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From Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha  TRAGEDY struck at Amaezike village, Mgbakwu in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State when a 38-year old man, Benjamin Madubueze, murdered a 40-year old woman, Ifeyinwa Obarum with a machete. But an angry mob in the village immediately pursued the man, killed him and set his corpse and house […]

From Judex Okoro, Calabar  THE outbreak of Cerebral Meningitis in Cross River State has claimed two more lives.Last week, one person was confirmed dead at University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, while about 23 others were receiving treatment.The state epidemiologist, Patience Uke, who disclosed this to newsmen in Calabar yesterday, said two meningitis related deaths were […]

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of the ongoing construction of Ogbunabali internal roads.According to a statement by the Special Assistant to the governor on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, Wike spoke while inspecting the roads being reconstructed in the area.The statement said the governor inpected the roads in company […]Read More

…Says that he can’t win councillorship election From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri THE Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has described the immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha as a brief case politician whose weapon of name dropping ended in 2015 with his defeat in the governorship election.The governor said it would be […]Read More

From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri Two female suicide bombers targeting Muslim worshippers in a mosque in Maiduguri have detonated explosive devices strapped to their bodies, injuring five.The bombers were intercepted and prevented from entering a mosque at Juddumuri village at the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The attack occurred at about 5.20 am Saturday.“Two female […]

…eedc says Assembly acted in ignorance From Petrus Obi, Enugu Following the recent protests by residents of Enugu over poor services and over billing by the Enugu Distribution Company, EEDC, Enugu State House of Assembly, yesterday, passed a resolution urging the state government to look into the activities of the company in the interest of […]

From Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha NO fewer than 22 pro-Biafra agitators that have been on awaiting trial for 10 years now have told the judges handling their case at the Federal High Court II, Awka, and Onitsha State High Court, both in Anambra State, to disqualify themselves and hands off the case.The agitators were arrested […]

From: Okey Sampson, Aba Unidentified gunmen at the weekend shot dead a company sales girl at a filling station in Aba, Abia State, while her boss and his wife escaped being kidnapped.It was gathered that the deceased, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, had accompanied her boss simply identified as Celestine (aka) Celeokwe and […]

By Chidera Akalonu One club that can easily pass for a true professional club today in the country is Abia Warriors FC of Umuahia. Activities at the club’s secretariat where club chairman Emeka Inyama and his team hold sway can attest to this. Modest but professional. That sums up the managerial acumen of Inyama, pioneer […]

Our tribal marks which distinguishing facial or bodily marks Nigerians of different cultures inflicted on their peoples, are now being relegated as archaic. Only few believe they should be retained for preservation of culture and tradition, while many push for its complete effacement. ANAYO ONUKWUGHA, Port Harcourt; EMMANUEL MGBEAHURUIKE, Owerri; Joshua Dada, Osogbo and BEATRICE […]

The now-weakened militants say they will hand over all their weapons on Saturday. Syndicated from BBC News

President Muhammadu Buhari, pursuant to his powers under the laws establishing the Federal Universities in Nigeria has approved the reconstitution of the Governing Councils of twenty-three out of the Forty Federal Universities in the country for a period of four years.The institutions affected are those who their Governing Councils’ tenures have lapsed or would expire […]