Saturday, 11 January, 2025

Month: September 2020


A 35-year-old pregnant woman, Risikat Saliman, was shot dead during a bloody clash between suspected cult groups at Aleke community in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that dozens of suspected cultists invaded Aleke Read more…


From Isaac Ojo Nnewi 11/09/20 The Anglican Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Rt Rev’d Ndubuisi Obi says Nigeria as presently constituted is not working. Bishop Obi stated this is his presidential speech during the 2020 synod of Nnewi diocese of Anglican Read more…


New Delhi and Beijing have agreed to ratchet down tensions that have been building along the disputed Chinese-Indian border, leading to skirmishes, as they announced a five-point de-escalation plan at a meeting in Moscow. Tensions have been flying high along Read more…


Anambra State government says it will continue to improve thefacilities at the General hospitals across the State through theAnambra State Health Insurance Agency. The Deputy Governor, Dr Nkem Okeke stated this during the inaugurationof an ultrasound machine and a solar Read more…


Anambra State Government has organized a-three-day intensive training for farmers on the use of local materials to design and fabricate agro-dryers and bio-gas technology. The farmers who attended the training in Awka, were also taught how to mitigate post-harvest losses Read more…


A container housing 5,141 Smart Card Readers at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ondo State headquarters has been engulfed by fire.Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, confirmed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency Read more…


The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 197 new cases of COVID-19, with five deaths recorded in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. The agency said that the total confirmed Read more…


President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed the Central Bank of Nigeria ”not to issue a kobo” of the country’s reserves for the importation of food items and fertilizer. Buhari’s directives came as the Federal Government rolls out the Economic Sustainability Read more…


The people of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised the alarm over the alleged clandestine sale of the Kolo Creek Gas Turbine at Imiringi, which supplies electricity to the area and Read more…


An influential Islamic cleric, Sheik Murtala Sokoto, says the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has failed, adding that those who are still praising him saying ‘Sai baba’, are liars and hypocrites. Sokoto said this while delivering a sermon to some Read more…


The Vice President General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr. Charles Odunukwe, has appealed to the Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano to forgive and restore the 13 suspended traditional rulers in the state. In this interview, Chief Odunukwe reminded the governor that Read more…


Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, CP Ahmad Abdurrahman, on Thursday said the police was treating the detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) member with bullet wound to make him fit to face trial.Abdurrahman said this in a statement signed by Read more…