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Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, his excellency, Rt Honourable Adejare Bello, has ordered the closure of the Nigerian mission in the Mexican city due to fresh outbreak of Covid-19 within the mission. The closure will last seven days beginning from tomorrow, Monday, August 8, 2022 in the first instance. As at the time of this report, … [Read more…]
Call and data tariffs may increase by as much as 100 per cent if plan by the federal government to hike consumption tax on telecom services scales through. The federal government had recently disclosed plan to implement a 5 percent excise duty tax on telecoms services, increasing the total consumption tax on telecom services to … [Read more…]
A Coalition of diverse youths in Enugu state, made up of different political party affiliations have resolved to work, campaign, and vote for the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, to actualize his presidential bid in the 2023 elections. The youths under the aegis of Enugu Youths Ambassadors of Peace and Development … [Read more…]
Troops of the Nigerian Air Force on Sunday killed nine suspected bandits including their leader, Abdulkarim Faca-faca, in Safana local government area of Katsina State. The spokesman for the state police command, Gambo Isah, who confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday in Katsina, said the terrorists were killed during a raid on their … [Read more…]
Students of West African subregion under the auspices of the West Africa Students’ Union (WASU) has honoured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State with “The Chief Custodian of WASU in Nigeria” award. Presenting the award to Governor Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, the President of WASU, Comrade Romans O. Pillah stated that the honour … [Read more…]
The opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly have said there is no going back on their resolve to impeach the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), if he fails to address the insecurity in the country within six weeks. The lawmakers in separate interviews with the reporters on Sunday, dismissed a report that they had backed … [Read more…]
Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Professor Ibrahim Wushishi, has promised that results of the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) would be released not later than 45 days after the conduct of the last paper. Wushishi disclosed this while monitoring the conduct of the ongoing SSCE in some centres in Lagos. The exams … [Read more…]
Kidnapped Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke who was abducted alongside her colleague, Clemson Agbogidi, has narrated her ordeal while in captivity. Speaking in a video on Friday, Cynthia thanked her colleagues, fans, security agencies, and other stakeholders who contributed to their release. She said they were not fed anything during the seven days they spent in … [Read more…]
Gunmen have attacked the Ajaokuta Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi state, killing some policemen and abducting 14 Indians. At least two police officers were killed in the attack which happened on Friday night. Reacting to the incident, the Kogi state government said they were working diligently with security agencies to secure the release of … [Read more…]
It will appear that terrorists are now in power in Nigeria while our elected representatives are merely in authority. From North to South, and East to West of the country, terrorists almost on a daily basis, kill at will, kidnap for huge ransom and visit destruction on the populace. The government can neither carry the … [Read more…]
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) is upbeat that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu would soon be a free man, going by the recent directive by the United Nations to the Nigerian Government. Kanu, who is currently facing trial, has been in the detention facility of the Department of State Service (DSS) in Abuja, the nation’s … [Read more…]
Palpable fear has gripped natives and residents of South West over recent series of attacks and abductions in the area. They include kidnapping by some gunmen of a traditional ruler, the arrest of suspected about 168 suspected criminal in Ondo and Oyo States. But Amotekun, the South West Security Network has assured residents of their … [Read more…]