How Policemen On Patrol Were Attacked In Aba By IPOB Members — Police
Abia State police command says its officers of confidence building/show of force patrol were on Friday attacked in the state commercial capital, Aba by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and Eastern Security Network, ESN. Spokesman of the command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna in a statement on Friday said the attackers were armed with dangerous weapons, including petrol...
Muslim Couples Free To Meet After Break Of Fast — Cleric
An Imam at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, mosque, Isale-Igbein, Prof Sherifdeen Kareem, has explained that Muslim couples can have sexual intercourse during the month of Ramadan, but only after they have broken their fast. The cleric, who spoke with our correspondent in Abeokuta, explained that it was only illegal for unmarried couples to have sex. According to him, Islam...
Army Rescues 9 Kidnap Victims In Imo, Abia, Recover Weapons (PHOTOS)
Troops of 143 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have rescued no fewer than nine kidnap victims across various locations in Imo and Abia states. Their operation led to the rescue of 3 persons who were kidnapped along the Enugu - Port Harcourt Expressway, Leru - Ndiawa Road and Ihube - Okigwe road on Sunday 26 March 2023, arrest of suspects...
Another Lagos Spare Parts Market Gutted By Fire
Fire has gutted the Olowu spare parts market in Lagos. The fire incident occurred on Thursday morning. This is coming three weeks after a similar took place at Akere Spare Parts Market on Kirikiri Road, Olodi-Apapa in Ajegunle, burning goods worth millions of Naira. At the incident on Thursday morning, some shops engulfed by the inferno contained air-conditioners for sale, parts...
We Are Being Denied Accommodation In Anambra – Fulani Herdsmen Cries Out
Fulani herdsmen in Anambra State, organized by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), have expressed dissatisfaction with the state's population. According to MACBAN, its members are being denied accommodations in the state's southeast, causing disruptions to their typical business. According to Naija News, the leader of MACBAN in the South East, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, revealed this to journalists...
FUTA Graduate Killed During Presidential Poll Buried Amidst Tears In Edo
A 33-year-old graduate of Mythological Engineering Department, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, who was allegedly shot dead by suspected political thugs during the February 25, Presidential and National Assembly Elections in Edo, has been buried in Benin City amidst tears and sorrows. The deceased, simply identified as Festus Idahosa, was reportedly shot dead alongside three others when some unknown...
Imo Labour Party Governorship Aspirant Anumudu Found Dead
A Labour Party aspirant in the upcoming Governorship primaries in Imo State, Chief Humphrey Anumudu has been found dead in his house. The aspirant died in his house in Lagos after he had returned from an LP meeting at the party national headquarters in Abuja on Friday. A native of Mbieri Ancient Kingdom in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo state,...
Uganda Passes Death Penalty Law For Homoséxual Offenders
The Bill proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships, which were arrived at after hours of bickering in the House. The death penalty was revised from a previously proposed punishment of 10 years imprisonment according to the Daily Monitor. In the enacted Bill, aggravated homosexuality is defined as homosexuality on persons under the age of 14 or over the age of...
Nigeria Air Will Fly Before May 29 – Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika
Despite the controversy surrounding the founding of Nigeria Air, the Federal Government has announced that local and international flights will begin soon under the Ministry of Aviation. Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, made the announcement on Thursday at the National Aviation Stakeholders Forum 2023 in Abuja. "Negotiation meeting with the Ethiopian Airlines Group Consortium and the Federal Government of Nigeria...
Ike Ekweremadu, Wife Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking
A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. The duo alongside their daughter, Sonia, and a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after a six-week trial at the Old...
