Nigeria to become Third most populous country by 2050-UN
BY GODWIN OBI A United Nations, UN, Report says Nigeria is likely to be the third most populated country in the world by the year 2050, joining the ranks of some Asian countries as China and India believed to be the most populous nations in the world. Nigeria’s current populationContinue Reading
Guinea Bissau President takes over as ECOWAS new Chairman after surviving coup attempt
BY GODWIN OBI Guinea Bissau President, Umaro Embalo is the new Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government for the next one year. He was elected at Sunday’s Accra Summit to succeed Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo, who held the position for almost two years. Embalo who was recentlyContinue Reading
Three Suspected Cultists Arrested For Rape, Forceful Initiation Of Teenage Gir
BY GODWIN OBI Police have arrested three members of Eiye confraternity for forcefully initiating a young girl into their cult group. The spokesman for the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement on Sunday. He explained that the trio of Daniel NjokuContinue Reading
NDLEA Intercepts N4.5bn Heroin In Baby Food As Man Excretes 90 Pellets Of Cocaine
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted 22 blocks of heroin weighing 23.55kilograms concealed in packs of Nestle Cerelac baby food at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, the NDLEA explained that the consignment with aContinue Reading
I Walked For Three Days To Escape, Says Chibok Girl Held For Eight Years In Sambisa forest
BY GODWIN OBI One of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014, has shared how she escaped from captivity after eight years. The insurgents had stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State where they whisked away over 250 girls who were writingContinue Reading
Dredging of Calabar Port begins soon as 72 vessels berth in six months – FG
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA says effective from 2023, dredging of the Calabar Port is non-negotiable with over 70 vessels received in the facility in the last six months despite the limitations of the draft channels. NPA Managing Director, Mohammed Bello Koko made this known during aContinue Reading
Police arrest popular pastor for alleged kidnapping of 50 people in Ondo State
BY GODWIN OBI Police have arrested the pastor of The Whole Bible deliverance Church, Anifowose David, for allegedly kidnapping of about 50 persons including children in Ondo town of Ondo State, South-West Nigeria. He was arrested following complaints made by some parents at the Ondo Town Divisional Station of theContinue Reading
Ketare Monarch, Bello Directs Community
Leaders To Ensure All Eligible Persons Register
And Collect Their Permanent Voters Cards
BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare in Kankara Local Government area of Katsina state, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’ has directed all village and ward heads in his domain to ensure all eligible persons have registered and obtained their permanent voter’s card PVC. The Traditional rulerContinue Reading
