Two of three stowaways who were rescued in Spain’s Canary Islands after enduring 11 days on the rudder of a fuel tanker from Nigeria have been returned to the ship with the aim of deporting them. The third person, who Read more…
Month: November 2022
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola says Nigerians, especially the political class are the most litigious people on earth putting the judiciary under a lot of pressure. Justice Ariwoola made the assertion on Monday in Abuja at Read more…
The burial celebration of one hundred year-old Lady Martha Chioma Achonu, mother of Senator Athan Achonu turned to be a historic two-day extravaganza that attracted Nigeria’s political heavyweight to Umunumo community in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. “Today, Umunumo Read more…
Osun Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke has sacked 12,000 workers and ordered the dethronement of three monarchs barely 24 hours after his inauguration. The Governor also nullified the appointment of 30 Permanent Secretaries and suspended the chairman and members of Osun Read more…
The flooring of the ancient Westminster Hall was damaged by the “high-level of continuous footfall” when over a quarter of a million people bid their final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, a House of Lords spokesperson revealed on Monday. “As Read more…
Chechens, Buryats and others who are “of Russia but are not of the Russian tradition” are acting with “cruelty” in Ukraine, the head of the Roman Catholic Church told the Jesuit magazine America in an interview published on Monday. Russian Read more…
Aerospace manufacturer Rolls-Royce said Monday it had successfully tested and run the world’s first hydrogen-powered aircraft engine. The first-of-its-kind engine could prove a significant milestone in the development of eco-friendly fuel for the aviation industry. In a press release, Rolls-Royce Read more…
Horns blaring from the crowd, Nigerian candidate Peter Obi makes his pitch, repeating a mantra that he offers youth a chance for change in February’s election. For 35-year-old footwear seller Joseph Nwankwo it was what wants to hear. “I never Read more…
A UK museum’s signing over of its collection of objects looted from the Kingdom of Benin is “a really great day”, the head of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments has told the BBC. The Horniman Museum in south-east Read more…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted suspected notorious kingpin, Wasiu Sanni Gbolahan, popularly known as Teacher, who recruits mules for a cartel. The 64-year-old Gbolahan is a housing and property agent, with seven children and Read more…
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has stated that his administration, if voted into office, would support any initiative that would improve the economy of Nigeria. Obi stated this in a statement where Read more…
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, has told the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to free the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement on Sunday, challenged Read more…