The Abia State government has announced that schools in the state will resume for the 2024/2025 academic year on Wednesday, September 23. The Commissioner for Information and Culture in the state, Prince Okey Kanu, who disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex …
Two Nigerians found guilty of rape in UK
Northampton Crown Court in the United Kingdom has found two Nigerians, Tosin Dada and Solomon Adebiyi, guilty of multiple rape charges. Northamptonshire Police disclosed this in a statement on its official Facebook page on Monday, obtained by PUNCH Online on Tuesday. Before their conviction, Northamptonshire Police stated that Dada and Adebiyi had each been charged …
Two killed, others displaced as flood wreaks Kaduna communities
There was panic in Kaduna communities as flood wreaked havoc in Kafanchan and other villages in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state, where two children were swept away and over 1,000 residents displaced. Vice Chairman of Jema’a LGA, Mrs. Christy Usman made this known when she received the Kaduna State Impact Assessment Committee on …
Fire ravages goods worth millions of naira in Ibadan market
Property and goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of fire incident that occurred in Ibadan market, the Oyo State capital. Report on Monday says that some shops were affected when an inferno occurred at Gbaremu market in Ibadan on Saturday. The market is located along the Sango/ Eleyele Road in …
Gunmen abduct nurses, patients in Kaduna hospital
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be bandits in their large numbers have kidnapped two nurses and an unspecified number of patients from the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, eastern part of Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna State. The hoodlums were said to have targeted the nearby Government Day Secondary School, at 9:00 am on Monday. However, upon …
Why we sealed Ortom’s Oracle Business -Benue Govt
The Benue State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) weekend sealed off the premises of Oracle Business Limited, owned by former Governor Samuel Ortom over an alleged N93.5 million tax default. Also sealed in the Makurdi operation led by the BIRS acting Chairman, Mr. Sunday Odagba and Board Secretary/Legal Adviser, Mr. Ushahemba Dekaa were Jagshu …
Enugu Bishop gifts okada riders free fuel
In response to the economic downturn in the country, the Methodist Bishop of Nsukka, Rev. John Eze, has donated free fuel to all motorbike riders in the Eha Amufu community, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, in a remarkable display of kindness and generosity. The Bishop’s gesture, which took many by surprise, was aimed …
I release every curse placed upon their life, destiny – Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere to happie boys
Nigerian Pastor, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, finally forgives the ex-security personnel Happie Boys and removes the curses he placed on them. Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere was announced to have forgiven the Happie Boys in a post shared on his official Facebook page. Additionally, he lifted the curse he placed on them, which had invoked that curses be …
Nigerian Immigration Service deports 61 foreigners over irregular migration
The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, deported a total of 61 foreign nationals from the country in August 2024. This is according to a report released by the Service detailing its achievements for August 2024. NIS said the exercise is to address and curb the issue of irregular migration in the country. The report partly read, …
Plane bound for UK forced to make emergency landing in Russian
A passenger aircraft flying to the UK was forced to make an emergency landing in Russia after suffering ‘technical problems’ An Air India Boeing 787-800 plane en route from India’s capital New Delhi to Birmingham made the precautionary landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport yesterday evening. The plane landed safely without any injuries to all 258 passengers and 17 crew members …