The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to sanction Rotimi Amaechi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, over his remarks about President Bola Tinubu and his supporters Read more…
By Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old ex-convict, Chidera Anthony Eleh, popularly known as “Timaya”, over his alleged involvement in a series of motorcycle-assisted robberies targeting Point-of-Sale (POS) operators and other unsuspecting victims in Awka, Read more…
By Chukwudi Ebele The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Anambra State chapter has frowned at the intimidation, harassment and assault on court bailiffs at their duty post by officials of the Nigerian Police led by it’s B Division Awka Read more…
Two commercial vessels were hit within 24 hours — one off Qatar, the first attack in that area in six months, and one off Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman — as IRGC-affiliated outlets suggested Tehran had extended operations beyond Read more…
The vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, has said only “mad men” would vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Amaechi made the statement on Thursday at the Edo State ADC stakeholders’ town Read more…
The Asagba of Asaba, Epiphany Azinge questioned former President Obasanjo’s “never again” appeal, recalling that the Odi killings occurred during Obasanjo’s administration as president. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged survivors and families of victims of the 1967 Asaba Massacre Read more…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stepped up enforcement of banking regulations, with banks now required to hold capital that reflects the level of risks they take. This comes as the regulator tightened its scrutiny of insider lending, corporate Read more…
A UK coroner has formally ruled that three sisters of Nigerian descent took their own lives after drowning in the sea off Brighton beach in the early hours of May 13. The deceased Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Read more…
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Audu Bosso, has denied knowledge of payment of any ransom for the release of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, along the Owerri-Onitsha Road. Bosso, who spoke during an interview with national Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor An early morning building collapse on Thursda at Emeka Ugwuanyi Street, Anata-Anaba, Okpoko in Ogbaru LGA of Anambra State has claimed the life of a mother and her daughter. Mrs Happiness Ugagu and her daughter Miss Confidence Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr. Law Mefor, on Wednesday, opened a three-room Value Reformation Project Office at the ministry in Awka. Speaking at the event, Mefor said the office was a demonstration Read more…
Moscow “fully accepted” the US peace proposal put forward at the Anchorage summit, yet Europe derailed the process, Russia’s top diplomat has said The US gave in to pressure from the EU, which has openly gloated about undermining the Anchorage Read more…