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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Headlines, Navy
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the reported secret burial of 1,000 Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram and ISWAP. In a statement he signed yesterday, Atiku said that the Wall Street Journal’s report on the matter was saddening, adding that the attempt […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
Fierce clashes between a regional force and IS-affiliated fighters in northeast Nigeria left 25 soldiers and at least 40 jihadists dead, two military sources and a militia leader said yesterday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province group launched a dawn attack on Monday against a base near the town of Baga on Lake […]
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Corruption Politics, Headlines, House, Legislature
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
ICPC Boss`Bolaji Owasanoye By Emmanuel Acha The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Enugu State says it has sealed the premises of a federal lawmaker from Enugu North Senatorial Zone of the state. A statement on Friday by the Head, Public Enlightenment and Education Unit of the commission, Mr Suleiman Godwin, […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised the America would “very soon” find cure for AIDS and childhood cancer. The president made the promise at a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio in continuation of a similar promise during his June campaign kickoff when he vowed to come up with the cures to many diseases including cancer and […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
The US is expected to formally withdraw from a nuclear missile treaty with Russia on Friday, sparking fears of a new arms race. Moscow and Washington signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 1987 but have in recent years increasingly accused each other of violating its terms — the agreement prohibits both countries from […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
Saudi Arabia has published new laws that ease restrictions on women by allowing any citizen woman or man to apply for a passport and travel freely, obtain family documents or register a marriage, divorce or birth of a child. The changes end a long-standing guardianship policy that gave men control over women, by requiring women to have […]
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
A Catholic priest of Enugu Diocese, Reverend Fr. Paul Offu has been reportedly shot dead by unidentified gunmen. The priest was said to have been killed in Awgu Local Government Area of the state around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night. Offu’s death is coming barely five months after Rev. Fr. Clement Ugwu, the parish priest […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
Former Super Eagles Skipper and football legend Kanu Nwankwo, has commended the Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa’s commitment to the development of sports in Delta State. In a tweet on his personal handle @PapiloKanu, the former Arsenal and PSG player thanked Okowa for receiving him at his office this week and acknowledged the great […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Headlines, National Politics
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
By Naomi Sharang The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its academy in Karu, Abuja will soon be certified as the first anti-corruption degree-awarding institution in Nigeria. The commission’s spokesman, Mr Tony Orilade made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Orilade quoted the Secretary to the Commission, Mr Olanipekun Olukoyede, as […]
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Education, Headlines
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
By Emmanuel Afonne The Senate and Management of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), have approved degree programme in three major Nigerian languages as part of efforts to impact national integration in Nigeria. Prof. Doris Obieje, Dean, Faculty of Arts, said this at the faculty’s maiden public lecture delivered by Prof. Oladele Balogun of […]
