Sunday, 24 November, 2024

Month: September 2022


The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that if a policeman should slap a ‘civilian’, the person has no right to retaliate. AdejobI, who took to his Twitter account, advised any such victim to file a Read more…


The Catholic Church has announced the resumption of the traditional handshake in churches, which was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. His Grace, Most Rev. Lucius Iwejur-Ugorji, the Archbishop of Owerri diocese said in a statement that worshippers were to resume Read more…


US House Speaker Nanacy Pelosi blamed Azerbaijan for the current flareup with Armenia and offered security assistance to Yerevan, as she arrived at the Armenian capital on Sunday. Pelosi said her trip was of prime importance in view of the Read more…


An advisor to South Africa’s Zulu king, who was crowned as monarch last month despite a challenge from within the royal family, was killed late Saturday on the sidelines of a traditional ceremony, according to a local official. Dumisani Blasius Read more…


As thousands of revellers grooved to the sounds of Uganda’s sold-out Nyege Nyege music festival on the banks of the Nile, relieved organisers said an attempted “immorality” ban had only served to boost sales. A public outcry forced Ugandan authorities Read more…


Moscow has reiterated that its nuclear doctrine is self-explanatory, with top Russian officials repeatedly stating that the conflict in Ukraine does not meet any of its criteria. The statement followed US President Joe Biden’s threat of a harsh, “consequential” response Read more…


Anambra State Governor Prof Charles Soludo has said that his administration is partnering with local government areas’ transition committee chairmen in waste management across the state. Governor Soludo was speaking at the Government House, Awka, when he held an interaction Read more…


The Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has approved the immediate rehabilitation and reconstruction of four roads in Onitsha at the cost of N2.53 billion. This was inline with Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s promise to provide good access roads in the Read more…


The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Saturday, said that the congress has not shift ground on its stance that federal government must stop 100 per cent importation of petroleum products. In a statement issued in Abuja, NLC Read more…


The Gidan Angalu community in Toto Local Government Area, Nasarawa State was thrown into shock penultimate Tuesday with the ‘resurrection’ of a native doctor at the point of burial two days after he was certified dead,according to TheNation report. Fifty-nine-year-old Read more…


Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 general election, says security would receive his immediate attention if he wins next February poll. The presidential candidate stressed that the spate of insecurity is impacting negatively on the Read more…


Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State on Saturday said he never ordered the disruption of a solidarity rally by supporters of Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, in Abakaliki, the state capital, in South-East Nigeria. Umahi’s Special Assistant on Media Read more…