FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays For Easter Celebration The Federal Government has declared Friday 7th and Monday 10th, April 2023, public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. Aregbesola, in the statement […]
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88 Died In 2023 Elections, Over 450 Rights Violation Petitions Received – NHRC
88 Died In 2023 Elections, Over 450 Rights Violation Petitions Received – NHRC The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has disclosed that 88 persons lost their lives in the just concluded General Election. The Commission also revealed that it has received over 450 human rights-related cases from the election. The […]
Gunmen Kill Winners Chapel Pastor In Kogi
Gunmen Kill Winners Chapel Pastor In Kogi A resident Pastor with Living Faith Church, Aloko-Oganenigwu in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State was reportedly killed by gunmen, who attacked the town on Sunday. The report said the Pastor, identified as Mr Jacob Wodi Hulobu, had earlier escaped with some […]
Health Workers, NGOs Raise Alarm Over Use Of Chemicals For Fishing In Abia Community
Health Workers, NGOs Raise Alarm Over Use Of Chemicals For Fishing In Abia Community Stakeholders have raised alarm over the use of chemicals to harvest fish in Nkporo Community in Ohafia LGA of Abia State. The stakeholders including health workers and Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, noted the grave danger associated with […]
144 Nigerians Stranded In Niger Republic Arrive Nigeria
144 Nigerians Stranded In Niger Republic Arrive Nigeria The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, it has received another batch of one hundred and forty-four Nigerians stranded in Niger Republic have arrived the country . NEMA Co-ordinator for Kano Territorial Office, Dr Nurudeen Abdullahi, disclosed this when he received the returnees […]
Peter Obi Personally Reacts To ‘Fake Audio Tape’, Announces Legal Action Against Peoples Gazette
Peter Obi Personally Reacts To ‘Fake Audio Tape’, Announces Legal Action Against Peoples Gazette The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has personally reacted to the recording making the rounds on social media, a fake audio call with Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide. In […]
On the Foreign Scene, Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Files For Bankruptcy
On the Foreign Scene Following the failing to secure the funding needed to recover from a January rocket failure, Virgin Orbit has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States. Virgin Orbit, which is 75% owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, lodged the filing in the US […]
Education of children disrupted in conflict-affected provinces in eastern DRC
In Africa, the education of around 750,000 children has been disrupted in two most conflict-affected provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). New figures released by UNICEF show that between January 2022 and March 2023, at least 2,100 schools in North Kivu and Ituri provinces have been […]
National Youth Council of Nigeria, Edo State Chapter Has Condemned The Killing of Final Year Student in Uniben
The killing of a final year student of Public Administration, University of Benin, Obukobo Desmond Oghenerukhewe, popularly called Mayor has been condemned by the leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Edo State According to report, Mayor was shot at close range in his room in Hall 3, […]
Kaduna imposes 24-hour curfew on Chikun community over killings
Still in Kaduna, the State Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Sabon Garin Nasarawa – Tirkaniya community in aChikun LGA. The review came after a close monitoring and assessment of the situation by security agencies. The curfew will be in place from 7:00PM to 7:00AM, with effect from […]