Severe flooding has struck Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, submerging houses, farmlands, and public infrastructure, and forcing residents to navigate their community using wooden canoes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports from Onitsha on Wednesday that Ogbaru, a flood-prone area, has once again suffered extensive damage due to rising water levels from…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the infrastructural achievements of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, while suggesting a possible political shift in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Wednesday at the commissioning of the Arterial Road N16 in Katampe District, Abuja, President Tinubu praised Wike’s leadership…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Sam Onuigbo, ays the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari will not derail the APC’s electoral prospects. He also noted that the recent strengthening of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) poses no threat to the ruling party’s chances in future elections. Onuigbo made this known on…
Rev. Fr. Solomon Atongu, the Catholic Priest in Charge of St. John Quasi Parish Jimba, has reportedly been shot by suspected armed herdsmen along the notorious Makurdi-Naka road. The incident occurred on Saturday evening as the priest was returning from Makurdi to his parish in Naka, where he unwittingly drove into an ambush set by…
German police have arrested a 54-year-old suspect believed to be the gunman behind a fatal shooting on a railway platform in the busy Frankfurt Central Station, police said on Wednesday. The victim, a 27-year-old man, was standing on the station’s Platform nine at around 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Tuesday when a gunman approached him…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, adjourned a suit filed by some vulnerable FCT residents, including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, against the Minister, Nyesom Wike, until May 5 for hearing. The aggrieved residents sued the minster, the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, among others, demanding N500 million in damages over…
Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced a groundbreaking bill aimed at providing immigrants with immediate access to federal benefits, eliminating the current five-year waiting period. This move seeks to address the challenges faced by immigrants in obtaining crucial benefits and services, which have been hindered by what Democrats consider to be arbitrary and…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) command in Bauchi State, has apprehended three suspects and a truck over alleged theft of railway sleepers. The Commandant, Oloyede Oyerinde said at a news conference on Tuesday in Bauchi that the railway sleepers were concealed under bags of rice offal. Oyerinde said that the suspects were…
An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has reportedly struck a hospital operated by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. About 19 people were killed, including nine minors, and others were injured in the strike on Jabalia, local media reported. An Israeli military spokesman said the claim was under investigation. According to report, the internally displaced…
Parallex Bank Ltd. has appointed Mrs Rachel Akhuetie, a seasoned executive with over 24 years of multi-sector experience, as Non-Executive Director and Board member. The appointment was confirmed on Tuesday in a statement by the bank’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Ademola Adeshola. Akhuetie is currently Executive Director, Finance, Commercial and Services at SunTrust Atlantic…
