Politics
BREAKING: Cross River Assembly Speaker, Elvert Ayambem Impeached
Elvert Ekom Ayambem, Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, has been impeached. The Speaker was impeached by 17 members of the House during…
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BREAKING: Fubara swears in new commissioners at midnight
Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn-in eight new commissioners as members of the State Executive Council (SEC) late Tuesday night. The eight commissioners included: Hon.…
Odyssey Foundation decry lack of government support in technovation development
The program director, Odyssey Educational Foundation, Stella Dennis has expressed displeasure over lack of government backing in technovation development despite the opportunities and its position in…
Chinese Expatriate ‘Kills’ Nigerian Who Rejected Love Advances
Ocheze Ogbonna, a female crane operator at Inner Galaxy Steel Company, Umuahala-Obuzor in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, has been allegedly killed by…
Security
Nigerian Army reacts to attack on soldiers at banex plaza, reveals next line of action
The Nigerian Army has reacted to the attack on some soldiers by hoodlums at Banex Plaza in Abuja. Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesman of the…
TCN vows to restore power across NEGF by May 27 as pledged
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has reassured the North East Governors Forum, NEGF, that power restoration in the region will proceed as planned on May…
Business
CBN Raises Interest Rate To 26.25 % Amid Soaring Inflation Levels
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the interest rate by 150 basis points from 24.75 per cent to 26. 25 per cent. Following a…
Soldier watching banex plaza slaps lady into coma in Abuja
One of the military personnel keeping watch at the popular Banex plaza in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja, has slapped a lady into coma. Daily…
Popular Abuja Pastor accused of infidelity sends wife, six children packing
A popular pastor, Stanley Ogbonna, has allegedly driven his estranged wife, Chioma, and six children out of their house in Abuja. Ogbonna, a General Overseer of…
Security
BREAKING: Bandits in military uniform storm Abuja, kidnapped 20 in fresh attack
Gunmen in military uniform numbering about 50 have raided Dawaki community in Abuja, and abducted at least 20 people, Daily Trust reports. Witnesses said it was…