Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday night attacked Geidam, a town in Yobe, the capital city of Yobe State killing 12 people. Residents say the insurgents attacked a popular bar in the town around 10 p.m. Witnesses Read more…
Month: April 2022
Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said he had planned to spend N50 million on the presidential nomination forms ahead of the 2023 general elections. His plans were, no doubt, disrupted after the All Progressives Congress (APC) pegged the price for presidential forms Read more…
The Chinese military has apparently test-fired its most advanced shipborne hypersonic missile – dubbed YJ-21 or ‘Eagle Strike-21’ – ahead of the Navy’s 73rd anniversary celebrations, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Thursday. A short video Read more…
Russian officials claimed Thursday that the port city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine had came under their control. The besieged city has been reduced to rubble since the launch of the invasion on Feb. 24 as Russian forces attempted to Read more…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, on Wednesday, warned judges to desist from “unholy alliance with people of questionable character” as next year’s general election draws closer. Mr Muhammad spoke at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja, while Read more…
A passenger, suspected to have suffered high blood pressure, has died at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja, on Wednesday morning, after doctors failed to respond. The passenger was at the boarding gate area waiting for flight when she collapsed Read more…
Five persons have been kidnapped by gunmen in Akpo community, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State. The incident happened on Monday when the guests were returning from a traditional marriage ceremony of a cousin to the Anambra State Commissioner for Special Read more…
Gunmen have bombed Anaku Divisional Police Headquarters in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east. The incident, which happened in the early hours of Wednesday, was the fifth attack to be recorded in the state within one week. Read more…
Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has given the sum of N2million each to families of nine deceased passengers of an Abuja-Kaduna Train, which was attacked by terrorists on Monday, March, 28, 2022. The executive secretary (ES) of Kaduna State Read more…
Some people believed to be political thugs, on Tuesday, reportedly attacked Senate Minority Leader, Chief Enyinnaya Abaribe in Abia State. It was gathered that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governorship aspirant, in Abia State had gone on a consultation meeting Read more…
Prominent stakeholders in Anambra State, on Wednesday, endorsed the former governor of the state, Mr Peter Obi, for president. They said that their support for his presidential aspiration was based on his impressive performance in the state while in office. Read more…
The mishandling of the Taiwan issue by Washington may have a “ruinous” effect on bilateral relations with Beijing, Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe told his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin, on Wednesday. During the 45-minute-long phone call, which was initiated by the Read more…