Some members of the Accord Party sustained varying degrees of injury on Wednesday after a podium collapsed during a campaign event attended by Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, his sister, Chief Modupe Adeleke-Sani, and the Chief of Staff, Kazeem Akinleye. Read more…
Dozens of bandits invaded a secondary school in Iluke, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing a vice principal and two other persons in an attempt to abduct students. According to eyewitness accounts, the bandits stormed the community on Wednesday Read more…
Several passengers are feared dead after a train operating on the Warri–Itakpe corridor derailed on Monday. The exact number of casualties has yet to be officially confirmed, as rescue and assessment efforts continue at the scene of the incident. Confirming Read more…
Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, injuring dozens and trapping others, authorities said. At least four people were killed in Kyiv and 58 people were injured, including three children, Read more…
Two policemen have been feared killed after suspected hoodlums attacked the convoy of the Chief of Staff to Anambra State Governor, Dr. Ben Nwankwo, along the Amansea–Ufuma Road. The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has issued a 48-hour Read more…
The police in Imo State say they have arrested two men who allegedly raped and beheaded Wendy Achumba, a female nursing student in Umulogho, a community in Obowo Local Government Area of the state. Henry Okoye, the police spokesperson in Read more…
The worsening outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in some African countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, and now extending to South Sudan, has triggered panic among Nigerians. Death toll from the disease in the affected countries has Read more…
No fewer than 50 workers escaped death after a three-storey building still under construction at Umuoma village, Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, collapsed. Witnesses disclosed that in the morning of the fateful day, prior to the collapse, more Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Omepuruchukwu Charity foundation has once again offset the maternity bills for Mrs Chinaza Anazodo who is from Okpuno Otolo Nnewi in Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State. Mrs Anazodo actually incured an accumulated bill of One hundred Read more…
Michael Oyedokun, one of the abducted teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has been beheaded by bandits. Oyedokun’s beheading was captured in a video shared on social media. The clip has gone Read more…
The World Health Organization on Sunday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Announcing the decision, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus cited rising cases, cross-border spread and significant uncertainties Read more…
By Ijeoma John, Nnewi The Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Anambra State has taken a new turn in healthcare delivery as 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was installed and commissioned by NNPC Foundation Limited. The Ultra-modern MRI system Read more…