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Peter Obi attends book launch on PDP as party intensifies efforts to win him back
Amid renewed efforts by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to bring him back into its fold, former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday made a significant appearance at the launch of two political books authored by veteran journalist and political strategist, Ike Abonyi.…
Read More »Police launch investigation into suspected murder in Akwa Ibom church
By Deborah Nnamdi The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has opened an investigation into the suspected murder of a 45-year-old man who was found dead in a pool of blood while sleeping with his family inside a church. In a statement issued Wednesday in Uyo, Police Public Relations Officer DSP…
Read More »NCAA suspends ValueJet pilots for safety breach at Abuja airport
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the licences of two ValueJet pilots following a serious breach of aviation safety procedures at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to an official statement released by the NCAA, the incident occurred on Tuesday, August 5, when a ValueJet aircraft initiated departure…
Read More »Heavy rain claims lives of mother, five children in Katsina
File photo: Unrelated photo of floods after heavy rainfall By Deborah Nnamdi A devastating tragedy unfolded in Dankama Local Government Area of Katsina State as a mother and her five children lost their lives when their home collapsed during a heavy downpour. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Tuesday…
Read More »Residents capture, kill alleged bandits’ informant in Katsina
By Deborah Nnamdi Tension gripped the Karfi community in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State on Tuesday evening after residents captured and killed a man suspected to be an informant for bandits. The development was disclosed by a security analyst, Bakatsine, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on…
Read More »Warri must not fall – a national call to conscience, justice
… President Tinubu, Akpabio save Warri By G.T. Addey (Agolokorobosin), Ode-Itsekiri (Big Warri) The silence of history often bears the weight of unspeakable truths. Between 1997 and 2003, the Itsekiri people of Warri bore witness to one of the darkest chapters in Nigeria’s post-colonial ethnic history. Entire villages were razed,…
Read More »Uzodinma rewards Imo-born Super Falcons players with N30m each, plots of land
By Deborah Nnamdi Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has honoured seven Super Falcons players of Imo origin with a cash reward of ₦30 million each and plots of land in choice areas of Owerri. The gesture follows Nigeria’s recent triumph at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in…
Read More »Benue: Mother, son killed in fresh herdsmen attack
Suspected herdsmen launched a deadly attack on Saturday afternoon in the Ngban community, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, killing a woman and her son on their rice farm. The victims, identified as Mlumun Igbawua and her son Benjamin Igbawua, were reportedly ambushed while working on their farmland. Sources…
Read More »Uproar as Datti-Ahmed’s son graduates from U.K. university
The Nigerian social media space has reacted with widespread uproar to a report of the graduation of the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, and founder of one of Nigeria’s leading private universities, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, from Queen Mary University, United Kingdom. Datti-Ahmed’s Baze University…
Read More »Troops bust criminal camps in Benue, recover arms, neutralize bandits
By Deborah Nnamdi Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have continued to make significant progress in their mission to restore peace and security across Benue State, successfully recovering arms, dismantling criminal camps, and neutralizing bandits in a series of clearance operations over the weekend. On August 2, 2025, during a…
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