2019

Eighteen victims of the Katsina bandits attack have been buried amid tears in the state. Channels reports that the bodies of the victims were brought from the mortuary of the Katsina General Hospital to receive funeral prayer before the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed ministers of his cabinet to handover their portfolios on the 28th of May, 2019, one day to his swearing in for second term. The President gave the directive on Wednesday during the Federal Executive…

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has approved the reconstitution of the market committees/Boards as follows: ARIRIA INTERNATIONAL MARKET: 1. Okeke Chigozie Stephen (Chairman) 2. Elder Ugochukwu…

Insurgents in Nigeria’s north-east have attacked yet another military base in Borno State, killing, wounding and displacing soldiers. The Boko Haram thugs drove yet unconfirmed number of trucks into Gubio Local Government Area at about…

ABIA EXCO BRIEFING The Executive Council (EXCO) of Abia State Government met on Monday, 20th May, 2019, under the Chairmanship of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, to deliberate on important State issues. 1. Exco resolved to prioritize the…

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress said on Monday that, contrary to the claim by the state Governor, Nyesom Wike, it did not give conditions for the acceptance of the olive branch extended by the governor. The…

The Nigerian government has criticised a former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, over the latter’s recent comment on the Boko Haram insurgency. Mr Obasanjo reportedly said the Boko Haram insurgency was “no longer an issue of lack of…

The battle for the Ninth President of the Senate has heightened with senators-elect involved in signatures drive for the three contenders – Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Danjuma Goje and the…

Nigeria’s up-and-coming musician, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has arrived the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, for his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. EFCC had arrested Naira…

Last Saturday’s listing of MTN Nigeria shares on the Premium Board of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has made it possible to identify the shareholders of the telecoms firm. Many Nigerians believed the Nigerian government owned part of…