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Uche Okwukwu, candidate contesting for President-General in the forthcoming Ohaneze Ndigbo election has promised to unite Igbos if elected. Okwukwu an indigene of Elele, an Igbo community in Rivers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Port Harcourt that the venue for the election scheduled for January 9-10 had remained a secret…

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State says that President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Enugu State demonstrates the Federal Government’s attention to South-East development. Soludo made the assertion in a statement signed by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, on Saturday in Awka. President Tinubu would make his first official visit to Enugu state on Saturday to…

The Police Command in Jigawa has confirmed nine persons dead and four others injured in a communal clash that occurred on Friday in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen in Dutse, on Saturday. Shiisu stated that the incident…

Suspected Lakurawa bandits have attacked Natsini village in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi and rustled unspecified number of cows. The Spokesperson of Kebbi Police Command, SP, Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the incident in a press statement on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi. He said: “On the Jan. 3, at about 0100hrs, armed hoodlums suspected to be…

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said Ebonyi State which he once governed is loyal to President Bola Tinubu. He said this when he led former members of his administration to pay a Christmas homage to the Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, on Friday, January 3, 2025. Highlighting the level of loyalty the…

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has expressed confidence in Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, declaring his tenure as divinely ordained for eight years. Umahi, a former governor of Ebonyi State, said this when he led former members of his administration to pay a Christmas homage to the Nwifuru on Friday, January 3, 2025. Umahi's…

The lawmaker representing Ogun West, Senator Solomon Olamilekan, popularly known as Yayi, has narrated how the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, approached President Bola Tinubu to ensure his return to Ogun State. Yayi, who once served as the Senator for Lagos West from 2015 to 2023, disclosed this during a thanksgiving ceremony at Redeemed…

Rescuers in Gaza said on Saturday that at least 19 people, including eight children, were killed in Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory. According to the civil defence agency, an air strike at dawn on the house of the al-Ghoul family in Gaza City killed 11 people, seven of them children. "The home, which housed…

Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which a 5.8-magnitude jolt, rocked the remote north of the Horn of Africa nation. The quakes were centred on the largely rural Afar, Oromia and Amhara regions after months of intense seismic activity. No casualties have been reported so far. Ethiopia's…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned Elon Musk's "erratic" comments and his open support for the extreme-right AfD party in an interview published Saturday. The world's wealthiest man -- who owns social media platform X -- has in a string of posts attacked several European leaders and ruffled feathers on the continent. Asked about interference by…

The Bauchi State Government through its Ministry of Agriculture has budgeted to spend N39.6million to purchase two motorcycles while voting N4.2million for the purchase of two desktop computers in the 2025 budget. The State Governor, Bala Mohammed had presented the sum of N465,085, 248, 317.12 while the House of Assembly increased the amount by N2billion…

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have apprehended Akintoye Waris for allegedly stealing and slaughtering a he-goat valued at ₦200,000 to mark his child’s naming ceremony. The arrest, confirmed by the state police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, occurred on January 2, 2025, in the Odeda area of the state. Waris and his alleged accomplice, Ajayi…