Former Nigerian Head of State General Yakubu Gowon on Wednesday dwelt on the historical considerations that led to his support for state creation in Nigeria, saying that it was to ease the fear of the northern region’s dominance given its size and population. In a speech delivered during a courtesy visit by the League of…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Tony Elumelu, founder and group chair of Heirs Holdings, to its advisory council on entrepreneurship and growth, convened by Kristalina Georgieva, IMF managing director. The entrepreneur’s appointment was announced in a statement on Friday. The IMF advisory council comprises global business leaders, policymakers, and academics, dedicated to identifying…
What started as a minor disagreement between two policemen on special duty at Fenod Company in Samagidi A Community, Delta State, turned into a full-blown physical brawl, leaving one officer severely injured. Eyewitnesses described the shocking scene as a no-holds-barred fight between Inspector Kingsley Hassan and Inspector William John, both of the 18 Police Mobile…
The mayor of a city in southern Mexico has been murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said on Sunday, marking the latest in a series of attacks on politicians in the violence-plagued Latin American country. The killing of Chilpancingo mayor, Alejandro Arcos, “fills us with indignation,” Guerrero State governor, Evelyn Salgado, wrote…
Former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has finally honoured invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to his media office, which announced the development in a statement on Wednesday, the decision was made after consultations with his family, legal team and political allies. In April, the EFCC had declared Bello wanted…
Gunmen on Sunday night abducted Mrs Patience Nasamu, wife of Pastor Samuel Nasamu of the Word of God Church, Agyaragu, along with a female church member in Obi Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. Narrating the incident, Pastor Nasamu said his wife, who is nursing a three-month-old baby, was taken alongside a church member who had…
Former Super Eagles midfielder and skipper, Sunday Oliseh, has claimed that the late coach of the national men’s side, Joe Erico, stripped himself naked and cursed the Nigerian football team after feeling betrayed, following events surrounding the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. Oliseh made the disclosure during his recent appearance on the…
The Ebonyi Police Command has initiated disciplinary action against its personnel caught in a viral video brandishing a rifle while operating a commercial tricycle business in the state. SP Joshua Ukandu, the state police public relations officer (PPRO), told journalists in Abakaliki on Monday that the officer, identified as Insp. Obeji Ikechukwu is undergoing investigation….
More facts are emerging on possible reasons the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. The NLC President was picked up by DSS operatives on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on his way outside the country for an…
Eighteen-year-old Cheikh Touré, a promising Senegalese goalkeeper from the Esprit Foot Yeumbeul Academy, has been found dead in Ghana after being lured into the country under false pretenses. According to a statement from Senegal’s Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, Touré was deceived by a group of fraudsters posing as football scouts. They reportedly…
