BY GODWIN OBI A boat mishap has occured in Niger State leading to the death of two persons while many sustained major injuries. The accident occurred in Katcha, headquarters of Katcha Local Government Area, last Friday. Our correspondent, who reliably gathered that the boat, as at the time of theContinue Reading
The Nigerian Army has recruited a new set of 6,315 soldiers into the force as part of efforts to shore up its manpower and confront the security challenges confronting the country. At the passing-out parade of the recruits of 85th Regular Intake from the Nigerian Army Depot, Zaria in KadunaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Igbo leaders in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have mandated the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide to reach out to President Bola Tinubu with a view to securing the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra ((IPOB), NnamdiContinue Reading
Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos •Boast ‘We’ll soon take over Lagos, Police cannot stop us’ •‘We were getting ‘akara’ money in the East’ A Lagos businessman who was abducted in Ago Palace Way, Lagos two weeks ago has been released after paying N30 million as ransom. He was kidnapped by four hooded men whoContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Worried by the state of the Nigerian nation, a former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, has called for a new constitution. He made the call on Friday in Ado Ekiti while delivering the 2023 Convocation Lecture of Afe Babalola University in the Ekiti State capital. SpeakingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has granted the waiver of ‘no work, no pay’ preferred against the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The doctors had commenced a 17-day industrial action on July 26 after the Federal Government failed to meet their demands. Responding, the governmentContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA President Bola Tinubu has moved to block six US government intelligence agencies from releasing documents relating to a 1993 Illinois court judgment, where he forfeited $460,000 in two of his bank accounts. The forfeiture was the outcome of an investigation that linked some money in several ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI United States citizens travelling abroad have been told to “exercise increased caution” in light of the heightened global tensions spurred by Hamas’ terror attack on Israel and the unfolding Israel-Hamas war. The State Department said in a new advisory yesterday, “Due to increased tensions in various locationsContinue Reading
•No life was lost —Prisons BY GODWIN OBI There was pandemonium in Ilorin, Kwara State, yesterday, as four people were feared dead and many injured when a vehicle conveying inmates to court and belonging to the Nigerian Prisons Services, NPS, was involved in an accident. But the Prisons authorities saidContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Supreme Court has fixed Monday, October 23 for hearing in the appeal by the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, seeking the nullification of President Bola Tinubu’s victory at the presidential election. The apex court will same day, hear the motion by AtikuContinue Reading