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Suspected herdsmen yesterday allegedly invaded Community Grammar School, Alaropo Nla, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, injuring students and teachers in the process. It was gathered that the herders, numbering over 20, purportedly invaded the school with their cattle and injured some of the students and teachers, including one Paul Olabode, inflicting wounds on them with sword and machete cuts, while many others were left with broken legs […]

Award-winning Gospel artist Mercy Chinwo has threatened to slam a two billion Naira lawsuit against fellow singer Obidiz, for allegedly using her name and image in secular music audio and video in what she termed a derogatory manner. Obidiz released a commercial for a song entitled Mercy Chinwo on February 10, 2023, with the gospel crooner’s picture as the cover image. Chinwo through her lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi, in a letter, […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has enjoined all the professional bodies in Nigeria to join the commission in the fight against money laundering and corruption in general. The chairman of the anti-graft agency Abdul Rasheed Bawa, who made the call during the 2023 presidential retreat of the Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria APBN in Enugu, said they are saddled with the responsibility of instituting transparency and accountability […]

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide yesterday said Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu never referred to Yorubas as political rascals, while speaking during an event to mark the one year in office of the Governor of Anambra State Chukwuma Soludo, in Awka, Anambra State, on Saturday, branding the report as false. Ohanaeze in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Alex Ogbonnia in Enugu insisted the report was a typical falsehood, fabricated by social media […]

The former Deputy President of the Senate IKE Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and their doctor, Obinna Obeta have been found guilty of organ trafficking by a United Kingdom UK court. The jury found that the trio conspired to bring a 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to harvest his kidney for their ailing daughter, Sonia. The victim said he was promised opportunities in the UK for help and that he […]

The Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi yesterday approved the release of the 2021 and 2022 promotion list for civil servants in the state. The Chairman of Enugu State Civil Service Commission, ESCSC, Robinson Odo while announcing the release of the promotions, stated that about 3,089 civil servants on salary grade levels, 04 to16 benefited from the promotions, noting that the exercise followed due process as the promotional examination was […]