Bishop of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Onitsha Diocese, Rt Rev. Biereonwu Livinus Onuagha, has shown his support for Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, stating that any Igbo person openly criticising Kanu now is a lost soul, a bastard and a naive person. He said that Nnamdi Kanu might have exhibited…
There was a fire outbreak at Karimu market, in Abuja leading to the loss of properties and goods worth millions of naira. In a video seen online, residents of the area could be seen salvaging whatever they could from the burnt shops. It was reported that the fire, which started around 8pm on Tuesday, raged…
Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, in a recent statement has reacted to the abduction of some students from Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Guterres condemned the abduction as he tasked the government to bring perpetrators to book and also enhance safety and security of schools and educational…
President Muhammadu Buhari will host members of Team Nigeria to the Olympic Games at the Presidential Villa, before the last batch of the contingent departs for the Games. This was confirmed by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Tuesday in Abuja. Dare was speaking at a brief send-forth ceremony for the…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Oscar Ofuka, the special adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on cocoa production. it was gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday morning when the gunmen numbering about ten, invaded the premises of Cross River Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC) and whisked away the victim. It was…
The Police in Cross River has arrested the Pastor of United Evangelical Church, Michael Bassey for unlawful possession of a human skull. Commissioner of Police, Sikiru Akande paraded the acclaimed man of God on Tuesday. No fewer than 25 other suspects were nabbed for various offenses. The 45-year-old pastor was arrested upon a complaint from…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has reacted to the Department of State Services’ (DSS) raid on the house of popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television Programme, Politics Today, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria described the action of the security agents as a “nocturnal coup,”…
Two private schools in the Lekki area of Lagos have been closed over COVID-19 scare. Lagoon Girls’ Secondary School and Standard Bearer School were shut down after officials from the Office of Education Quality Assurance, Lagos Ministry of Education visited the schools. A source said; “From what I gathered, I do not think it was…
The Police Command in Imo State said it rescued a 46-year-old kidnap victim, Mr. Uzondu Kaka, after raiding a forest in Ehime-Mbano Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. CSP Mike Abattam, the spokesman for the Command, who confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Owerri, said the operatives killed one of the suspected…
A middle-aged man identified as Ibrahim Lawal aka Kawu has committed suicide by hanging in Daura town, Katsina State. It was gathered that the deceased, who worked at the Sandamu Local Government Council, was found hanging from a tree on Sunday, July 4. A resident, Usamatu Lawal, said that Lawal was in the habit of…