The annual celebration of Mbaukwu Anglican Community, also known as August meeting which took place in St. Lawrence Anglican Church, Mbaukwu on Wednesday 10th August has ended on Friday 12th August, 2022 to usher in Ukpaka Nkwo on Saturday, 20th August 2022. This is a gathering of women in Anglican […]
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Nigeria ready to host ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifiers
The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) says it is ready to host the International Cricket Council (ICC) U-19 Africa Division 2 World Cup qualifiers in September. Musa Ehizoje, the NCF’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) stated on Monday, that preparations were in place to host the eight-nation tournament in Abuja.He noted that […]
Ukraine claims it has struck base used by Wagner Group paramilitaries
Ukraine has claimed it had struck a base used by a Russian paramilitary group as well as a bridge near the occupied city of Melitopol. Sergiy Gaiday, governor of the Lugansk region in eastern Ukraine, said the base of the Wagner group was “destroyed by a precision strike. Little is […]
Buhari congratulates Kenyan President-elect Ruto
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, congratulated the President-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, on his victory in the General Elections on August 9, 2022. He also commended Kenyans for the peaceful and transparent outcome of the elections, which he said, demonstrates that the democratic process, values and principles remain the best […]
Gunmen abduct Catholic priest, seminarian, demand N50m ransom
A Catholic priest, Rev Fr Chinedu Nwadike and a seminarian, Emmanuel Nwafor, kidnapped on Friday have been released. The priest who is the Deputy Registrar of Spiritan University, Nneochi, and the seminarian were kidnapped on the Enugu-Okigwe expressway on Friday. Their abductors had placed N50m ransom as the condition for […]
Iri ji: Uzodimma felicitates people of Mbaise, vows to complete ongoing project in record time
Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma has congratulated the people of Mbaise on the Iri ji Mbaise festival, wishing them a bountiful harvest. Uzodimma who used the occasion to reiterate his commitment to the infrastructural development of Mbaise, said that Mbaise is of paramount importance to the industrialisation drive of […]
Two dead, five injured in Anambra road crash
Two people have lost their lives and five people sustained injuries in a fatal road crash beside the State Police Criminal Investigation Department facility, by the Onitsha-Awka Expressway. It was gathered that the accident occurred late Sunday between an unidentified driver of a MAN truck with registration number FKJ22XJ and […]
Anambra sets up family court over Domestic violence
The Anambra State Government has set up a special family court to tackle issues of increasing domestic violence in the state. This is following the reported high rate of domestic violence, which one of them led to the suspension of the Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, […]
On Sports, Taiwo Adeniyi Scores His First Premier League Goal Which Has Ended Nottingham Forest’s 23 Year Old Goal Drought
The National League One (NLO) side Aspire FC of Adazi-ani Anambra state and NLO Group D2 leaders has qualified to play at the Nigeria National League (NNL) after beating Essien Ayi FC of Calabar one goal to nothing at Aper Aku stadium Makurdi for NLO playoff. The goal came in […]
Court In AkwaIbom Sentences Village Head To Death By Hanging
Report has it that the Village Head of Efen Ibom in Ika LGA in Akwa Ibom State, Chief Essien Matthew Odiong, has been sentenced to death by hanging. The monarch, who stood trial on four counts of conspiracy, was convicted for the murder of one Udoma Udo Ubom. The verdict […]