The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the November 11, 2023 Imo State Governorship Election, Athan Achonu, on Thursday, led his supporters to protest the outcome poll at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in…
Israel-Hamas truce begins, hostages to be released
A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war began on Friday, with hostages set to be released in exchange for prisoners in the first major reprieve in seven weeks of war that have claimed thousands of lives. The two sides had…
Nigeria’s economy drifting under APC’s watch – Labour Party
The Labour Party has said rising food prices and the general downturn of the Nigerian economy are direct consequences of the absence of proper planning and the lack of empathy of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government. The National Publicity…
Customs hands over seized marijuana, tramadol, others to NDLEA
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday, handed over 20,000 parcels of cannabis sativa (marijuana) to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Also handed to the anti-narcotics agency were unregistered cartons of D5 tablets, tramadol (an opioid medicine used…
Nigeria to evacuate refugees displaced by Boko Haram back home
The Federal Government says it plans to begin the process of evacuating Nigerians taking refuge in neighbouring Cameroon, Chad, and the Niger Republic back home. Thousands of Nigerians affected by the Boko Haram insurgency had fled to neighbouring countries at…
Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer eyes ‘immediate release’ if parole granted
Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius said on Wednesday they hope the former South African Paralympic champion who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend a decade ago will be released immediately if granted parole later this week. Pistorius, 37, will appear before…
17 die, 208 injured as articulated vehicle crashes in Niger
No fewer than 17 persons were killed in an auto crash on Tuesday at Takalafia village on the Yawuri Expressway in Magama Local Government Area of Niger. Corps Public Education Officer at the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Bisi Kazeem,…
Police commissioner promises justice for landlord killed by officers in Port Harcourt
Rivers State Commissioner of Police Tunji Disu has vowed to ensure justice for Nyebuchi Eke, a landlord who was allegedly killed by policemen in the Woji community of Port Harcourt. Eke died on Monday night after being manhandled by some…
Missing 12-year-old boy found dead five days after in Ogun
The corpse of missing 12-year-old John Soyinka was reportedly found at Kotogbo community inside Asero Estate, Abeokuta on Monday morning with his eyes removed while his wrists were also said to have been cut off. It was gathered that John…
Court Grants Emefiele N300m Bail
Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja, has granted the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele, bail in the sum of N300 million and two sureties in like sum. The sureties must…