Abuja Residents Groans Over 3-Months Water Scarcity
Residents of Karu, a suburb in the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory are groaning over the lingering water scarcity in the area in the past three months. The residents, speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria in separate interviews on Monday in Abuja, said that the situation was disheartening, especially for those who don’t have boreholes...
Imo Communities Agree To Cease Female Genital Mutilation – Monarchs
Imo state traditional rulers on Monday said their communities now have accepted to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, because of its health implications for the girl child. The traditional rulers of Mbaitoli Council Area of the state spoke to newsmen in their communities about the campaign against FGM, which was introduced by the National Orientation Agency, NOA,...
Lagos Police Locate Stolen Baby & Hunt For Buyer
Police in Lagos State are on a manhunt for the buyer of a baby stolen by a house help in Shomolu area of the state. Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Monday that the buyer abandoned the baby as the police dragnet was closing in. “In the early hours of Monday, the buyer abandoned the baby at...
Court Refuses Bail To Gov. Fubara’s Supporters Over Alleged Terrorism
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday denied bail to five persons accused of invading, vandalising and burning down the Rivers Abuja Assembly Complex. They are: Chime Eguma Ezebalike, Prince Lukman Oladele, Kenneth Goodluck Kpasa, Osiga Donald and Ochueja Thankgod.They are answering a seven-count terrorism charge preferred against them by the Inspector General of Police. Police alleged the defendants, in the wake...
Police Confirm Suspected Lovers Death In Lagos Apartment
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the deaths of a man and a woman, suspected to be lovers, in an apartment in the Ojodu area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Hundeyin said that the sudden and unnatural death was reported to...
Minna Residents Block Roadways To protest High Cost Of Life
Residents of Minna, the capital of Niger State on Monday morning blocked main roads in the city to protest the high cost of living. Women and young people were among the demonstrators heard shouting protest songs while police officers and other security personnel observed the situation.. The protesters said that the increase in food prices and the inadequate response from the government...
Teenager Feared Dead As Customs Chases Suspected Smugglers
A 14-year-old-boy, Mushin Ibrahim, lost his life when a J5 Peugeot bus being chased by officials of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in Jibia rammed into bystanders on Saturday. Witnesses, according to Premium Times, said the bus was being chased by officials of the Federal Operating Unit, Zone B of the NCS when it crushed the boy around 11 a.m....
Namibia: President Gringo Dies In Hospital
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, his office said. He was 82. Geingob, who was serving his second term as president and was his country’s first prime minister after independence, revealed last month that he was being treated for cancer. Most recently, he took a stand by supporting South Africa’s complaint against Israel under the...
Widows Stage Protest In Kano Over Increase In Flour Price
Several women, including widows, took to the streets of Kano to protest the increase in the price of flour in the state. The protesters, who sell local bread also known as ‘gurasa,’ while marching on the streets with placards on Friday, lamented that the soaring price had crippled their source of livelihood. The women who defied the harsh harmattan appealed to...
Kidnapping Of ABSU Deputy VC Emezue Unfortunate — Gov. Otti
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has expressed regret over the abduction of a Deputy Vice Chancellor in Abia State University (ABSU), Prof. Godwin Emezue. Emezue was abducted from a petrol station at Umuahia South Local Government Area of the State. https://youtu.be/NloENTg-tjk He was said to have driven into the station alongside his wife to buy fuel for their vehicle on Friday...
