The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has confirmed the death of Godwin Akpakpan, a 300-level student of Computer Science, who was allegedly killed by unidentified security personnel. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Akpakpan was reportedly apprehended by security operatives during a stop-and-search operation in Port Harcourt. The incident occurred late on April…
Activities for this year’s edition of Ojude Oba festival, sponsored by Globacom, began on Friday night in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, with a superlative entertainment event that had the Commander, Ebenezer Obey Fabiyi, and Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, the king of Fuji music. The event was an outstanding prelude to the big event holding on Sunday…
Alhaji Abdul Samad-Rabiu, Chairman and Founder, BUA Group has urged Britain and its Western allies to deepen partnerships and increase investments in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Samad-Rabiu said this in an opinion piece published in the Telegraph of London, on Saturday. The philanthropist asserting that President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms…
At least four persons have reportedly been ambushed and killed in the Uwok-Ishe community of Kakkek district of Bassa local government area of Plateau State. Also, another two were critically injured during the incident and were rushed to Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for medical attention. News gathered that the ambush occurred yesterday around 7…
The federal government has declared Thursday, June 12, 2025, as public holiday to commemorate this year’s democracy day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Nigerians on this occasion of 26 years of an uninterrupted civil rule. This was contained in a statement signed…
Gov Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has called for greater synergy between his administration and the Nigerian Army in the fight against criminality and insecurity in the state. Soludo made the call during a special Sallah Lunch at the 302 Artillery Military Cantonment in Onitsha. Mr Chris Aburime, Press Secretary to Soludo who disclosed this in…
The Borno Government on Sunday celebrated Eid el-Kabir with more than 200 street and vulnerable children currently undergoing rehabilitation at the Bulunkutu Rehabilitation Centre in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, organised by the state’s Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, featured traditional music, dance, games and shared festive…
The eldest son of the late veteran highlife musician, Mr Emmanuel Ejeagha, says the family buried the “Gwo gwo ngwo” crooner, Mike Ejeagha within 24 hours after his demise to keep his wish. Ejeagha Jnr disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Enugu. He said his…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has successfully enrolled over 74 per cent of inmates nationwide into the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) database, contrary to media reports suggesting otherwise. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer,(SPRO), Abubakar Umar on Sunday in Abuja. Umar described as “misleading and inaccurate”…
The Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has cautioned members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid acts of insubordination against the party in the state. Matawalle made the call on Sunday while receiving the executives of the party from Anka, Bakura, Maradun and Talata Mafara Local Government Areas who paid him…
