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OHANAEZE NDIGBO CALLS FOR THE REMOVAL OF EFCC CHAIRMAN.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide yesterday joined those calling for the removal of the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa. The Igbo social-cultural group in a statement by its National President Okwu Nnabuike said the call became necessary as the EFCC was wandering off its known credibility, adding that they were not surprised owing to an earlier alarm that Bawa was compromised. Nnabuike said this […]

todayMay 22, 2023 26

News

SENATE ASKS MINISTRY OF WORKS TO REFUND OVER SIX HUNDRED MILLION NAIRA SPENT ON FALSE CONTRACTS.

The 9th Assembly has ordered the Federal Ministry of Works to refund a whopping sum of 692 million Naira allegedly spent on fictitious contracts into the nation’s purse as contained in the 2018 report of the Auditor General for the Federation AuGF. The Senate decided after the consideration of the report by its Committee on Public Accounts, which discovered that a contract of 343 million Naira was awarded for the […]

todayMay 22, 2023 30

Entertainment

DAVIDO REVEALS COLLABORATIVE ALBUM WITH CHRIS BROWN.

Nigerian International superstar Davido has said he and his multiple award-winning American counterpart Chris Brown have a joint album in the works, revealing that they already recorded ten songs for their joint project. The 30 Billion Gang boss who disclosed this while featuring as a guest on a podcast stated that if he was doing a collaboration project or collaboration album with anyone from the United States, it would be the Kiss […]

todayMay 19, 2023 191

Football

SEVILLA BEATS JUVENTUS TO UEFA EUROPEAN LEAGUE FINAL.

Six-time winners Sevilla are through to a seventh Europa League final after their 2-1 extra-time win over Juventus in a pulsating semi-final second leg. Serbian Forward Dusan Vlahovic had put Juventus ahead, but Suso leveled the tie with a brilliant left-footed strike. The decisive goal came five minutes into extra time when Bryan Gil crossed for Erik Lamela to head home. Sevilla defender Marcos Acuna was sent off late on […]

todayMay 19, 2023 67

News

POLICE IN ANAMBRA STATE ARREST TWO SUSPECTS OVER ATTACK ON UNITED STATE EMBASSY CONVOY.

The Police Command in Anambra State has arrested two suspects in connection with Tuesday’s attack on the United States US Consulate Convoy in Ogbaru Local Government Area.  The Commissioner for Police in Anambra state, Echeng Echeng, during a press briefing at the Command’s headquarters in Amawbia, said Preliminary investigations revealed that seven persons who were on a mission to assess the impact of erosion in Ogbaru were killed in the assault, […]

todayMay 19, 2023 132

News

OVER FIVE HUNDRED BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS SURRENDER IN THE NORTHEAST.

Five hundred and eleven 511 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered following a recent offensive by troops of the Nigerian Army in the Northeast region. The figure comprised 99 adult males, 161 adult females, and 251 children who surrendered to troops at different locations within the theatre of operations. The Director of Defense Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami said during one of the operations, troops killed 26 […]

todayMay 19, 2023 113 1

Foreign

UNITED KINGDOM NAMES NEW BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO NIGERIA.

The United Kingdom UK has appointed Richard Montgomery as the new British High Commissioner to Nigeria. Montgomery yesterday presented his credentials to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja as he takes over from Catriona Laing who recently concluded her four years as High Commissioner in Abuja. Richard was the UK Executive Director at the World Bank Group Board from 2018 to 2022 in Washington DC, USA before […]

todayMay 19, 2023 148

Sports

MANCHESTER CITY BATTERS REAL MADRID TO SECURE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS SPOT.

Manchester City are through to the final of the Champions League after a 4-0 battering of defending Champions Real Madrid in the second leg of their semi-final at the Etihad Stadium to secure a 5-1 aggregate win. Bernardo Silva was in hot sizzling form scoring twice in the first half as Pep Guardialo’s side overwhelmed the Los Blancos. Carlo Ancelotti’s squad tried to rally after the break but Eder Militao's […]

todayMay 18, 2023 69

Security

GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA STATE CONDEMNS ATTACK ON UNITED STATES MISSION WORKERS.

The Governor of Anambra State Professor Chukwuma Soludo has expressed condolences to the families and organizations of the United States US Mission staff members and policemen killed by gunmen in the state, while strongly condemning the attack which he described as heinous and unprovoked. The assailants killed two workers on a mission and two accompanying officers along Atani-Osamala Road, Ogbaru Local Government Area LGA on Tuesday. Soludo in a statement […]

todayMay 18, 2023 101

Politics

PRESIDENT-ELECT REJECTS LIVE BROADCAST OF TRIBUNAL.

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, is opposing the application by the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar, for a live broadcast of the proceedings of the election petition. Tinubu and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima through their team of lawyers led by Wole Olanipekun in response to the application yesterday said the request was an abuse of the court process. They asked the presidential election petition court to […]

todayMay 18, 2023 33

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