The Police Command in Rivers has commenced an investigation into the brutal murder of a father and son at their family residence in Igwuruta-Ali community of the state. The older victim, identified as Timothy, 59, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Adokiye Amieseimeka International Stadium, Omagwa, was killed alongside his son by suspected assassins. SP…
Chief Alagoa Morris, a renowned environmentalist has said that the Feb. 16, oil leak from Shell’s pipeline in Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa has raised the toxicity of Obololi River leading to death of fishes. Morris told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Yenagoa that the pollution caused by the leak was…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says no amount of intimidation or blackmail will derail his focus on infrastructure development in Abuja. Wike stated this on Tuesday while commissioning the rehabilitated Phase II of the Lower Usuma Dam Water Treatment Plant in Bwari Area Council. His remarks followed media reports, including a…
An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced nine drug dealers to death on charges of drug trafficking. A statement by the Supreme Judicial Council said that the Central Criminal Court issued a verdict to execute nine drug dealers after 186 kg of various drugs were seized. The chaos and conflicts that have engulfed Iraq since the…
The Zamfara Elders Forum (ZEF) has hailed the transformative contributions of former Governor Dr Bello Matawalle to the state’s health sector, describing his investments as enduring benefits for Zamfara’s people. Speaking in Gusau on Wednesday, ZEF Chairman Hon Sani Muhammad Anka praised Matawalle’s achievements, questioning whether the current administration has matched such efforts despite substantial…
National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) says Nigeria will be receiving some expatriated Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands in June. Mr Olugbile Holloway, Director-General of NCMM, in a statement on Wednesday, said that 119 Benin bronzes would be returned to Nigeria in batches as the nation begins to receive the artefacts in June. Holloway…
No fewer than 180 students are expected to participate in the 2025 National Swimming Championships, organised by the Nigeria School Sport Federation (NSSF). Funsho Usman, Secretary-General, NSSF, said on Monday that 30 students were expected to represent each of the six geo-political zones of the country at the championships scheduled to begin on Tuesday at…
The police command in Kwara says it arrested a man, who allegedly dismembered the body of his pregnant sister-in-law, Mrs Esther Enemo at Egbejila Road in Temidire community, Ilorin. This is contained in a statement by the command Spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on Saturday in Ilorin. According to Ejire-Adeyemi, the command wishes to inform members of…
The Palestinian presidency on Sunday urged the international community to step up efforts to end the bloody conflict in Gaza, accusing Israel of massive “killings, destruction, and displacement.” Presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh said in a statement to WAFA news agency that under President Mahmoud Abbas’s leadership, the Palestinian Authority has been working since day…
Pope Francis, who is suffering from a severe lung infection, spent a night in hospital without any additional complications, the Vatican said on Wednesday morning. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church had a “peaceful night” and is now resting, a spokesman said. The Argentinian native has been receiving treatment at the Gemelli Hospital in…
