Prayer Ministry in Warri, Delta State, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe, who allegedly raped a 19-year-old girl, has been granted bail. A Delta State High Court II sitting in Warri which granted the bail had Read more…


The US will begin redeploying troops stationed in Germany within weeks, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said. Some 12,000 troops will move – around half will be brought home, and half will move to European countries like Italy. Esper told Read more…


A top Russian scientist says the country will be able to make enough anti-coronavirus vaccine for a nationwide immunization by early 2021. However, he warns it’ll take some time before its effectiveness can be properly measured. Alexander Sergeyev, President of Read more…


Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has released the final report of past crashes, thus bringing to 31 the final report, released under the management of Mr Akin Olateru, since he took over the running of the bureau in 2017, including Read more…


The recent installation of Rotarian Abuchi Nwozor as the eleventhPresident of Rotary club of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, District9142 has continued to attract felicitations from his friends andassociates. One of the awardees at the event and the Member representing AwkaNorth Read more…


Access Bank Plc has unveiled the second edition of its Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton programme that offers female entrepreneurs in Africa access to finance, business trainings and mentoring opportunities. Ayona Trimnell, Group Head W Initiative, Access Bank, at the launch of the Read more…