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Following the order by Governor Chukwuma Soludo to reopen the Onitsha main market that was closed for one week over Monday’s sit-at-home, traders have refused to follow the command. In videos and pictures shared online, the market as of today, February 2, remains locked, with traders nowhere in sight. Some of the traders claimed […]
Economic activities are set to resume in Onitsha main market, Anambra State, today, Monday, as the State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has given a go-ahead to traders to return to their shops with the assurance of security. This was contained in a statement on Sunday by the Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, stating that all […]
The Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, has addressed the case of rising gospel singer Ifunanya Nwagene, who died from a snake bite in her home after medical help failed at the Federal Medical Centre. The hospital has clarified issues surrounding her death. Nanya, a soprano singer with the Amemuso Choir, had her death announced on […]
All private, government, and missionary schools have been directed by the Anambra State Government to fully comply with academic resumption on Mondays or face dire consequences. The warning was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, who disclosed this on Thursday in Awka. She stated that failure to comply […]
On Tuesday during the 2026 Annual Pre-Ramadan Lecture and General Assembly held in Abuja, the President of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah, Sheikh Bashir Umar, called for the removal of the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, on the basis of his religious faith. During the meeting, the Supreme Council for Shari’ah […]
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, is set to cushion the economic hardship faced by citizens through the distribution of cash to 50 million vulnerable Nigerians. This information was disclosed by the Minister, Dr. Bernard Doro, on Thursday at the miden edition of the National Council in Calabar, […]
The Nigerian Army has pledged to deepen its collaboration with Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) to strengthen security across the Niger Delta and sustain the country’s improving crude oil production. General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Emmanuel Ejim-Emekah, made this known on Wednesday in Effurun, Delta State, […]
Alleged sponsors of bandit groups kidnapping and causing harm to residents in Kwara State have been arrested by the state police, including the leader of Miyetti Allah, Idris Abubakar. The men, who are in their 60s, are leaders of the Kwara State chapter of Miyetti Allah, and the leader has confessed to aiding multiple […]
Workers under the Joint Union Action Committee have been compelled by the National Industrial Court to suspend their ongoing strike following an injunction filed by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The judgment delivered by Justice E.D. Subilimon on Tuesday ordered that the Chairman of the Joint Union Action Committee, Rifkatu Iortyer, its Secretary, Abdullahi Umar […]
In October 2025, 16 military officers who were arrested for allegedly plotting a coup to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have had their investigation concluded by the Defence Headquarters. A statement released by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, on Monday states that the Armed Forces of Nigeria will forward the […]
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