The High Court of Ebonyi State sitting in Abakaliki has ordered social media influencer, Chika Nwoba, to pay N5 million as general and aggravated damages for defaming a legal practitioner, Ugadu Chinendu Ngele. The judgment was delivered on Thursday, February…
The Nigerian Army has called on youths from the South-East region to participate more actively in its recruitment exercises, expressing concern over the low number of applicants from the area. The appeal was made during a civil-military awareness programme held…
The Ebonyi State Government has confirmed the arrest of the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Mr Simbad Ogbuatu, over his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and killing of the traditional ruler of Ndufu-Alike community in…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has criticised the Federal Government over what he described as the worsening insecurity across the country, accusing leaders of focusing on politics while communities face persistent attacks. In a…
Residents and youths in Boripe Local Government Area have issued a strong warning to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over a prolonged blackout affecting several communities. The youths stormed the company’s office in protest and handed the electricity distributor…
Long queues are beginning to build across filling stations in Lagos and environs, where Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, is still selling below N1,000 per litre, as motorists rush to secure cheaper fuel. A market survey on…
By Farooq Kperogi Nigerian banks may be the only financial institutions in the world where the bank and the government form a tag team against the customer. They charge you when money enters your account. They charge you when money…
Iran fired missiles at Israel and Gulf nations early Monday after the Islamic Republic named Mojtaba Khamenei its new leader to succeed his late father, despite threats by the United States and Israel to target him next. Nine days after…
Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the clerical body responsible for selecting the country’s supreme leader, has reportedly reached a decision on a successor to the late Ali Khamenei, though the identity of the chosen figure has not yet been publicly disclosed….
Nigeria’s opposition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, over his comments dismissing concerns about the recently amended Electoral Act. The criticism followed remarks attributed to Akpabio during a public event in…
