Thursday, 23 January, 2025

Month: March 2021


The Lagos Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of SARS related abuses Friday awarded N7.5 million as compensation to Marc Chidebere Nwadi, who was illegally detained for six years by some operatives of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Read more…


The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, has refuted reports that he said money for the purchase of arms for the military was missing under the former service chiefs. The NSA said he was quoted out of context in the interview Read more…


A student of Abia State Polytechnic, Aba who gave his name as Uzoma Samuel (25) from Umuomi village in Obingwa Local Government Area of the state and five other suspects have been arrested for the killing of two operators of Read more…


Former Governor of Enugu State and Senator representing Enugu East in the Senate, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, has lamented over the demise of a foremost political leader in the state, Dr Joe Nwodo. Senator Nnamani said the death of Dr Nwodo Read more…


Seventy-Eight Ebonyi State First class graduates have called on the state government to come out openly and give the public a proper account of the alleged scholarship given to them. According to them, the constant radio jingles that said the Read more…


The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously approved a civil lawsuit settlement worth $27 million with the estate of George Floyd, over his death while being detained by police last year. The settlement includes $500,000 to be sent to the neighborhood Read more…


Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, king of South Africa’s Zulu nation, has passed away after contracting Covid-19. He was praised for preserving traditional culture while leading his people through apartheid and the AIDS epidemic. Zwelithini, 72, died on Friday at a hospital Read more…


There was palpable tension in the Okuku capital of Odo-Otin Local Government Area, Osun State on Thursday when robbers invaded a new generation bank in the community and killed two persons. The Nation gathered the robbers invaded the bank around 3:10pm Read more…


A bill for a law to provide life pension for former governors and deputy governor of Enugu has scaled through the first reading at the State House of Assembly The Executive bill, which was presented for first reading during the Read more…


Farmers and cattle rearers in Ekiti State on Thursday agreed that the establishment of cattle ranches would help resolve the lingering crisis and tension between them in the state. The state chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Ekiti State, Mr Read more…


Says I want peace to reign in Imo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday met with the former governor of Imo State and senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha, over the feud between him and Governor Hope Uzodinma, at Read more…


Chief Chinedu Obidigwe is the member representing Anambra East/West Federal Constituency, Anambra State at the National Assembly and the Vice Chairman, Environment Committee. He is a former, Senior Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on political matters. He speaks on various Read more…