Gowon, not Ojukwu, caused civil war –Igbo group

A pro-Biafra group, the Biafra Zionists Federation, on Monday blamed a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon  for  the civil war that started in 1967. The BZF leader, Benjamin Onwuka, who expressed the view in a statement in said Gowon…

AfDB calls off proposed $400m loan to Nigeria

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called off a loan to Nigeria that would have helped fund the country’s budget. It has instead redirected the money to specific projects, a vice president at the lender said yesterday, according to …

Protesters demand Oyegun’s removal

Ahead of today’s National Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a group of youths yesteday protested at the party’s National Secretariat, demanding the sack of the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Working…

Policeman arrested for allegedly defiling minor

A policeman, who allegedly abducted a 14-year-old girl and defiled her, has been arrested in Anambra State. Briefing reporters yesterday at the police headquarters in Amawbia, Commissioner Garba Umar said justice must take its course. He…

Queen of Netherlands visits Nigeria

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), Her Majesty, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, is expected in Nigeria between Monday 30, October and Thursday 2, November 2017. The Dutch…

SON destroys sub-standards products worth N10m

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), recently destroyed substandard products worth about N10 million. SON in collaboration with other agencies, including Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) was able to seize seven containers of unwholesome…