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Cubana Chief Priest appointed Imo director of City Boy Movement
By Deborah Nnamdi Nigerian socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has been appointed as the Imo State Director of the City Boy Movement (CBM), a youth-focused support group backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. The appointment was announced in a post on the movement’s official Instagram page,…
Read More »Bandits kill three, abduct Catholic Priest, 10 others in Kaduna community
By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected bandits have killed three persons and abducted a Catholic priest, alongside at least 10 other residents, during a deadly early-morning attack on the Karku community in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Among those abducted is Rev. Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye, the Parish Priest of…
Read More »Police launch manhunt for wife over alleged stab attack on husband
By Deborah Nnamdi The Yobe State Police Command has launched a manhunt for an 18-year-old woman, Khadija Jamilu, following the alleged stabbing of her husband during a domestic dispute in Potiskum Local Government Area of the state. Police said the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, February 6,…
Read More »Nigerian jailed eight years in U.S. over $6 million inheritance fraud
A Nigerian national, Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha, has been sentenced to 97 months in a U.S. federal prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable Americans. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Nnebocha, 44, and his accomplices operated the scheme for more…
Read More »Gunmen kill Anambra community leader in suspected cult attack
By Deborah Nnamdi The President-General of Ogidi community in Idemili North, Anambra State, Ikwuka Okoye, also known as Anumili, has been killed by suspected cultists, police confirmed on Saturday. The attack occurred late Friday at the School Field in Ogidi and reportedly claimed the life of another man, whose identity…
Read More »Kwara massacre: VP Shettima visits attack site, conveys FG’s condolences
By Deborah Nnamdi Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Woro village, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Saturday to assess the aftermath of a deadly attack that left 75 residents dead. His visit, directed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was aimed at offering federal condolences to grieving families.…
Read More »FG launches ‘happy woman’ app to expand women’s economic inclusion
The Federal Government has launched a new digital platform, the Happy Woman App, as part of efforts to deepen women’s economic inclusion across Nigeria. According to a statement from the Presidency, the app is a secure digital interface designed to connect Nigerian women to finance, skills development, markets, essential services,…
Read More »2,000 Nigerian medical graduates shut out of housemanship yearly — MDCN
About 2,000 newly qualified medical doctors in Nigeria are unable to secure housemanship placements each year due to limited capacity in the country’s centralised system, the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has told the Senate. The Registrar of the council, Dr Fatimah Kyari, disclosed this on Friday in…
Read More »JOHESU suspends nationwide strike following agreement with FG
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has suspended its nationwide indefinite strike to allow for the implementation of the terms of settlement reached with the Federal Government. The decision was taken during an expanded National Executive Council (NEC) emergency hybrid meeting, bringing to an end the industrial action which lasted…
Read More »Four soldiers feared killed in Boko Haram ambush in Borno
At least four Nigerian soldiers were feared killed on Thursday night after Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a military team at Auno, near Jakana, along the Maiduguri–Damaturu highway in Borno State. According to sources, the attack occurred at about 10:50 p.m. as troops were moving to reinforce colleagues who were reportedly…
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