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Sun, 10 Jan 2021 09:40:58 +0000
Tension as Ohanaeze Ndigbo elects new president
There is fear and tension in the concerned seven Southeast and South-south states over the intrigues surrounding the election of the new leaders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, scheduled to hold today, Sunday, January 1...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 09:30:17 +0000
K1 endorses Balogun as new ‘Buruji’ of Ijebuland
By Olushola Ricketts   One of the high profile personalities that COVID-19 took away last year was Buruji Kashamu and it created a huge vacuum in Ogun State. Dolapo Balogun has been tipped by some observers to become the new Buruji of Ijebuland....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 09:20:50 +0000
Kwara 2023: Saraki’s camp in comeback bid
The return of the former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the current moves in Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reposition the party ahead of the 2023 elections have joined to electrify the state’s polity as ...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 09:05:04 +0000
Bandits free newlywed, 35 others in Katsina
By Augustine Okezie, Katsina Another batch of 37 kidnap victims, including newlywed, were freed from the bandits in Katsina, late Friday evening. The victims who were mostly women and children were abducted in the last two weeks from Unguwar Malamai ...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 09:00:48 +0000
Five year-old boy found dead inside car in Imo
By Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri A missing five year-old boy has been found dead inside a parked car in a compound at Ishiuzor, Egbu Community, in Owerri North council area of Imo State. According to a community source, the boy was found dead at a compou...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 08:55:42 +0000
Three killed as smugglers, border patrol clash in Kwara
By Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin No fewer than three persons at the weekend died in a fracas between some residents of Ilesha- Baruba, Baruten local government area of Kwara state and some operatives of the Federal Government’ Joint Task Force On border p...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 08:50:39 +0000
Bayelsa queries filling stations over sale of adulterated products
By Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Bayelsa State government has alerted the residents of the presence of some filling stations indulged in the sale of adulterated petroleum products in the state. The state Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Dr. Ebiere Jones, ...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 08:44:38 +0000
Ex-Abia PDP Council chair defects to APC
By Sunny Nwankwo, Aba A former Transition Committee (TC) of Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State; Mr. Sylvanus Nwaji, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has denounced his membership of the ruling party in the state to join the All Prog...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 08:38:37 +0000
Enugu donates vehicle to school of deceased accident victims
Our Reporter Enugu State Government has handed over a brand new 18-seater bus to Presentation Nursery and Primary School, Awgu, in fulfillment of the pledge made by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi during the Requiem Mass for the seven pupils and two teache...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 08:32:37 +0000
NUT to Abia govt: ‘Don’t toy with teachers welfare’
By Sunny Nwankwo, Aba The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Abia State chapter, has cautioned Abia State Government against “playing politics” with the welfare of teachers in the state. NUT, which accused the state government of not honouring any of the...



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