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1. Ebonyi State Government has deemed it necessary to wade into the issue of Senator Ekweremadu who is an illustrious son of Igboland and one of their sons, Mr. David Ukpo Nwamini over the misunderstanding concerning donation of kidney in London hospital. 2. Ebonyi State Government has noted a lot …

A Brazilian returnee, Igwedum Uche Benson has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos with pellets of cocaine concealed in his private part. A statement issued by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday …

Top Yoruba allies, and in the camp of Professor Yemi Osinbajo are reportedly mounting pressure on the Vice President to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Recall that Osinbajo had placed third in the presidential primary election of the APC, losing the ticket …

The body of a former Nigerian diplomat, Ambassador Ejeviome Otobo, has been found by police in Tuckahoe, New York, United States. Otobo was last seen in the community on June 15. The Tuckahoe Police Department had in a post on its Facebook page on June 19 declared Etobo missing, requesting …

Sixteen-year-old Uzairu Salisu of Kwanan Gulmanmu, Jahun quarters in Bauchi metropolis was left in a pool of blood after one Ibrahim of Rafin Zurfi lured him into the bush and forcibly removed his eyes Confirming the incident in a statement made available to journalists yesterday, the spokesman of the Bauchi …

The confusion over the choice of the authentic running mate to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is deepening as he has returned to Abuja to continue consultations on the contentious issue. Tinubu returned to Lagos on Sunday, June 19, 12 days after he defeated a …

Zamfara State government has rolled out measures to tackle incidents and crimes associated with terrorism and banditry in the state, including plans to arm individuals with guns to defend themselves against attacks. Zamfara Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, who revealed this in a statement added that in the actualisation of …

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has congratulated Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as they both mark their birthdays. While Governor Sanwo-Olu celebrates his 57th birthday, Gbajabiamila celebrates his  60. In his congratulatory message …

National Assembly members, who failed to win their parties’ tickets for the 2023 elections, are set for a showdown with state governors and their aides. Findings by our correspondents showed that in states such as Benue, Kebbi,  Zamfara, Delta, Ekiti and Ogun, governors or their loyalists defeated incumbent Senators and …

President Muhammadu Buhari has given a reason why the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu may not get bail again. Buhari spoke when he met British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson at the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday. The president …