The Department of State Services (DSS) given insight into the arrest of the leader of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Director of Radio Biafra. The DSS said only the determination of its men helped them apprehend Kanu, who was lodged in a Lagos hotel under a fictitious name. […]
Continue ReadingA man of 60 is in police custody in Ogun State for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in Abigi community located in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the State. The Ogun State Command Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this to journalists, when he said the suspect committed the crime on Saturday. “The police […]
Continue ReadingPort Harcourt residents lamented that the cancellation of the annual carnival yesterday, the carnival which holds every December in Port Harcourt city, has had a telling effect on business and tourist activities in Rivers State. The residents in various interviews wondered why the event, that is described as the biggest Carnival after that of Calabar, […]
Continue ReadingSapele Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, SACCIMA, Sapele, Delta State, has advised the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on foreign exchange (forex) by putting to stop the financing imports of all non-government or essential commodities or settlements of important bills and BTA’s, as it was in the mid-80s when forex […]
Continue ReadingA female hostel in the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has been razed by fire with properties worth millions of Naira damaged. An eye witness, Joy Uwalaka, explained that the inferno was said to have been caused by power outage in the university community, she added that as soon as Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, […]
Continue ReadingVacation can be described as a period of time that a person spends away from daily activities to relax or travel. Nigerians doesn’t know the importance of vacation, so in preparation for one, most people would pack all kinds of food stuffs for their families and friends. When they get to their destination, after going […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has made a promise that during his administration teachers won’t be sacked from the state civil service but if there’s need to reassign any teacher that’s not competent to be in classroom it shall be done without hesitation. He also made this promise in his address at the annual […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been a dramatic year of African news, from the elections in Nigeria to the momentous visits of the Pope and the US president. In summation of the the last 12 months, here are the best quotes: 1. “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody” This was said by the Nigeria’s President Muhammadu […]
Continue ReadingA court in Turkey remanded a 17-year-Turkey detains teen for insulting President Erdogan on Facebookold construction worker today on charges of “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Facebook. It’s a recent case in which young persons have been charged to courts in Turkey on similar charges, as activists express growing alarm over the limits […]
Continue ReadingThe president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that all those involved in the diversion of funds meant for arms procurement of arms would refund the stolen funds before proceeding to jail. The arms deal scam which has been dubbed Dasukigate on social media, has stained the reputation of many high-profile politicians and businessmen. Buhari […]
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