Tragic Tuesday: 38-Year-Old Woman Commits Suicide In Anambra
A 38-year-old petty trader, Mrs. Lovina Odo, has committed suicide by hanging herself with rope tied to a ceiling fan at No. 1, Ukpaka lane, Umusiome village, Nkpor-agu near Onitsha in Anambra. The...
View Article21 Killed By New Diseases Strain Of Meningitis ‘Imported’ From Niger Republic
Over twenty people are said to have died following the suspected outbreak of a diseases believed to be Cerebro Spinal Meningitis in Sokoto State, northwest of Nigeria. According to Channels TV, a...
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Remi Tinubu Embarrasses Ondo Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, On Stage (PHOTO)
One thing you can’t deny is that Remi Tinubu is a woman who wears her heart on her sleeves and she is often the channel for her husband’s true feelings. From Mrs. Tinubu’s reaction to Ondo Governor...
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Female Youth Corper Brutalised By Male Official, NYSC Reacts
A youth corps member serving in Ekiti, Angel Eluna, took to Facebook to recount being assaulted by a male official of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, for not wearing her khaki jacket. In her...
View ArticleAs Buhari’s Health Worsens, He Clings To Power, Invites UK Doctors To Nigeria
Ailing Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled a planned medical trip to the UK and has invited doctors to Nigeria instead. The 74-year-old head of state spent 51 days on medical leave in...
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Coalition Of Civil Society Groups Stage Solidarity Rally For Amnesty...
A large coalition of civil society groups, led by Jude Ndukwe and Ariyo Dare-Atoye, conveners of the group, staged a solidarity rally in support of Amnesty International, a global human rights body,...
View ArticleOne Dead As New Strain Of ‘Imported’ Meningitis Spreads To Jigawa
The Jigawa government says meningitis has killed one person and infected four others in four local government areas of the state. Muhammad Kainuwa, the permanent secretary of the state’s health...
View Article23 Nigerians Deported From United Kingdom
The government of the United Kingdom (UK) has deported 23 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at...
View ArticleBrexit: European Union Releases Guidelines For UK’s Departure
European Council President Donald Tusk is due to issue draft guidelines on how the EU intends to negotiate the UK’s departure from the bloc. The proposals will be sent to the governments of 27 EU...
View ArticleJacob Zuma Fires Finance Minister Following ‘Travel Without Permission’
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has sacked country’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan after days of speculation that rocked the country’s markets and currency. Gordhan will be replaced by Malusi...
View ArticleDivorce: ‘My Husband Denied Me Sex For 4 Years’– Wife Tells Court
A customary court in Aba, Abia State has dissolved the marriage between Ezinne and her husband, Victor Nwogu, over denial of conjugal right for four years. Ezinne, the petitioner, told the court that...
View ArticleOsinbajo, In Paris, Calls For Repatriation Of Stolen Assets To Africa
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for an urgent robust global framework on repatriation of stolen assets to ensure quick restitution to victim countries. Osinbajo made the call in his remarks at...
View ArticleNotorious Armed Robber Gunned Down In Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the death of a notorious armed robbery suspect, Chukwuemeka Ugwu, who operated in Enugu and Abakaliki, after gun duel. The Command’s spokesperson, Ebere...
View ArticleBuhari’s Police Guards Protest Against Their Unpaid Allowances
About 127 police officers attached to the presidency in Abuja and the South-West are unhappy and grumbling over unpaid allowances, The Guardian reports. The police officers alleged that their bosses...
View ArticleIbrahim Magu Demands Apology, N5 Billion From Sun Newspaper
Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has written the publisher of the Sun Newspaper in Abuja seeking a N5 billion compensation and an apology. Wilson...
View ArticleBuhari Scheduled For London Medical Trip Soon – Presidency
The Nigerian presidency on Thursday, March 30, 2017 said President Muhammadu Buhari has not changed his plan to return to his physicians in London, United Kingdom for medical check-up. Garba Shehu, a...
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China Bans Long Beards And Veils In Public Places In Anti-Extremism Measure
China is intensifying its crackdown against what it deems religious extremism in the far-west province of Xinjiang, which is home to 10 million Muslims. To ensure this was achieved, authorities have...
View ArticleSacked Finance Minister Says He Wasn’t Plotting To Overthrow Zuma
The sacked South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, has denied accusations that he was plotting against the state. Gordhan, told the press at the National Treasury’s offices in Pretoria on...
View ArticlePetrol Tanker Drivers Planning Nationwide Strike From Monday
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, arm of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, says it will commence a nationwide strike on Monday, April 3, 2017. NUPENG’s President, Igwe...
View ArticleFire Razes Accounts Sections Of Ebonyi Government House
The accounts section of the Ebonyi Government House was on Friday, March 31, 2017 gutted by fire which disrupted activities within the complex. No life was reported lost in the fire which started...
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