Newsmen have exclusively gathered that following the incident that led to the arrest and detention of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti on Monday 7th May 2023, the suspect had apologised and given the sum of ₦12,000 to the assaulted officer to repair his damaged vehicle on Saturday. Impeccable sources privy to […]
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Police confirm Taraba pub explosion
Taraba State Police Command has confirmed an explosion at a local drinking spot in Jalingo, the state capital. Spokesman of the Police Command, Abdullahi Usman, who spoke with newsmen, said details from the explosion were still sketchy but investigations by the anti-bomb squad were ongoing. Kpakpando gathered that the explosion, […]
Forest Preservation: Anambra Commissioner, Inspects State Central Nursery, Plants 50,000 Baobab Seeds
The Commissioner for environment, Engr Felix Odumegwu, has lead a team of environmentalists from the Ministry of environment to the Ministry of Environment’s State Nursery at Amawbia where they develop seedlings of both ornamental and economic trees for planting. He said they were at the ministry of environment’s State Nursery […]
Soludo Begs Church Not to Mount Financial Pressure on Public Officials
The Anambra Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has asked the church to stop mounting undue pressure on politicians, especially public office holders, for money. He said the fight against corruption would be easier fought and won if the church reduced financial pressures on government officials. Soludo spoke at the weekend during […]
Archbishop Ibezim chides Buhari Says He ‘peppered’ Nigerians.
Barely two weeks to rounding off of Buhari’s eight years in office, the Archbishop Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger, Most Reverend Alexander Ibezim, has chided the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as very challenging to Nigerians. He said the regime inflicted all manner of hardship and suffering on […]
School Sports Set To Resume In Anambra
After over a decade of the comatose state of school sports in Anambra State, the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra State Chapter, has lauded Governor Chukwuma Soludo for bringing back school sports to the state. Endorsing the forthcoming State School Sports Festival scheduled to hold between May 17 […]
UNICEF ranks Nigeria ninth in open defecation
Nigeria has been ranked ninth with 18 per cent rate of open defeaction in the latest report by The World of Statistics. In 2021, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that 46 million Nigerians still practice open defecation, rating it at 23 per cent. Presently, Niger Republic tops the […]
FG Streamlines Passport Application Process to Eliminate Third Parties
The process of applying for a foreign passport has been streamlined so that Nigerians do not need to use a middleman or agent. According to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the process for applying for a foreign passport has reportedly been streamlined so that Nigerians do not need to use […]
Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, breaks World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual”
A Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Baci from Nsit Ubium LGA in Akwa Ibom State has broken the Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” as she has been cooking non-stop since Thursday, 11th May , 2023. Hilda Baci broke the record […]
NDLEA Arrests Two Businessmen for Drug Trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested two businessmen for drug trafficking. In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the suspects — 49-year-old Onoh Ebere and 47-year-old Christian Ogbuji excreted 193 pellets of cocaine after three days in the custody of the agency. […]