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Igbo women threaten to protest naked over herdsmen killings

Posted by admin Headlines, South-East Monday, April 5th, 2021

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Ndinne Igbo, an all women socio-cultural organization, has threatened its members would march naked across Igboland to protest killings by herdsmen in the region. The group condemned the recent herdsmen attack in Enugu and Ebonyi states by herders. It stated that many Igbo children have become victims of herdsmen attacks. The Ndinne […]

Missing Nigerian Air Force’s Alpha Jet found about 30km outside Maiduguri

Posted by admin Air Force, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines Monday, April 5th, 2021

The missing Alpha jet of the Nigerian Air Force has been found. It was discovered to have crashed at Abba-Jille in Konduga LGA of Borno State. In actual Geographical terms, the crash location is approximately 30Kms outside Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in the North East of Nigeria. Sources said that “The fighter jet was […]

Killers of Catholic priest in Katsina-Ala will be apprehended, Ortom vows

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has assured that the killers of Reverend Father Ferdinand Ngugban of St Paul’s Catholic Church, Aye-Twar village, in Katsina-Ala, will be apprehended. The governor condemned the killing of the Reverend Father by the attackers. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, Governor Ortom […]

Paris Club Refund: Firm sue Rivers State over N25 billion debt

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

The lingering crisis between the Government of Rivers State and a consultancy firm over the Paris Club refund has now taken a legal dimension with a suit by the firm claiming the sum of N25 billion as debt it incurred arising from the transaction. In the suit before a High Court of the Federal Capital […]

Amid recession, World Bank says GDP in Western, Central Africa to grow 2.1% in 2021, 3.0% in 2022

Posted by admin Economy, Headlines Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

From Joseph Inokotong, Abuja The World Bank has projected Real GDP in the Western and Central Africa subregion to grow 2.1% in 2021 and 3.0% in 2022. It pointed out that growth in the Western and Central Africa subregion contracted by 1.1% in 2020, less than projected in October 2020 partly due to a less […]

Easter: Katsina FRSC deploys 537 personnel for special traffic duty

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

From Agaju Madugba, Katsina The Katsina State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 400 of its officers and men alongside 137 special marshals to man strategic locations and routes across the area for the Easter period. Tagged, “Easter Special Patrol,” the Katsina FRSC Sector Commander, Ali Sule Tanimu, explained that […]

Kaduna: Bandits kill 8, injure 4 in three LGAs

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna No fewer than eight persons have been killed by bandits, injured four in fresh attacks on Wednesday, spanning Chikun, Giwa and Kajuru local government areas of Kaduna State. A statement by the Commissioner for Internal security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan said, “Eight people have been killed, and four injured by […]

Bauchi community torture, burn man to death for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad as mother watched helplessly

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, State News Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

Irate youths backed by leaders in Sade community in the Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State have burnt a man identified as Talle Mai Ruwa, to death for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad. SaharaReporters learnt that Mai Ruwa was dragged away from his house on Tuesday in the presence of his mother and burnt to […]

…Gov Umahi fumes as herders kill scores in 4 Ebonyi communities

Posted by admin Ebonyi, Governors, Headlines, State News Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

From Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki and Jude Chinedu, Enugu Over 50 villagers including women and children were feared killed on Monday by suspected herdsmen in Egedege, Obegu and Amazu in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and Umuhu community in Isiuzo Local Government Area of neighbouring Enugu State. Many others sustained various degrees of injuries […]

Chinese Loan: Selfish lawmakers have put Nigeria in jeopardy, we have borrowed $2.6bn from China for Lagos-Ibadan rail –Amaechi

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories Tuesday, March 30th, 2021

Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, says the decision by the House of Representatives to go public on the Sovereignty Immunity Clause in the Chinese loan has delayed the approval for the $5.3bn Ibadan-Kano standard gauge project. Daily Trust reports that the House of Representatives and Amaechi were at daggers drawn last year over the […]