COURT BARS WOMAN FROM USING EX-HUSBAND’S NAME AFTER 11 YEARS
A Customary Court sitting in Rumuogba, Rivers State, on Friday stopped a woman, Mrs. Kate Ngbor, from continuing to bear her former husband’s name “with...
NNAMDI KANU’S ALLEGED TERRORISM CASE MOVED TO NEW JUDGE
The ongoing terrorism case against leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has been reassigned to another judge. The reassignment was directed...
‘I SPENT MY OWN MONEY IN OFFICE’ — UJU KENNEDY SPEAKS AFTER EFCC GRILLING
Former minister for women affairs who was sacked by President Bola Tinubu during a cabinet reshuffle in October 2024, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has said she utilised...
POLICE RECOVER PISTOL, CARTRIDGES IN A’IBOM CULTISTS’ HIDEOUT RAID
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police command have recovered one locally fabricated pistol and two live cartridges after raiding a suspected cultists’ hideout in...
WHATSAPP GROUP ADMIN SHOT DEAD FOR ALLEGEDLY REMOVING MEMBER
A Pakistani man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who removed him from the chat, police...
US CONDUCTS FIRST FIRING SQUAD EXECUTION SINCE 2010
A South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was put to death by firing squad on Friday in the...
NIGERIA TO GET LEPROSY DRUGS AFTER YEARLONG DELAY
The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in...
OGUN BEGINS RECRUITMENT OF 500 AMOTEKUN OFFICERS
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has approved the recruitment of 500 additional operatives into the State Security Network, also known as ‘Amotekun Corps’ in a...
RIVERS ASSEMBLY EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR RSIEC CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONER’S APPEARANCE
The Rivers House of Assembly has extended the time for the chairman and commissioners of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to appear before...
UPDATE: NATIONAL GRID RESTORED AFTER HOURS OF ‘SYSTEM OUTAGE’
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company has confirmed the restoration of power after a system disturbance affected the national grid on Friday. It was gathered that...