Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has sent condolences to the family of a pupil who died in an unfortunate building collapse at Eghereka Primary School, Ewu Town in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Oborevwori’s commiseration was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, who described […]

A Prague hospital said Friday it was treating five children who had swallowed magnets following a “piercing challenge” they had found on TikTok.

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the people of Rivers State to exercise their constitutional rights by participating in the Local Government Area (LGA) elections scheduled for Saturday, October 5, 2024.

The President General of the Umunze Progressive Union (UPU), Engr. Ezekiel Iheazor, and a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Nze Ikechukwu Okoli, have been abducted in Umunze, Anambra State. The incident occurred at Okoli’s residence in Lomu village.

British tech mogul Mike Lynch drowned when his superyacht “Bayesian” sank in Sicily, while the deaths of three other British passengers remain under investigation, a UK inquest heard Friday.

“The right of Rivers people to vote is under attack from federal agents and you are drinking tea. Please, stop making opposition look like jokers”

The founding National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has stated that what Nigeria urgently requires is restructuring and a credible electoral process, rather than a single six-year term for the executive as proposed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has called on its members and the general public to boycott the local government council elections scheduled for tomorrow, October 5.

The Police Command in Rivers has announced that it will boycott the forthcoming local government council elections scheduled for Saturday. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday that the decision followed an order from the Federal High Court. Iringe-Koko confirmed that the command had begun withdrawing its officers from […]

 The Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps in Ondo State, says it has foiled five kidnap attempts and rescued nine kidnap victims across the state within one week. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, state Commander of Amotekun Corps, made the disclosure on Friday in Akure while parading 20 suspected criminals arrested for crimes like cultism, housebreaking, […]

The Federal Government has appointed 15 new Assistant Comptrollers General (ACGs) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), alongside 95 officers promoted to the rank of Comptroller.

A cross-section of Nigerian workers on Friday expressed growing frustration over the increasing cost of transportation, attributing it to the persistent rise in fuel prices. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria, the workers decried the impact of high transportation costs on their finances and overall well-being. Mr Anosike Godson, a dentist, noted […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Lebanon for talks on Friday, in a visit that demonstrates Iran’s solidarity with the Lebanese people. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a post on X. But observers suspected that the talks may focus on who will succeed the slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the failure of the Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement reached with it. Prof. Timothy Namo, the Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of the union said this during a news conference on Friday in Jos. Namo said that the union […]

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has expressed his condolences to the Niger State Government and the families of those who lost their lives in the recent boat accident on the Gbajibo River in Niger State.