Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has boasted that he has the strongest structure in the state. He accused Governor Hope Uzodinma of unleashing hundreds of thugs against him on Sunday. Okorocha and his associates were arrested after he supervised the unsealing of Royal Spring Palm Estate, Owerri. The propertyContinue Reading
Fresh facts have emerged on what transpired at the recent closed-door meeting between former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by a former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki. A source privy to the meeting told THISDAY at theContinue Reading
One week after they were abducted, passengers of the Niger State Transport Mass Transit have regained freedom. Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Bello-Sani, announced their release on his twitter handle on Sunday afternoon. 21 passengers were abducted by bandits on their way from Kontagora to Minna last Sunday. Photo Credit:Continue Reading
The Nigeria Air Force has confirmed that seven personnel died on board a military aircraft which crashed at Abuja Airport on Sunday. Daily Post reports that the military aircraft, King Air 350 crashed on Sunday morning on the runway of Abuja airport. Confirming the incident, Air Force Director of publicContinue Reading
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama says President Patrice Talon has expressed readiness to cede the Benin Republic to Nigeria, becoming Nigeria’s 37th state. Onyeama disclosed this to newsmen after a closed-door meeting with Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Aurélien Agbenonci, The minister said the Beninoise president madeContinue Reading
The serenity of the Airport Junction stretch of Omuagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State was shattered when an unidentified soldier allegedly shot a truck driver. The incident reportedly occurred about 9pm on Friday at an army checkpoint along Port Harcourt-Airport-Owerri Road, Omagwa. The soldier, it was gatheredContinue Reading
Nigerian soldiers have overrun a farm in Sambisa forest said to be owned by Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. In a video obtained by PRNigeria, the troops invited some locals to help themselves with food produce before destroying the farm. The troops could be heard mocking the sect leader, askingContinue Reading
Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from her husband Kanye West after months of rumours that the two were splitting. The 40-year-old TV star filed documents on Friday, according to TMZ, through her lawyer Laura Wasser but the date of separation was not listed The reality TV star and makeupContinue Reading
Nigeria has exited recession as the country’s Gross Domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.11 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020. The latest economic expansion represents the first positive quarterly growth in the last three quarters. The GDP report the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released on Thursday showed thatContinue Reading
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd.), on Thursday said the Boko Haram insurgency may not end in 20 years time. He said the terrorists have, for a long time, indoctrinated the people, making it difficult to defeat them within a short period. Buratai spoke whenContinue Reading
