German authorities say it is making plans to return the artefacts known as the Benin bronzes that are held in its museums to Nigeria from next year. According to report, colonial expedition by British soldiers seized thousands of metal castings and sculptures in 1897 during a raid on the Kingdom […]
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kidnapped victim, Mr Kelvin Eze rescued
A kidnapped victim, Mr Kelvin Eze, a student of King’s College, Gana Ropp, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau, has been rescued. Mr Kelvin , who was kidnapped on April 29 , was rescued by the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPHS) . The Task Force which operates […]
Federal Government Flags Three Countries As Covid-19 Risks, Bars Then From Entering The Country
Federal government has warned non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India or Turkey not to come to Nigeria. This was decided by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, as a result of the rise in the COVID-19 cases and fatalities in the named countries. The committee’s chairman, Boss […]
Drug Trafficker Excretes N360 Million Worth Of Cocaine At Lagos Airport
A 47-year-old drug trafficker, Chigbogu Obiora has excreted 97 wraps of cocaine after he was arrested and placed under observation by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. The value of the drugs weighing 1.55 kilogrammes is put at a […]
Igbo-Ukwu Emerges Champions Of 2021 Aguata Community Shield Competition
Igbo-ukwu community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, has emerged champion at the recently concluded 2021 Aguata Local Government’s football tournament. The competition tagged “Aguata Community Shields (Football Competition for Communities in Aguata)” was sponsored by the Managing Director, Tropical Gate Foundation, Apostle Nnamdi Nwaigbo. The competition saw […]
INT’L WORKERS’ DAY: OZIGBO SALUTES NIGERIAN WORKFORCE, CALLS FOR STRONGER LABOUR LAWS TO PROTECT WORKERS
Valentine Ozigbo, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) frontrunner in the race for the Nov. 6 Anambra governorship election, has highlighted the contributions of the Nigerian workers to the development of the country, describing them as “immensely valuable”. In a statement issued in Awka, on Saturday, May 1, 2021, to commemorate […]
Workers’ Day: Obi laments the Condition of Nigerian Workers
The Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2019 elections, and former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has felicitated with workers as the world celebrates Workers’ Day. In a release made available to the press by his Media Office, Obi noted that the universality of […]
Fatal Motor Accident Claims Two Lives In Imo – Eight others injured
The Imo State Police Command says yesterday, 1st May 2021, at about noon, a MACK truck loaded with chippings, driven by one Kingsley Okwudili, coming from Ebonyi state to Orlu, on getting to Nkwo Mmiri, Market, ran into two vehicles, (MITSUBISHI BUS) and one TRICYCLE. The Command said the accident […]
Declare a state of emergency, PDP to the President
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security over the growing spate of attacks and kidnappings across the country. In a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee of the party on Thursday […]
Gunmen Abduct Mission School Students In Plateau.
Four students of Capro Secondary Mission School located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State were abducted in the early hours of Thursday 29th April 2021. However, three of the students have escaped, while one is still in captivity. The school is an arm of […]