Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, says All Progressives Congress, APC, will not monetize its presidential primary election like the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, whose ticket was given to the biggest spender. Umahi, who’s also one of the presidential aspirants of the ruling APC, said the presidential candidate …
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Owo Attack: 11 Children, 12 Adults On Admission At FMC, Says NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that 11 children and 22 adults who were attacked by gunmen at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state are on admission at the emergency wards of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo. Recall that gunmen on Sunday attacked St Francis Catholic …
Read More »Osinbajo Denies Being Involved In Auto Crash On Airport Road
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied being involved in a car accident on Monday morning. Osinbajo’s convoy was said to have been involved in a crash along Abuja’s airport road, according to reports on social media. However, according to his spokesman, Laolu Akande, the Vice President only stopped at the …
Read More »IPMAN Gives Reason For Fuel Scarcity In Abuja
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has explained why fuel queues in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other parts of the country have been resurfaced. The scarcity, according to IPMAN, is due to an insufficient supply of petrol from Lagos depots. Mr. Chinedu Okoronkwo, President of IPMAN, …
Read More »Gunmen Embark On Political Vendetta In Enugu Communities
Gunmen visited homes of political figureheads in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, after police personnel attached to the Ogrute Police Division in the council area repelled an attack by the gunmen on its facilities. According to Vanguard, the hoodlums shot sporadically into the air as they embarked …
Read More »Zamfara: Bandits Kidnap Ex-Accountant-General’s Wives, 20 Others In Fresh Attack
There was palpable trepidation in Furfuri village, Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, as rampaging bandits attacked the town on Sunday. The bandits invaded the town which is about 7km away from the state capital, Gusau, around 11:30 pm on Sunday. According to sources, three wives of the former …
Read More »Two Killed, Several Others Abducted As Gunmen Attack Travellers In Kwara
Two persons killed and several others abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers who attacked a commercial bus along Obbo Ayegunle-Osi Road in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred around 5pm on Saturday, June 4, when the armed men attacked the 18-seater bus with REG NO …
Read More »Nigerian Man Killed By Drunk Driver 6 Weeks After Arriving In The U.S
A Nigerian man, Patrick Ohanta was killed by a drunk driver barely six weeks after he relocated to the United States of America with his wife. The 45-year-old University of Ibadan alumni was hit and killed by a car driven by the drunk driver while walking home after a job …
Read More »Sex-For-Marks: UniAbuja Dismisses Two Professors – VC
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na-Allah, says the institution has gone tough on lecturers sexually harassing students, as two professors had been dismissed for the offence. Na’Allah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in New York that the university had introduced a policy on sex …
Read More »Ondo Attack: Bring Perpetrators To Book, Group Tasks Govt
A socio-political group, Oodua Youth Coalition has condemned the killing of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa, Owo, Ondo State, by terrorists, asking that the government must bring the perpetrators to face the law. In a statement titled ‘Oodua Youth Coalition Condemn Killing, Task Government To Bring Perpetrators To Book’, …
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