The youth wing of Ohanaeze-Ndigbo led by Arthur Obiora has mulled the possibility of setting up a security network code-named Operation Ogbunigwe to safeguard the Igbo from Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen attacks. Obiora, who spoke in Awka, Anambra State, pointed out ...
Read More »I met an empty treasury without handover note, says Uzodimma, moves to check ‘fraud’ in state civil service, others
Almost four months after taking over as Governor of Imo State, Hope Odidika Uzodimma has disclosed that he met an empty treasury and without handover note from former Governor Emeka Ihedioha when he (Uzodinma) assumed office on January 15, 2020. ...
Read More »NMA, NIPRD caution against fake news in COVID-19 fight, NAFDAC okays emergency use authorisation for PPEs
Medical experts have cautioned against peddling of fake news in the fight to contain COVID-19, insisting that fake news could derail efforts to terminate the pandemic. There were speculations over death of a United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 vaccine volunteer, Dr. ...
Read More »NPA MD Commissions N33.6bn APMT Cranes. By Anne Ejuka
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman last Thursday in Apapa Ports complex commissioned two multi million dollars mobile harbor cranes recently acquired by APM Terminals, operators of the largest terminal in Nigeria. The mobile ...
Read More »Police capture three killers of Catholic seminarian in Kaduna as IGP orders manhunt for others
The police have arrested the suspected killers of Michael Nnadi, of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Chikun Council of Kaduna State. On January 9, 2020, a criminal gang had stormed the Catholic seminary and kidnapped four young men. After ...
Read More »Task Force arrests illegal deforesters in Bauchi State
Hundreds of timber and charcoal dealers have been intercepted in Ningi Council of Bauchi State over illegal felling of trees. The suspects were arrested with five trucks laden with charcoal and logs. Special Taskforce Against Deforestation in the council intercepted ...
Read More »Borno nabs three clerics for flouting lockdown order
Three Islamic clerics have been arrested by Borno State Ministry of Justice for allegedly flouting the lockdown order by the state government. The suspects reportedly conducted Jummat in mosques at the weekend. Confirming the incident in Maiduguri yesterday, chairman of ...
Read More »FCTA gives palliatives to 287 widows in barracks
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has provided relief items to 287 widows in various military barracks, as part of measures to cushion the effect of the sit-at-home order. Minister of State, FCT, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, who made the presentation ...
Read More »COVID-19 cases in Katsina rise to 30 as commissioner contests discharge of four
The number of patients who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Katsina State has risen to 30, with one death. Four have reportedly been discharged, having tested negative to the disease after treatment. This Nigeria Centre for Disease ...
Read More »UN establishes knowledge hub to fight coronavirus in Africa
As the world grapples with the unprecedented global health crisis posed by COVID-19 scourge, the United Nations is establishing a digital hub to house information and knowledge resources to assist crucial development system partners in fighting the disease in Africa. ...
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