FORMER Abia State governor Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has reassured Igbos living in northern Nigeria that they have nothing to worry about come the October 1 deadline given to them by Arewa youth groups after he held talks with several of them.
ACTING president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has commissioned Africa's largest rice plant opening the N10bn ($29m) Wacot Rice Mill in Kebbi State which has an unprecedented capacity to produce 120,000 tonnes of paddy rice a year.
SUPER Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho is currently undergoing a medical at former English Premier League champions Leicester City after agreeing terms with the club on a move from Manchester City.
SENATE president Dr Bukola Saraki has stopped collecting pension from Kwara State as a former governor as part of his contribution to addressing the current menace of the cost of governance being too high.
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is heading back to Abuja tonight to resume duties after spending nearly three months in the UK having been resident in London since May 7 when he left Nigeria on a medical vacation.
PLAYERS from the Imo State female football team Heartland Queens blocked the road and prevented Governor Rochas Okorocha from entering Government House in Owerri yesterday in protest over their unpaid salaries.
KIDNAPPERS who abducted six secondary school pupils from the Lagos Model College in Epe have warned that they will strike again and kidnap more pupils unless they are included in a federal government amnesty programme.
SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has accused the federal and Anambra State governments of recruiting uneducated thugs to infiltrate its ranks in order to label it a violent group.
THREE policemen have been arrested amid suspicion that they robbed the Abuja residence of former president Dr Goodluck Jonathan and carted away valuables which were later found put up for sale in the market.
According to police authorities, the trio were employed to guard the former president's private home in Gwarimpa Estate in Abuja. Following their arrest, the policemen admitted to selling some of the items which they allegedly stole from the house.
NIGERIAN-born councillor Chika Amadi has been suspended from the Labour Party for making intolerant homophobic comments about lesbians and gays by describing them as paedophiles.
Councillor Amadi, who has been a member of in Harrow Council since 2014, has been accused of spreading anti- lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) messages on her social media accounts. She recently posted a message on Twitter describing gay pride marchers as paedophiles.
FORMER Abia State governor Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has reassured Igbos living in northern Nigeria that they have nothing to worry about come the October 1 deadline given to them by Arewa youth groups after he held talks with several of them.
ACTING president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has commissioned Africa's largest rice plant opening the N10bn ($29m) Wacot Rice Mill in Kebbi State which has an unprecedented capacity to produce 120,000 tonnes of paddy rice a year.
SUPER Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho is currently undergoing a medical at former English Premier League champions Leicester City after agreeing terms with the club on a move from Manchester City.
SENATE president Dr Bukola Saraki has stopped collecting pension from Kwara State as a former governor as part of his contribution to addressing the current menace of the cost of governance being too high.
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is heading back to Abuja tonight to resume duties after spending nearly three months in the UK having been resident in London since May 7 when he left Nigeria on a medical vacation.
PLAYERS from the Imo State female football team Heartland Queens blocked the road and prevented Governor Rochas Okorocha from entering Government House in Owerri yesterday in protest over their unpaid salaries.
KIDNAPPERS who abducted six secondary school pupils from the Lagos Model College in Epe have warned that they will strike again and kidnap more pupils unless they are included in a federal government amnesty programme.
SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has accused the federal and Anambra State governments of recruiting uneducated thugs to infiltrate its ranks in order to label it a violent group.
THREE policemen have been arrested amid suspicion that they robbed the Abuja residence of former president Dr Goodluck Jonathan and carted away valuables which were later found put up for sale in the market.
NIGERIAN-born councillor Chika Amadi has been suspended from the Labour Party for making intolerant homophobic comments about lesbians and gays by describing them as paedophiles.
