The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said it stands with the federal government. According to it, calls for interim government is unconstitutional. Musa Danmadami, director, defence media operations, spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly briefing on military operations across the country. He said those calling for an interim government are trying to be mischievous,…
According to the World Bank, the naira lost 10.2 per cent of its value in 2022. This came as rising food and fuel prices were responsible for high inflation in the country in 2022. The global bank revealed this in its latest Africa’s Pulse report for April 2023. It explained that the worst-performing currency in…
A syndicate of suspected ritualists alleged to have been involved in using charms to defraud unsuspecting members of the public have been arrested by Police operatives from Zone 7, Abuja. According to a statement released by SP Istifanus Sunday Bako, a team of detectives on April 5, stormed Jikwoyi and Orozo along Karu, the FCT…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has disclosed that the Federal Government has no regard for education as it is still yet to address most of the demands it made during the strike it embarked upon in 2022. ASUU had in October 2022, called off an eight-month strike after a series of negotiations with…
At least 46 people have been reportedly killed in Umogidi village of Entekpa-Adoka district in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The same village suffered an invasion by armed invaders on Tuesday during which three people were killed. Chairman of Otukpo LGA, Bako Eje, whose son was also killed in the latest attack, confirmed…
Magistrate Olabisi Fajana has granted the Chrisland School management permission to access the toxicology samples of tests. This access will enable an independent forensic pathologist to conduct an assessment and evaluation. The order was issued by the Corona inquest on Tuesday, at the Samuel Ilori Court House, Ikeja District Court, Ogba. The magistrate affirmed that…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 352 suspects and seized 2.1 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano State. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr. Abubakar Idris-Ahmad disclosed in an interview with newsmen in Kano on Thursday, April 6. Idris-Ahmad said that the seizures and arrests were made between January and March. He…
A man suspected to be a serial armed robber and rapist has been lynched by angry residents in Ibadan, Oyo State. A gang of robbers had reportedly been terrorizing communities in Apete in the Ido Local Government Area for weeks now. One of the suspected armed robbers was caught around 4 am on Wednesday, April…
Anita Ofili, the lady who was arrested on March 26 for allegedly stabbing her friend, Glory Okon, to death in her apartment at Greenville Estate, Ajah area of Lagos, has revealed that she waited for 10 years to have her pound of flesh. She further revealed that she committed the act because the deceased snatched…
Igbos outside the South East have been told to return home and be counted during the 2023 census. The Indigenous People of Biafra said it was imperative for the Igbo to be counted during this year’s census in order to ascertain their actual population size, adding the opportunity will equally prove to the world that…