The Defence Headquarters on Friday explained how five soldiers and six civilians were killed by terrorists at Obikabia Junction Checkpoint in Obingwa Local Government Area Aba, Abia State on Thursday, May 30, 2024. It said the victims were murdered by gunmen who were enforcing Sit-At-Home order. Military saidContinue Reading
The Abia State Government has placed a N25million bounty on the killers of five soldiers in the Aba area of the state and also condoled with the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja over the incident. Gunmen had on Thursday stormed the military unit at Obikabia Junction, Ogbor HillContinue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared indefinite nationwide strike beginning from Monday, June 3rd, over the tripartite committee’s inability to agree on a new minimum wage. The are also demanding a reversal of a recent hike in electricity tariff. The President ofContinue Reading
The quest of Ogun State to be an oil producing State would soon be realised as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), is set to begin oil and gas exploration in the state. Stakeholders in the oil industry, including the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), HeinekenContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law. The bill seeks to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” A final assent to the passage of the bill will bring about a shift from the now-recognised, “Arise O Compatriots. The billContinue Reading
On Wednesday, the Federal Government, FG, informed a Federal High Court in Abuja that it will no longer pursue the alleged terrorist allegation against Alhaji Bello Bodejo, President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Kore. Mrs. Aderonke Imana, the prosecuting counsel, said this at the case’s resumed hearing onContinue Reading
A delegation, to be led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the UK, Amb. Christian Okeke and leaders of the Nigerian Students Union in the UK, will visit the management of Teesside University to intervene on the allegations of an unfair and unjust deportation order served on someContinue Reading
The senate and house of representatives will hold a joint sitting on Wednesday to mark 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in the country. Other than during the president’s budget presentation, joint sittings of the senate and house of representatives are rare. A statement issued by Magaji Tambawal, clerkContinue Reading
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, FCA has said that that the administration of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is making the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP stronger. Onyeme made the observation on Monday during the reception of Chief Festus Oneh, a businessman into the PDP at Ward 6,Continue Reading
