The Ebonyi State police command on Sunday confirmed the attack on the Unwana Divisional Headquarters in Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state. A 35-man armed gang had in the early hours of Sunday attacked the police headquarters and…
Year: 2021
Tension heightens in PDP over ‘uncertain convention’
There is tension in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the national convention slated for Saturday in Abuja. The fear over the Court of Appeal case involving suspended National Chairman Uche Secondus, who has refused all entreaties to withdraw it…
JUST IN: NUJ protests ‘missing’ Abuja journalist at Force Headquarters
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council has staged a peaceful protest for the safe return of their missing colleague, Comrade Tordue Henry Salem, in the nation’s capital city. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba,…
Only five women among 33 PDP NWC contestants
Four women are among the 33 aspirants are being screened for 21 positions in the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Two of the positions are naturally reserved for women: the National Women’s Leader and Deputy…
Soldiers Can’t Kill Bandits Because FG Has Refused To Declare Them Terrorists Group- Elrufai Laments
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has urged the Federal Government to declare bandits as terrorists so as to allow the Nigerian military deal with them without any major consequences in international law. The governor spoke at the presentation of…
Breaking: Nnamdi Kanu Arrives Court Premises, Amidst Tight Security
Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu has arrived the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, venue of his trial over allegations of terrorism and treasonable felony. Although his visuals could not be gotten,…
Gov. Bello Approves Appointment of New Attah-Igala
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has approved the appointment of Prince Mathew Alhaji Opaluwa as the new Attah of Igala. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Mohammed Onogwu, confirmed the appointment in an interview with the News Agency…
Fire Guts Anambra Market
Mystery fire on Sunday afternoon razed some parts of Nkwo Ogbe market in Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government Area, and destroyed goods that worth several millions of Naira. The inferno, which started from the clothes section of the market at about…
Buhari to bandits: “Your days are numbered, be ready for crushing defeat”
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a stern warning to bandits, saying that “the clock of your ultimate destruction is ticking as you will no longer have a place to hide.” In a statement in Abuja on Monday, Malam Garba Shehu,…
Nasarawa Assembly receives report on suspended member
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has received the report of the Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged involvement of the former Deputy Minority Leader of the House, Luka Zhekaba. Zhekaba was suspended indefinitely a few months ago over his alleged…
