There was an unusual presence of security operatives on Monday at the Bauchi State House of Assembly complex in the state capital. This comes three days after 22 aggrieved members of the Assembly passed a vote of no confidence on the leadership of the House and asked them to resign […]
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Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in Edo
In a similar vein, gunmen have kidnapped two Catholic priests in Edo State. Police authorities in the state confirmed the incident which occurred on Saturday night around Ehor and Iruekpen communities along the Benin-Auchi Expressway. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Edo, Chidi Nwabuzor, identified […]
Bandits Kidnap Another Catholic Priest In Kaduna.
Another priest of the Catholic Church, has been kidnapped by bandits in Kauru local government area of Kaduna State. The victim, Reverend Father Emmanuel Silas was kidnapped from the parish rectory of Saint Charles Catholic Church, Zambina in Kauru Local Government within the early hours of Monday. The incident comes […]
Another Peter Obi Support Group Springs Up In Nasarawa State.
A Political support group, under the aegis of Obi Campaign Mobilisation Team, on Sunday drummed support for Peter Obi, Labour Party’s Presidential candidate ahead of 2023 general elections. The group also called on eligible voters to take advantage of the ongoing voters registration to get registered to enable them to […]
Woman Arrested For Stealing Her Neighbour’s 3-Year-Old Daughter In Anambra State, Plans To Sell The Child Before She Was Caught.
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command, have arrested a woman, Miss Chinwendu Umegbaka, aged 29 years, from Ebonyi State, for allegedly stealing her neighbour’s three-year-old girl. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, while addressing newsmen said the suspect stole the child with the intention of selling […]
I did not ask Christians to buy guns, Pastor Adeboye clarifies position on self defense
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has debunked the story on media platforms saying he asked Christian to purchase guns to defend themselves. In a Sundaythanksgiving sermon at Mount Carmel Prayer Village in Ifeiwara, Osun State, he said he never asked Christians […]
UPTH Refutes A Claim Of Power Outage in The Neonatal Special Care Unit
The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has denied a viral claim on social media that 14 babies died in its special care baby unit due to a power outage A viral post on social media claimed that not less than 14 babies died in incubators at the University […]
Rabiu Kwankwaso has stated that it is a strategic thing if Mr. Peter Obi accepts to be vice presidential candidate
In a related development, Rabiu Kwankwaso has stated that it is wrong for people to view a scenario where his friend, Mr Peter Obi accepts vice presidential candidate as unstrategic but instead should consider it the strategic thing to do. Giving an example, he said that Bola Tinubu was strategic […]
Rabiu Kwankwaso Says The South East Will Not Be Strategic And Allow Mr Peter Obi To Be His Running Mate
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party ,Rabiu Kwankwaso, has asked a former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, to accept an offer of being his running mate for the forthcoming presidential election. He said that having Mr Obi being on […]
Anambra Lawmaker Recommends Open Budget System, Calls for Quality Road Infrastructure
The member representing Nnewi North constituency at the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Nonso Smart Okafor has urged the Prof. Chukwuma Soludo administration to adopt Open Budgeting System as against the current practice of Discretionary Budgeting. Hon. Okafor made the recommendation during the Revised Budget Defence of Ministry of […]