To celebrate his 60th birthday on Thursday, a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has donated essential supplies and launched a scholarship programme for inmates at the Nnewi Correctional Centre in Anambra State. The…
Reports have revealed that inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Sokoto, have announced leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as their president, according to The Sun. Kanu was recently sentenced to life imprisonment by…
A yet-to-be-identified lady was shot dead while recording an attack on the convoy of Chris Ngige, former Anambra governor and ex-minister of labour and employment. Fred Chukwuelobe, Ngige’s former spokesperson, said the gunmen ambushed the convoy along the Nkpor-Nnobi road,…
From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Hon. Peter Ogbonna Eze as the Federal Commissioner representing Enugu State in the Federal Character Commission (FCC) following the presentation of a detailed screening report by…
Honourable Nkemkanma Kama, House Of Reps Member, Representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State has postponed joining the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Indefinitely. NEWMAX NIGERIA gathered that Honourable Nkemkanma had planed to join APC on Friday (Tomorrow). In a statement…
Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has highlighted the risks of bombing bandit hideouts, saying some of them are located in forests that bombs cannot penetrate. According to The Sun, Badaru, who spoke in an interview with the BBC Hausa…
Ex-ekiti governor Ayo Fayose has confirmed that former president Olusegun Obasanjo returned the $20,000 he allegedly received for attending Fayose s 65th birthday. The return follows Obasanjo’s earlier statement that the money would be sent back, noting that he had…
A Renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, is DEAD, NEWMAX NIGERIA has learnt. His Son, Sayyadi Ali Dahiru Usman Bauchi confirmed his death to NEWMAX NIGERIA. Confirming the death to our reporter on phone, Sayyadi Ali said, “It is…
A federal High Court in Abuja has summoned Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to appear in court, NEWSMAX Nigeria has learnt. According to Kanu’s Brother, Prince Kanu, “This is a summons to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to appear on November 28 at the…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is confirmed safe but stranded in Guinea-Bissau after the military seized power and shut the country’s borders. Jonathan, who led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) observer team for the presidential and parliamentary elections, is unable…
