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Many Escape Death As Abia Court Building Collapses 20 Minutes After Sitting
Tragedy was averted in Aba the commercial capital of Abia State when a court building suddenly collapsed about twenty minutes after its sitting. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at High Court Four Aba presided over by Justice Clinton Okoroafor. According to eyewitness accounts, the roof of the courtroom suddenly caved in while some people at the scene including lawyers, litigants and...
Nigeria’s Fall Among Top Investment Destinations Caused By Insecurity — Minister
The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Mr. Niyi Adebayo, on Thursday, said Nigeria’s slip in a ranking of top investment destinations in Africa was due to insecurity. President Muhammadu Buhari, while speaking at the Expo 2020 Dubai trade and investment forum in UAE, had boasted that Nigeria was Africa’s most attractive investment destination. But a report by Rand Merchant Bank...
My Blood Taken More Than 21 Times, Nnamdi Decries As He Sues DSS
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, dragged the Department of State Service, DSS, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, accusing it of grossly violating his fundamental human rights. Kanu, in the suit he filed through one of his lawyers, Mr. Maxwell Opara, alleged that a doctor engaged by the security agency,...
After Sack Of Nanono, Mamman Buhari Seeks Confirmation Of Muazu Sambo As Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of a ministerial nominee, Mister Muazu Sambo from Taraba State. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, read Buhari’s letter at the upper chamber during plenary on Tuesday morning. The ministerial nominee may be replacing the ministers of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, and Power, Saleh Mamman that were sacked in September. President Buhari also asked...
Northern Youths Carpet Obasanjo, Says Ex-President Lacks Moral Right To Criticise Buhari
Northern youths under the auspices of Northern Youth Assembly (NYA) says former President Olusegun Obasanjo lacks the moral ground to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo had, at a retreat in Abuja on Monday, said Buhari had done the best he could and that expecting him to do anything more is akin to beating a dead horse. But in a statement, the...
Auditor General Uncovers Multi Billion Naira Fraud In National Assembly
The office of the Auditor- General for the Federation (AuGF) in its 2019 Annual Audit Report has indicted the management of the National Assembly over how it spent funds running into billions of naira. The AGF, Aghughu Adolphus, in the audit queries uncovered how over N8.5 billion from the funds released to the National Assembly were expended within the period...
Farmers, Herders Clash In Anambra Community, Two Injured
Two persons were reportedly injured at Ugbene, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, during a clash between farmers and cattle breeders in the area. But the state Police command told The Nation yesterday that there was no clash between the farmers and herders in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, said the clash was simply...
After Imo Killings, IPOB Says It Does Not Engage In Cannibalism
Following the “genocide in Imo”, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday exonerated itself saying that its security outfit, Eastern Security Network (ESN) is not involved in “these dastardly acts and barbarity”. Reacting, the IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that “the general public should understand that those behind the orgy of kidnapping and barbaric...
Christmas: FG Declares Monday 27, Tuesday 28 Dec And Jan 3 Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th December 2021, and Monday, 3rd January 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. The declaration was contained in a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja and signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore. “Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,...
Electricity Distributors Spit Fire As Soldiers Beat Up AEDC Staff In Abuja
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has condemned the alleged beating up of staff of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) by soldiers, saying it portends danger for the power sector. ANED in a statement on Friday, was reacting to a report in which four staff of the DisCo narrated how they were detained and handed over to soldiers...
