The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has stated that notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji disclosed that he is ready to surrender. Musa made the disclosure on Friday after Turji’s second-in-command and other lieutenants were neutralised by the military. Read more…
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order. The 14th Read more…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the schedule for its off-cycle Anambra State governorship election, fixing March 29 for primary. The resolution was taken after a marathon meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC). According to the approved schedule of Read more…
“I want to say essentially that the squabbles within the party ought to be a family affair, and that is how I see it. For me, there are no hard feelings. “As I said before, all those who may have Read more…
World Trade Organisation director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday, urged countries to keep calm over tariffs, warning that a tit-for-tat trade war would be “catastrophic” for the world economy. Okonjo-Iweala issued her appeal during a panel discussion on tariffs at the Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor In a bid to assist poor widows and less privileged to cushion the harsh effect of hardship in Nigeria, a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) known as Ebele Ugochukwu (EU) Foundation based at Nkwelle Ezunaka in Oyi Local Read more…
A renowned traditional medicine practitioner, Dr. Ramas Asuzu, has called on Anambra State’s governor to expedite action in clamping down on fake native doctors in the state, saying they are primarily responsible for the insecurity in the region. Governor Soludo Read more…
Outrage yesterday trailed the Federal Government’s approval of 50 per cent hike in telecommunications tariff, with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, rallying Nigerians to reject “another harsh burden” and threatening to mobilise workers to boycott telecom services. This is just Read more…
Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have abducted a medical doctor working with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State. This is coming barely three days after the launch of the joint security force, Operation Udo ga-achi?, meaning, Peace must reign, Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Nnewi The President of Imo General Assembly (IGA) in Nnewi, Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State, Hon Chinedu Igwe (Hon Chinedu Igwe, (Igwe na Umunoha) has raised the alarm that his home state is not working as Read more…
The Amotekun Corps has mobilised over 2,000 personnel to flush out bandits and other criminals operating in forests in the South-West region. Ogun and Osun states top the list with targeted 1,000 recruits each, while Oyo recruited 480 men last Read more…
The Supreme Court has scheduled February 10, 2025, to hear two separate suits filed by the All Progressives Congress, challenging the validity of the local government elections conducted in Rivers State in 2024. The apex court also scheduled the same Read more…