“I never disobeyed the Church”. Mbaka opens up on his detention
Leader of Catholic Adoration ministry in Enugu, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka has narrated what transpired when he was allegedly detained for 24 hours
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COVID-19: FG to procure 29.5 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, releases N29.1bn
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the supplementary budget being prepared by her ministry will cover the
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11 IPOB members killed in joint army, police operation in Imo
No fewer than 11 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) have been killed by a
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BREAKING: Senate in closed session with security chiefs
The Senate is currently holding a closed door session with the Chief of Defence Staff, the service chiefs, the inspector General of Police
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FIFA postpones June World Cup qualifiers in Africa
FIFA confirmed on Thursday that the 2022 World Cup qualifiers scheduled for Africa during June have been postponed until September due to the
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Again, gunmen raze police station, kill two officers in Anambra
Police in Anambra have confirmed the killing of two of its personnel by unknown gunmen who attacked and razed the Divisional Police Station
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IZUNWANNE commends Governor Willie Obiano on Anambra Airport
IZUNWANNE, an association of senior journalists of Southeast origin, has commended the administration of Chief Willie Maduaburochukwu Obiano, on the construction and successful
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Buhari felicitates with Veteran journalist, Anueyiagu at 60
President and Commander-in-chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with journalist and fervent Buharist, Abuchi Anueyiagu, as he clocks 60
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What Ohanaeze Ndigbo Peace and Reconciliation Committee should do —Igbos
The South-East governors and leaders at their last joint meeting in Enugu directed the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo to immediately set up two
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Breaking: Assemblies of God former GS, Osueke is dead
Former General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Nigeria, the Rev. Dr Charles Osueke is dead. The late GS who led the church
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Marginalization! Why Akanu Ibiam and Port Harcourt airports have not resumed International flights.
The resumption of international flights at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu and Port Harcourt International Airport may remain a pipe dream for
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Tension in Abuja over hundreds of migrating herders from Niger Republic
Tension yesterday enveloped communities in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory as hundreds of nomadic herders crossed Abuja-Kaduna highway into Sabon-Wuse
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Enugu Catholic Diocese detained me for criticizing Buhari and blessing Nnamdi Kanu — Fr Mbaka
Man in the news, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka has disclosed that his 24 hours ‘disappearance’ was an incarceration by the Enugu Catholic Bishop,
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Lagos to pay 4,000 unemployed graduates N40,000 monthly
Lagos State will pay 4,000 unemployed graduates N40,000 monthly for six months, Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke said yesterday.
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We can’t take salary cut, Labour warns Fed Govt
Workers have kicked against a move by the Federal Government to cut their salaries as well as reduce the number of federal agencies.
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Alarming! 22,000 Nigerian children get infected with HIV annually — United Nations
The United Nations has disclosed that no fewer than 22,000 Nigerian children get infected with HIV annually. The UN system made the statement
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Knocks as Buhari begs bandits to release Greenfield students
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has come under fire on social media for appealing to bandits to release the abducted students
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FEC approves N6.2b for six electricity projects
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved over $8.29 million as well as N3 billion for the execution of various electricity projects in
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BREAKING: Dare, Pastor Adeboye’s 42 years-old son dies in his sleep
Pastor Dare Adeboye, the son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Enoch Adeboye, is dead. It was
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27 abducted Forestry College students freed after 57 days
A day after their parents protested at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, abductors released 27 students of Federal College of Forestry, Kaduna.
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Kidnappers free abducted Greenfield varsity student
Kidnappers of the students and a staff of Greenfield University, Kasarami, Kaduna have released one of the 17 students remaining in their custody.The
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Bandits kill two, injure six in fresh attacks on Kaduna communities
Some bandits in separate attacks invaded two communities of Chikun and Kajuru Local Government Areas of Kaduna State, killing two persons and injuring
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Fulani herdsmen,terrorists involved in Kaduna students abduction, says Sheikh Gumi
An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday said he needed the support of the Federal Government to rescue the students of different
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Again! Another 46-year-old ‘unknown gunman’ arrested in Imo
The number of arrests of hoodlums who have been operating under the name “unknown gunmen” yesterday soared, with the arrest of one popularly
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Senate asks Customs to return rice ‘seized’ in Ibadan markets and cash taken away, too.
The Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges on Tuesday directed the Nigeria Customs Service to return the bags of rice and money which
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Mourinho lands in Roma and reveals why he accepted to manage the club
Jose Mourinho has landed anoyjer coaching job in Roma and said he desires to ‘create a winning project’ at Roma and chose the
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You’re haunted by leadership failure and nemesis, PDP replies Presidency on coup claim
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the allegation by the Buhari Presidency that some Nigerians were plotting a forceful and undemocratic change
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Just in: Okonjo-Iweala appoints four WTO Deputy Director-Generals
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Tuesday announced the appointment of four Deputy Directors-General. The former Nigerian Finance minister, disclosed
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FG may cut salaries of workers to reduce governance cost, says Minister
The Federal Government has proposed salary cuts for workers as a way of reducing the high cost of governance in the country. The
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Don’t kill abducted varsity students, PTA begs bandits
The national leadership of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) on Tuesday appealed to abductors of the 17 students of the Greenfield University, Kaduna
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