The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said Biafra can exist now as a sovereign state following the discovery of crude oil in the North. IPOB said this in a statement on Friday adding that the discovery was an answer to the prayers of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu who had …

The Association of Table Water Producers of Nigeria has announced plans to shut down operations, and hike prices of sachet and bottled water due to the high cost of production and raw materials.   It noted that the temporary closure would enable operators to clean the system and change some …

A 45-year-old woman, Peace John, has been diagnosed with mouth tumour after three years of severe pain.   The woman’s daughter, Godsgift, has raised the alarm over the deteriorating health of her mother who was forced out of business because of her ailment.   Godsgift, who resides in the Akoko-Edo …

Mrs Baarong Tony-Uranta, the wife of late human rights activist, Mr Tony Uranta, on Thursday said that her heart still hurts and feels empty, one year after the death of her husband. Uranta, 67, died on November 24, 2021 at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, LUTH, The late Tony …

The Federal Road Safety Corps on Thursday warned operators against tampering with speed limiters.   The acting Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu, gave the warning in his keynote address at the 2022 Annual Safety Managers Retreat in Abuja.   Biu, who was represented by the Corps Engineering Officer, FRSC, Assistant …

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has stated that the northern Christians are in support of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.   Lawal, who was speaking at an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, which was monitored by our correspondent, said …

THE Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated the Tinubu/Shettima Grassroot Independent Campaign Council (ICC) with clear declaration that the party’s Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, will win the 2023 election. The independent campaign council was inaugurated on Thursday to compliment the presidential campaign council …

Mixing rock, pop and RnB like never before, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, 40 years old next week, became the most successful album of all time and defined a coming era with its audiovisual ambition. “Thriller” has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide since its release on November 30, 1982. It …

The Federal Government said yesterday that 34 of the 36 states of the federation have domesticated the Child Rights Act dealing with issues of child abuse, child labour, and forced marriage, among others, in Nigeria. The proposed law, named “Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (2015),” had been domesticated by just …

PORT HARCOURT—Gunmen, yesterday, attacked a convoy in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, killing four policemen, kidnapped a man and carted away an undisclosed amount of money. The criminals reportedly struck around 3pm, on top of the recently constructed Rumuokoro Flyover, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, shooting sporadically at …