After spending 32 days in the detention facility of the Department of State Services, DSS, in Abuja, a Federal High Court, Abuja, has granted bail to the 12 detained aides of Yoruba secessionist leader, Chief Sunday Igboho in line with their demand. The detainees were admitted to bail by Justice Obiora Egwuatu in […]
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has felicitated with former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori on the occasion of his 63rd birthday anniversary. Acknowledging the roles played by Ibori in building and sustaining democratic virtues in Delta State, Kalu described the former governor as […]
Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi Police operatives from the Operation Zenda Crack Squad in the Benue State Police Command Wednesday said they had killed one suspected kidnapper and apprehended three others who abducted an Igbo trader, Mr. Peter Ogbonna of Ugba town in Logo Local Government Area of the state. This is coming barely three […]
Musa Pam, Jos Brigadier Gen. John Sura (rtd) has said the security bankruptcy in Plateau State should be a wakeup call to communities under attacks to defend themselves. Sura, who was at a time in charge of Training and Operations at the Military Headquarters Abuja, in a press statement he issued in Jos […]
Chelsea are positioning to up the ante in their pursuit of Romelu Lukaku this summer. Their opening bid was reportedly turned down by Inter Milan, who had previously labelled the striker as ‘untouchable’, although the latest offer in the pipeline will undoubtedly make the Nerazzurri sit up and take note. Lukaku has history with […]
Shot putter Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has appealed to Nigerians to get behind him as he bids for a place in Nigeria’s Olympics history books. Enekwechi will be competing in the finals of the Shot Put event on Thursday and the 28-year-old is hoping to become the first Nigerian man in track and field to win […]
FIFA has banned its former vice president and the ex-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou for a year. Football’s world governing body found the 74-year-old Cameroonian responsible for having breached the article relating to ‘duty of loyalty’ in its Code of Ethics. FIFA’s investigation centred on Hayatou’s involvement in the […]
Tony Anichebe, Uyo The Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Cmdre Duja Effedua (rtd) has disclosed that the massive transformation witnessed by the institution were from funds realized from blocked leakages. The Rector says the world-class status now conffered on the institution in terms of infrastructural transformation, facilities upgrade, including the recently acquired simulator […]
Chinese authorities are targeting students as part of their latest vaccination campaign, as China sees its biggest virus surge in months. The government reported 71 new domestic cases on Wednesday – the highest daily count since January, reports the BBC. A vaccination campaign for minors aged 12 to 17 is being expanded to try […]
President Joe Biden has called on Andrew Cuomo to resign after a damning independent inquiry found the New York governor had harassed multiple women. Biden’s condemnation of Cuomo came hours after the state’s Attorney General Letitia James said the governor had violated state and federal laws, reports the BBC. In response, Cuomo denied touching […]