Tension has gripped Amakohia-Ubi community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State as armed Fulani herdsmen launched a deadly attack killing one vigilante leader while others remain missing and many wounded. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday evening…
The Niger army on Thursday said that it had killed a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin, where the country borders Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon. Bakura was killed during a “surgical operation” on an…
Mr Kenneth Eche-Ija, the Benue garri seller who was accused of scamming his customer has fully refunded the payment. Earlier, we reported that an Ebonyi man had called him out for allegedly refusing to refund his N4m he had paid…
India’s parliament has passed a sweeping law banning online gambling, after government figures showed 450 million people lost a combined $2.3 billion annually on apps. The ban impacts platforms for card games, poker and fantasy sports, including India’s wildly popular…
A Lagos-based businessman who hails from Ebonyi State, Jeremiah Obaji Nworu, is all set to embark on a remarkable “Trek-a-thon” journey from Lagos to his hometown in Ebonyi State. Nworu disclosed that the purpose of this endeavor is to express…
Pope Leo XIV has declared Friday, August 22, a global prayer and fasting day for peace, coinciding with the feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Pope made this announcement on Wednesday during his General Audience in…
Global philanthropist and Chair of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has commended Gombe State for its groundbreaking reforms in the health sector, describing the state’s approach as inspiring and results-driven. In a personal letter to the State Government, addressed through…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested one Kingsley Chinamezu for the brutal murder of his 44-year-old girlfriend, Miss Confidence Sunny, in Etche Local Government Area of the state. In a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, the Command’s Public…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has repatriated 51 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. According to a statement issued by the EFCC on Thursday, the deportees includes 50…
The Niger State House of Assembly has approved a bill to increase the retirement age for academic staff working in state-owned institutions from age 65 to 70. For professors, the house approved the increment of their retirement age to 75…
