Katsina—No fewer than five people have died and several others wounded after bandits armed with sophisticated weapons attacked Sayaya village in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The fresh attack came on Monday night. A security official, whose name was withheld, confirmed the incident, yesterday. He noted that seven personsContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU The Enugu State Government has declared war on cultism in the state over recent cases of kidnapping and abduction of victims linked to cult activities, even as the Enugu State Police Command said it has arrested over 53 hoodlums suspected to be members of secret cults fuelingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has declared a total nationwide strike effective next Tuesday, November 14, 2023 The leadership of the two union reached the resolution after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Monday, said his dream for a new Nigeria has not ended with the October 26, 2023 verdict of the Supreme Court. Obi spoke at a press conference in Abuja about two weeksContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Katsina State Councils of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Nigerian Association of Women Journalists NAWOJ have wired cheerful words of felicitations to their patron and Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni who just clocked 23 years on the throne.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has recovered no less than 14, 481, 519 pills of Tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth over 13 billion naira in street value in Lagos State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director Media andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI School of Eloquence, Nigeria’s foremost public speaking training institution, has inaugurated its first group of alumni and Eloquence Club in the Federal Capital Territory on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at its maiden Abuja Alumni Dinner. Dean of the school, Mr. Ubong Essien, who administered the membership pledgeContinue Reading
Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, Oluwo of Iwoland Regardless of Oyo Obas’ episode, Obasanjo prostrated for me, says Oluwo By James Akinola The traditional institution is an integral system of Nigerian society, as it accommodates religious tenets, political principles, and social ethics, as well as cultural values. In Nigeria, the royalContinue Reading
Series written and edited by Peju Akande, based on true stories When you look at Pastor Monday, you see fire in his eyes; he is big, he is strong and, when he speaks, it is like thunder and he has more than 500 worshippers at his church every Sunday, you willContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS ”Our visit here is to ensure three principal issues: to stop overloading, to ensure that there will be no more night travelling and the canoes or boats must have passengers manifest so that whatever happens we can easily identify one’s relations.” The Taraba State Government says noContinue Reading