BY GODWIN OBI There was panic in Jalingo on Sunday after an explosive device suspected to be a bomb exploded in the Taraba State capital. The incident occurred at about 9:35pm at a location close to the First Roundabout leading to the Taraba State University, causing damage to some shopsContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS The Police in Ebonyi State, on Saturday, dispersed supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, who gathered at the Pastoral Centre, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, for a rally. Our Correspondent, who was at the Pastoral Centre saw men of the Nigeria Police Force tearContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Panic and confusion enveloped the people of Amaewu, Umueze, Amamba Uzuakoli in Bende local government of Abia State following a gully erosion that swept away a 2-storey building and a 4-bedroom bungalow. The villagers said they are now living in fear as the gully site which theyContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA Supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi took over the popular Melford 0kilo expressway in a massive rally to declare support for Obi ahead the 2023 presidential elections. The supporters wearing branded tee-shirts armed with placards with inscriptions such as: ‘Our Mumu don do’ ‘WeContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA A petrol attendant with Mobil Filling Station, Ikire, in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, Adeshina Ayomide, has confessed that he sponsored the killing of Fatai Adigun, the manager of the filling station, to cover up a N2,170,000 loot. The Osun police command who paraded AyomideContinue Reading
■ Knocks, kudos over council’s composition ■ Call for Ayu’s resignation unnecessary –Atiku’s men BY EFE MODESTUS A day after the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation announced the appointment of its key members, stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across the country have expressed divergent views on the compositionContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Suspected terrorists operating in the Batsari Local Government forest area have launched a house-to-house attack on the Bakiyawa community in Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, abducting about 50 persons, killing one and injuring 4 others. A reliable source within the community who confirmed the incidentContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A total of 86 Lebanese, 14 Britons, and 4 Americans were among the 286 foreigners conferred with the status of Nigerian citizenship by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, following an approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Out of the deserving persons who signed to be Nigerians,Continue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS The All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the African Action Congress (AAC) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have drawn their daggers over the recent poll which favoured Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) to win the 2023 presidential election. The surveyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, on Thursday, moved to improve the quality of teaching in Taraba and donated learning materials for pupils in basic schools in the state. Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh who was represented by a Public Relations Officer from the Agency, KefasContinue Reading