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Market women at the Pocket Layout Market Woliwo, Fegge, Onitsha in Anambra State had clashed with the Ukwa family of Onitsha over ownership of the land where the market was sited. The women who are mostly widows and numbered over 500 claimed that goods worth millions of naira has been destroyed in their […]
The Aguta Local Government Area headquarters in Anambra State, where Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo hails from has been set ablaze by some unknown gunmen. On Thursday afternoon the gunmen attacked the council headquarters and set it ablaze. DSP Ikenga Tochukwu said the police command of the state has deployed men to the area […]
The terrorists who bombed the Abuja-Kaduna train, killed eight passengers on board and kidnapped unspecified number of others, have released a video giving reasons for the attack. They spoke in a video shortly before releasing the Managing Director of Bank of Agriculture (BOA) Alwan Ali-Hassan. The terrorists, in the one minute, 21 seconds […]
Some suspected terrorists believed to be members of the Islamic State of West African Province have attacked the Damboa town of Borno State. A security source confirmed the attack to journalists that terrorists attacked the town around 1:00 am on Wednesday. “They parked their motorcycles behind the trench dug around the town and […]
For collecting N50,000 from a National Youth Corps Member in Lagos State, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Eyitere Joseph, has been arrested. A video with the caption ‘Police Officer extorts NYSC corp member of N50,000 at Lagos State’ was posted on Twitter, where an officer was holding a white envelope suspected to […]
Sheik Nuru Khalid, the founder of Islamic Research and Da’awah Foundation, has said a majority of Imams are scared to speak concerning the present situation of the country. Khalid said this on Wednesday during a program on Trust TV, Daily Politics. The Imam urged other clerics to always stand with the truth no […]
The zoning committee of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, has recommended an open race for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket, contrary to the expectation of its southern members. The party’s 37-person zoning committee, took the decision at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, on Tuesday, and cited ‘exigency of time’ for its recommendation. According […]
The Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, has disclosed that on Tuesday the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The governor was quoted by Akinyemi in a statement, that former leaders and […]
Over 72.77 million active telecommunication subscribers have been barred from making calls on their SIMs, following a directive from the Federal Government to telecommunication companies. On Monday, the Federal Government ordered telecommunications companies to enforce compliance with its National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy by restricting outgoing calls on all unlinked lines as […]
One of the biggest Middle East carriers, Emirates Airlines, has offered to help set up Nigeria’s national carrier, Nigeria Air. It is not clear if Emirates Airlines bided for the job after the Federal Ministry of Aviation advertised for expression of interest for the private sector. Mr. James Odaudu, the Special Assistant, Public […]
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