At least 62 people were killed last week (February 20-26) by non-state actors across Nigeria. The victims included nine security personnel: four policemen, four personnel of the civil defence and one officer of the anti-drug agency, NDLEA. The remaining 53 Read more…
Month: February 2022
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the outcome of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries will astound Nigerians. He said whoever that emerges of all the aspirants should be rest assured that the entire party would rally round Read more…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and former governorship candidate in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, has described the newly signed 2022 Electoral Act, as the “end of the road” for corrupt politicians who rely on subverting the electoral process. Nwosu, Read more…
The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has rejected the results of the local council election in the State, blaming Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) for alleged irregularities in the exercise. The leadership of Enugu Read more…
At least nine mourners including a traditional ruler have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Mbacher area of Katsina-Ala local government area of Benue State. Our correspondent gathered from the locals that the gunmen in their numbers stormed the Read more…
Chief Ossy Ibe mourns the late Chief Gabriel Ofoma (Ojemba Nnewi), founder and Proprietor of Ofoma Associates. Unknown gunmen killed Chief Ofoma on Awka-Etiti Iseke road on his way back to Port Harcourt from Nnewi. Chief Ibe said that he Read more…
A massive transformation is taking place at the NAUTH permanent site, where active ongoing projects litter across the breadth and length of the hospital’s permanent site. What amazes a lot of people is that these developments are taking place at Read more…
: Here is the summary of ten key provisions of the new ELECTORAL ACT LAW as signed today by President Buhari. Clause 29(1) stipulates that parties must conduct primaries and submit their list of candidates at least 180 days before Read more…
A section of Ladipo Spare Parts Market razed down after a midnight fire on Saturday. After a midnight fire razed a storey building in the Ladipo spare parts market of Lagos State, officials at the scene said shops and goods Read more…
The National Youth Council, Anambra State chapter, has called for the revival of the Igbo apprenticeship system known as ‘Igba-Boi’ as a form of youth empowerment to reduce the current rate of insecurity in the South-East. The NYC state Chairman, Read more…
Finland and Sweden have brushed off warnings from neighboring Russia that their possible joining of NATO would trigger “serious military-political consequences” from Moscow for the two countries. A statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry Friday voiced concern about what it Read more…
The Russian military has claimed that Ukrainian border guards, whom Ukraine initially declared entirely slain, survived, while Kiev’s military concurred that it might indeed be the case. Both countries’ armed forces on Saturday said that a group of Ukrainian border Read more…