Bomb scare as explosion rocks Lokoja Confusion gripped residents of Lokoja in the early hours of Tuesday following a loud explosion that was heard around the ever-busy post office area of Lokoja, making residents scamper for safety. We later gathered that the said explosion actually took place around the premises of the office of the … [Read more…]
AHEAD of 2023 elections, a political group under the aegis of Peter Obi Grassroots Alliance, POGA, has said it will go spiritual for the emergence of the Labour Party, LP, Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi as the next president. Already, the group said it has commenced vote mobilization and sensitization exercise to educate the grassroots … [Read more…]
Highlights of the Media ‘Meet & Greet’ with Enugu PDP Gov Candidate, Mbah & Deputy Gov Candidate, Ossai …We envision a state that will become one of the top 3 states in the country in terms of GDP Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship candidate, Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah and the Deputy … [Read more…]
There was tension at the Umuchieze cattle market in Umunneochi council area of Abia State, yesterday, as cattle dealers blocked the Enugu –Port Harcourt expressway over alleged killing of a herdsman and some cows. Suspected gunmen were alleged to have invaded an area where the herdsmen rear their cows and killed a herder and some … [Read more…]
Less than 20 days after attacking the Kuje Correctional Facility in Abuja and freeing scores of its members, terrorists, late Sunday, stormed Bwari, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), ostensibly to attack the Nigerian Law School, but were repelled by troops from the Guards Brigade, Nigerian Army in a battle that saw three … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has finally embarked on a two-day protest it promised, to register its displeasure over the lingering ASUU strike and other issues affecting the country. The Congress has embarked on the nationwide protest in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and other affiliate unions over the lingering industrial … [Read more…]
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, berated President Buhari over the spate of insecurity across the country, lamenting that his administration has irretrievably failed the people. Spokesperson for the party, Debo Ologunagba, at a press briefing claimed President Buhari was insensitive to the plight of Nigerians. He spoke against the backdrop of the plight of victims … [Read more…]
By Steve Oruruo Since Independence, a class of Nigeria’s highhanded political leaders has become unrepentant architects of bigotry and ethnic divisiveness, unleashing harrowing economic hardships and pervasive injustices on the people. This has precipitated several homegrown cataclysms including the intractable Boko Haram menace, intra-community crises, religious violence, unprovoked marauding Herdsmen killings, incessant kidnappings and dangerous … [Read more…]
The wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu who alongside her husband are standing trial for allegedly plotting to traffic a Nigerian into the United Kingdom to harvest his kidney for their ailing daughter has been granted bail by the court, although on stringent conditions, The Pacesetter Frontier Magazine can authoritatively report. … [Read more…]
The nationwide protest declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress has been well embraced by students, workers and right groups within the country. The NLC has slated the protest for Tuesday, July 26 and Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities that has been on strike since February 14, 2022 … [Read more…]
Retired Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt has congratulated Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, who smashed the world record in the Women’s 100 metres hurdles, to win gold at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA. Bolt took to Twitter to tweet the message: “Congrats”, retweeting World Athletics tweet celebrating her feat. “We’re all in awe”, said World Athletics … [Read more…]
How ransom blockade triggered hostage beating video of kidnapped Kaduna train passengers The video released at the weekend showing terrorists beating up helpless passengers abducted from the Abuja-Kaduna AK9 train service on March 28, 2022, was triggered by anger over the blockade of a ransom in exchange for some of the captives, Daily Trust has … [Read more…]