THE Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has constituted a seven-man investigative committee to probe the activities of the state College of Education (Technical). The committee’s terms of reference according to a statement issued on Friday, by the governor’s media office, include investigating grave allegations of mismanagement and corrupt administrative practices …
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Bandits Kill Four In Zamfara Raid, Govt Closes Market
FOUR people have reportedly lost their lives following an attack by bandits in Maru, located within the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to Bawa, the emir’s vehicles were also damaged due to several gunshots. He explained that the bandits also returned to the town on Thursday looking …
Read More »Military Foils N1.2bn Crude Theft, To End Terror Attacks
THE Defence Headquarters said, on Thursday, that troops in the last two weeks intercepted stolen crude worth N1.2bn. This was as it vowed to incapacitate terrorists from carrying out small-scale attacks on soft targets. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, said this on Thursday in Abuja while …
Read More »Academy Mourns Broadcaster, Jika Attoh
THE West Africa Broadcast and Media Academy has expressed sorrow over the passing of its Executive Director and ace broadcaster, Nkemjika Attoh, who died on Wednesday in Enugu State. The Academy, in a statement on Thursday by its Registrar, Joseph Obari, described the Attoh’s death as a colossal loss. According …
Read More »UEL: Nigeria’s Victor Boniface Nominated For Goal Of The Week
SUPER Eagles and Bayer Leverkusen forward, Victor Boniface, is in the running for the UEFA Europa League Goal of the Week. The 22-year-old struck a spectacular goal Thursday night at the BayArena in a match against the Czech club Qarabag. Boniface received a pass from Florian Writz just outside the …
Read More »German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz To Visit Nigeria
THE Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olaf Scholz, will visit Nigeria on October 29 and 30 2023. A statement posted on the website of the German Embassy in Nigeria on Friday said the visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations between Germany and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The …
Read More »Court Lifts IPOB Ban, Awards Kanu N8bn
JUSTICE A. O. Onovo of the Enugu State High Court, Thursday, declared the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra by the South-East Governors’ Forum as illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void. Newsextra24 had reported that in 2017, the South-East Governors Forum, led by former Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi State, …
Read More »Supreme Court Judgement: We Meet In 2031, Ganduje Tells Atiku, Peter Obi
THE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday, said there was still room for the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party, Peter Obi, “to actualise their presidential aspiration after the second-term tenure of President (Bola) Tinubu in 2031.” The …
Read More »Nigeria’s Super Eagles Retains 40th Position In FIFA Rankings
The Nigeria’s Super eagles despite recording a win and a draw in their last friendly games during the international break, their only games since the last FIFA world rankings in September, Nigeria remained unmoved in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for October. Though the Super Eagles gained 1.62 points in …
Read More »How UNIPORT Student Killed Girlfriend, Harvested Organs – Police
THE Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 400-level student of Petrochemical Engineering at the University of Port Harcourt, Demain Okoligwe, for allegedly killing his girlfriend and harvesting her organs at his residence along NTA Road, Ozuoba, near Port Harcourt. The victim, Justina Otuene, a 300-level undergraduate also in UNIPORT, …
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