The new Catholic parish, St Paul’s at Akaboukwu Uruagu, Nnewi hosted the Most Rev Dr Hillary-Paul Odili Okeke who officiated the Sacrament of confirmation ceremony on the successful candidates. What became apparent was the sheer number of candidates who were Read more…
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says he dumped the PDP to join APC and back President Muhammadu Buhari’s election in 2015 because he is not tribalistic. He spoke on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital while receiving some Read more…
Former Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party has been declared winner of the Bayelsa West Senatorial District by-election. He polled a total of 115,257 votes to defeat his rival, Peremobowei Ebebi of the All Progressives Congress Read more…
…As Musician Demands N10m Compensation The Rivers State Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Police brutality has struck out three petitions for lack of jurisdiction. This is as a musician, Nnamdi Obi, has demanded for N10million as compensation for the trauma Read more…
The Yoruba Council of Elders and the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes have paid tributes to Chief Harry Akande, who died at the age of 77 on Saturday. The YCE in a condolence message on Sunday by its Secretary-General, Dr Read more…
The leaders of Southwest in the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, initiate the process of restructuring the country.The leaders argued that restructuring would address structural imbalances fuelling agitation for a Read more…
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has ordered the immediate suspension of his Chief of Staff, Dr Anthony Agbazuere. A statement issued on Sunday in Umuahia by Mr Chris Ezem, the Secretary to the State Government, said the Permanent Secretary, Government House, Read more…
The assassination of senior Iranian military researcher Mohsen Fakhrizadeh involved sophisticated electronic equipment controlled via satellite link, a senior official said. The scientist was gunned down in an ambush last week. This piece of information comes from General Ramezan Sharif, Read more…
The Joint Anglican Youth Forum of the Diocese of Nnewi Anglican Communion on Saturday held a table tennis competition. The tournament was sponsored by the Anambra State Commissioner for Transport, Hon Afam Mbanefo. In his speech, the president of Young Read more…
Pioneer secretary of South East Peoples Assembly and associate professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Abuja, Dr. Promise Onyewuchim Okoro, has said there is no provision for consensus candidate in the constitution of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Read more…
The federal government announced on Saturday that the United States has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians seeking visas to the country with effect from December 3. Disclosing this at the weekend, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Read more…
Buratai said those claiming protesters were killed were seeing “double.” The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, has insisted that nobody was killed during the #EndSARS protest at Lekki toll gate in Lagos State on October 20. Buratai said Read more…