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Ohanaeze Youths Mourn Late Dr. Ogunji, Set To Immortalize Him

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council has commiserated with the national body of pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and the people of Abia State over the demise of its Deputy Secretary-General and Commissioner for Environment in the state, Dr. Solomon Ogunji who passed on on Saturday. The council, therefore, declared 4 market days mourning in honour of the late Deputy Secretary-General of...

Nigerian Troops Killed Over 1,000 Boko Haram Insurgents In Six weeks – Buratai

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Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, says troops have killed 1, 015 Boko Haram insurgents in the past six weeks.  The military, in the past weeks, has continued to launch offensives on the insurgents. In a luncheon organised by Operation Lafiya Dole on Sunday, Buratai said a total of 84 high ranking members of Boko Haram logistics and informants were arrested...

Church Disowns Woman Caught In Anambra Shrine

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Members of United Voice of Sabbath Churches of Nigeria (UVSCN) in Anambra State, an umbrella body of Sabbath church have disowned a woman who was caught days ago at a shrine in Agulu, Anaocha council of the state. ABN TV reported earlier that the woman who was accused of fetish practices was nabbed while dressed in a white garment and...

Abia Speaker Greets Muslims At Sallah, Calls For More Prayers

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The Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji has Congratulated the Muslim Ummah on this year's Eid-el-fitr. In a felicitation message Personally signed by the Speaker, Rt. Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji called on Muslim faithful to continue to pray for the peaceful coexistence of the nation, while asking for God’s mercies in the wake...

We Don’t Have Money To Import Food – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria no longer has money to import food owing to the impact of COVID-19 on the nation’s economy. While speaking with journalists during the Eid celebrations at the statehouse on Sunday, the president described the impact of the virus as “frightening”. He said the pandemic has affected both the developed and the developing countries. Read Also: Biafra: We...

Biafra: We Are Not Bothered By Activities Of Saboteurs – Nnamdi Kanu

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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday said he and his pro-Biafra group are not bothered by the activities of saboteurs and traitors working against the Biafra realization. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in a statement made available through IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said that to him and IPOB, the treachery and...

EFCC Convicts Babatunde Rufai, “Wear It All” Boutique Owner For Fraud

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Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced one Babatunde Rufai, also known as Richard Abben, to nine months in prison for internet fraud. The convict, Babatunde Rufai, who is the owner and promoter of “Wear It All Boutique” in Lekki, Lagos, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,...

COVID-19: Manager Of Hotel Demolished By Wike Tests Positive Among 27 New Cases

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The Rivers State, Governor, Nyseom Wike has confirmed 27 new cases of Coronavirus with Manager of demolished Prodest Hotel, Eleme, listed among the latest cases. Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim who made the disclosure Sunday evening said the development validates the State Government’s proactive fight against COVID-19. Read Also: New Telegraph Editor Waheed Bakare Is Dead Nsirim recalled...

Ikpeazu Weeps For Late Commissioner, Says “Things Will Never Be The Same For Me Again”

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The Abia state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has described the sudden death of the Honorable Commissioner for Environment, Dr Solomon Ogunji as a deeply profound personal loss. Describing the Late Commissioner as "my best friend", an emotionally distraught Governor Ikpeazu said that his friendship with the Late Dr. Ogunji has remained since his 13th birthday and ever since then, no one...

VIDEO: Moment Late Dr. Solomon Ogunji Took Anti Covid-19 Campaign To The Streets Of Aba

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The moment when late Abia state Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Solomon Ogunji took the anti-COVID-19 campaign to the streets of Aba. ABN TV reports that Dr. Solomon Ogunji died on late Saturday night at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, after a brief illness related to high blood pressure. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW.... https://youtu.be/y6XvR4sYo04

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