By Ife Osemedua The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has denied a media report…
Month: February 2021
Two bag 35yrs imprisonment for land scam in Enugu
Justice R.O Dugbo Oghoghorie, of the Federal High Court, Enugu on Wednesday February 4, 2021 convicted…
EFCC nabs fake medical doctor in Uyo for alleged N13m employment scam
Operatives of the Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on February…
Imo North bye-election: Ararume loses at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday, February 5, dismissed two appeals by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, in which…
Ground breaking ceremony for Kano-Niger Railway Project set for Tuesday
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed that the ground breaking ceremony for the…
Land dispute: Reports of tension in Ebonyi communities false — Police
By Gabriel Atumeyi The Ebonyi State Police Command has asked the public to disregard…
Upgrade NYSC to conform with modern realities, Makinde tells Governing Board
…pledges infrastructure upgrade for NYSC Orientation Camp in Oyo By Ife Osemedua The National…
NDDC’s Administrator harps on security in Niger Delta
The Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Efiong Akwa, has stressed the…
Obiano declares curfew over rising spread of Covid-19 in Anambra
By Saidu Idris The Governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano, has approved the introduction of curfew…
NUJ FCT calls for immediate release of kidnapped Punch reporter
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has called for the immediate release of Okechukwu…
Wife of abducted PUNCH correspondent recounts ordeal
By Moses Okorie Mrs. Oluchi, wife of the abducted journalist working with PUNCH newspaper, at its…
COVID-19: NCDC registers 14 deaths, 1,340 new Infections in one day
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 1,340 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing…
Cancer Care: FG approves 12 additional hospitals for chemotherapy
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has approved 12 additional hospitals for chemotherapy in the…
Gov. Ganduje cautions against inciting preaching
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has cautioned Islamic scholars to desist from making inciting statements,…
Sokoto: NGO sensitises border communities, religious leaders on Covid-19
St. Bakhita Initiative, an NGO, commenced a three-day sensitisation programme on COVID-19 prevention for border community…
The significance of Igbo traditional titles, by Uche Nworah
Igbo Kwenu! Nke Onye Chilu Ya Zelu In this instalment of Igbo Culture Knowledge Series (ICKS),…
Buhari extends IGP’s tenure by 3-months
By Idris Salisu President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Inspector General of Police,…
Buhari nominates ex-service chiefs for non-career ambassadors
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of the immediate past Service Chiefs to the Senate…
APC Membership Registration: Buni charges members on Covid-19 protocol
Yobe state Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary/ Convention Planning Committee has charged members of the…
Atlanta-based Edo prince sprayed dollars in party before his kidnap, murder (Video)
A video has emerged showing Prince Dennis Abuda spraying dollars at an event in his village…
Ekweremadu’s elder brother, Mathias, slumps, dies in Enugu
By Kenneth Onuoha Chief Mathias Ekweremadu, the Commissioner for Transport in Enugu State and…
Kuchazi, Ex-P&ID’s Commercial Director gets bail
A former Commercial Director of Process and Industrial Development, (P&ID) Limited, Mohammed Kuchazi who is being…
Fulani herders’ menace and ambivalence of South East Governors
By Emeka Alex Duru Ordinarily, the declaration by Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi banning open grazing…
Fashion designer convicted for cybercrime in Ibadan
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, February 4,…
Surety forfeits property to FG as Maina’s son, flees to the U.S.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja on February 4, 2021, ordered…
2023: Tinubu’s fading influence in APC
…As party’s registration and re-validation exercise pitch loyalists against the establishment By Peter Obiechina This is…
Boundary dispute: Ebonyi, Enugu to adopt monumentation of sectors in March
By Kenneth Onuoha Ebonyi and Enugu States have adopted modalities for the monumentation of…
World Cancer Day: NAWOJ harps on regular tests to save lives
By Deborah Hassan The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has urged individuals to…
Oil prices rise as OPEC+ maintains output cuts
Oil prices extended gains on Thursday, February 4, 2021, as the OPEC+ alliance of…