Aggrieved members of Enugu East local government council have protested alleged imposition of a candidate for the scheduled February local government election in Enugu state. The protesters who took to the streets with placards further lamented the domination of the council by a particular family since its creation in 1996. They, therefore, appealed to Governor…
In the next 13 months, the country will be heading for another general elections. In this interview with journalists at his country home in Alor, Idemili South LGA of Anambra State, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Nwabueze Ngige spoke on the raging debate on rotation and zoning of offices, especially as it affects…
A 300-level student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), identified as Jennifer Anthony, has been killed and her body mutilated, with some parts missing. This paper learnt that the deceased, who was a student of the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Science, was lured to a hotel on Zaria road in Jos, by a…
Nigeria has maintained a top position on a list of 162 countries witnessing mass killings, a report by Early Warning Project stated. According to the ranking, Nigeria was pegged at eighth position largely due to the increase in security challenges ravaging the nation. Other countries above Nigeria in the ranking are Pakistan, which maintained first…
It was an emotional day for billionaire businessman, Cosmas Maduka, owner of Coscharis motors, as his wife, Charity, who died on November 28, 2021, was laid to rest in Nnewi, Anambra state today, January 7. The funeral mass held at the Maduka residence, Coscharis Street, Umudim, Nnewi was attended by Governor Willie Obiano and wife Ebele,…
Hollywood is mourning the loss of an icon. Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, has died at the age of 94. The news was first announced by the Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fred Mitchell, on Jan. 7. His cause of death is yet to be confirmed. …
Explains how he convinced Shehu Shagari to grant Ojukwu pardon. NIGERIAN Ambassador to Cote D’Ivoire during late President Shehu Shagari’s administration, Denis Ukume, has disclosed that late Biafra warlord, Odumegwu Ojukwu, wept under his shoulder for forgiveness over role in war. The 83-year-old claimed Ojukwu agreed to Shagari’s condition to be referred to simply as…
This is just as the leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, remains in the custody of the Department of State Services amid several protests by the group. he Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced that the Head of Directorate of State, Chika Edoziem, will address members via Radio Biafra by 7pm on Saturday, January 1,…
igerians residing in South Africa have eulogised the late Nobel Peace Laureate and anti-apartheid hero, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday. Tutu battled prostate cancer for a decade but lived to celebrate 90 years on earth before he died in a care facility at Cape Town on Boxing Day. Many global personalities and Nigerian…
…Says Uche Nwosu’s incident exposed real masterminds of insecurity in Imo state. After many years of enquiry, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has finally revealed those that support and finance its activities. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB, averred that no single individual can sponsor the organisation. The organisation headed…
