Plane Crash: Senator Kalu Commiserates With Nigerian Airforce
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has condoled with families of Nigerian airforce personnel, who lost their lives in a plane crash near Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja. Lamenting the unfortunate incident, Kalu expressed sadness and shock, adding that detailed investigation must be carried out to ascertain the cause of the crash...
Biafra Beyond You, Stop Putting Ndigbo In Danger, Obiozor Warns Nnamdi Kanu
The President-General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor has said that the dream of actualisation of Biafra is beyond the capacity of young men like Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB. He further warned him to desist from making comments that will pitch Igbo against the Nigerian nation as secessionists,...
Barrack Obama’s Grandmother, Mama Sarah Obama, Dies At 99
Mama Sarah Onyango Obama, the grandmother of former US President Barrack Obama, is dead. She was aged 99. Her death was confirmed by her daughter, Marsat Obama, who revealed that her mother died at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kisumu at 4.45am on Monday, March 29. READ ALSO: Former NFF Technical Director, Laloko Is Dead Sarah Obama had been admitted...
JAMB Eradicates Use Of Email For UTME, DE Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says the use of email is no longer required for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration’s processes. JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja, said email will only be requested at the successful completion of the registration exercise by candidates to...
Jailbreak Attempt Foiled In Edo State
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, says it foiled a jailbreak attempt by inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) facility, Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area on Wednesday, April 14. In a statement released in Benin, the spokesperson of the command, Richard Ogbebor, disclosed that the attempted jailbreak occurred from 3pm to 5pm on Wednesday. Ogbebor...
Nationwide Strike: JUSUN shuts Down Abia, Demands Full Autonomy (Photos, Video)
Members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN have taken their nationwide strike to streets across the country, demanding full financial autonomy from the Executive. JUSUN on Monday took to major streets in Aba and Umuahia both in Abia where they have said the nationwide strike will continue until the Executive arm obeys the judgment of the Federal High...
FG Suspends Channels Television For Speaking With IPOB
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has suspended Channels Television with a fine N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. In a letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television signed by the Acting Director-General of the Commission, NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, the Commission referred to Channels 7pm live broadcast programme of Sunday, 25th April, 2021, in which it accused the...
There Was An Attempt To Burgle Buhari’s Chief Of Staff’s Residence – Presidency
There was an attempt to burgle the residence of Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidency has said. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed that the incident occurred very early on Monday morning. His confirmation followed the report by an online news medium, Peoples Gazette, that gunmen suspected to...
GUU Team Present Trophies To Management
Gregory University, Uturu, participated for the first in the Nigeria Universities Theartre Arts Festival, (NUTAF) in 2019 as an observer. Their wonderful performance at that year's event sparked interest in this young University licensed in 2012. Unknown to many this young University, has mastered the act of conquering fear, hence they applied for hosting right and competed with older and...
Southern Senators Back Governors’ Decision To Ban Open Grazing
The Southern Senators Forum, SSF has thrown its weight behind the resolve by the governors in the southern region to ban open grazing and the movement of cattle by foot. The governors of the southern region took the decision after a meeting in Asaba, Delta state capital, on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, Opeyemi Bamidele and Matthew Urhoghide, chairman and...
