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Police Rescue Abducted Anambra Priest, Recover Suspects Vehicle
Reverend Father Stephen Echezona, who was kidnapped by gunmen at a gas station in Ichida, Anaocha Local Government Area, has been rescued by the Anambra State Police Command. The assailants, operating in a white Lexus SUV without a plate number, took the priest in his own vehicle after abandoning theirs during a gun exchange with security operatives who responded to...
Enugu Set To Exceed ₦600bn IGR Target For 2025 – Mbah
Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah says his administration will raise more money for development projects by exceeding the estimated Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) target of ₦600 billion for 2025. Mbah gave the assurance on Saturday night in Enugu during his investiture as President of the Enugu Sports Club. Recall that Mbah inaugurated the newly remodeled clubhouse, as well as the installation of...
Katsina’s Gov, Dikko Radda Looses Mother At Age 93
At the age of 93, Hajiya Sarafa'u Umaru, the mother of Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda, passed away. Her death was announced on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in a statement by Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary. The statement read in part, “With profound sadness, the Government of Katsina State announces the passing of Hajiya Safara’u Umaru Baribari, the beloved...
Pope Discharged After Over Five Weeks In Hospital [PHOTOS]
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The 88-year-old Pope Francis was seen in public for the first time since his admission on February 14 when he welcomed and thanked the faithful from the balcony of Rome's Gemelli hospital on Sunday. “Thank you, everyone," a weak-sounding Francis said into a microphone as he sat in a wheelchair, waving gently to hundreds of people gathered below and doing...
Four Arrested As Police, Military Rescue Kidnapped DHQ Officer In Abuja
Two civilians who were kidnapped from Mpape, Abuja, and a kidnapped naval officer, Lt. Cynthia Akor, who was attached to Defense Headquarters, were rescued by a joint security operation involving the Federal Capital Territory Police Command and the military. The victims were taken on March 21, 2025, when armed men attacked the Maman Vatsa Estate gate, blocked Mpape Road, and...
Akpabio Debunk $15,000 Bribe To Senators To Approve Emergency Rule In Rivers
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has refuted reports that senators received a $15,000 bribe to support the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Akpabio was reacting to several reports, which claimed that the lawmakers received the money in his Maitama home, during the breaking of their Ramadan fast. The rumours claimed the Senators received $5,000 on Tuesday and...
Kano Govt Announces Salary Increase For Academic, Non-Academic Staff
The Kano State Government has approved a salary increase of 25 to 35 percent for academic and non-academic staff of tertiary institutions in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Comrade Abdullahi Waiya, disclosed this while addressing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting. He stated that the salary adjustments, which take effect from March 2025, are aimed at...
Abia Assembly Begins Investigation As Govt College School Fees Hit N1.1m
Abia State House of Assembly Joint Committee on Education, Public Petition, and Judiciary has commenced investigation into a petition written by Mr. Chukwudi Onwudinanti on the alleged activities of the members of Fisher Education Development Trust. In the petition, Onwudinanti, who is a former student of Government College Umuahia, GCU, alleged that the members of Fisher Education Development Trust, FEDT,...
$193,000 Hidden In Yoghurt Carton Intercepted At Abuja Airport
The Nigeria Customs Service has seized $193,000 in cash that was hidden in a carton of yoghurt at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, in a statement on Friday, said the cash was discovered by officers of the Federal Capital Territory Command. He explained that the interception which took place...
”Emergency Rule Will Weaken Wike’s Influence” – Analyst
A public affairs analyst, Amilda Fraser, has described the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State as a strategic move to weaken the influence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in the state. According to Fraser, the emergency rule is also to shield Governor Siminalayi Fubara from impeachment. In a statement on Friday,...
