The Imo chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the murder of Mr Ahmed Gulak, a former presidential aide, as unconscionable and despicable. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Owerri signed by the state APC chairman, Mr Marcillinus Nlemigbo. Condemning the act, Nlemigbo said that the …

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has pleaded with the House of Representatives committee on the Zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution to consider the agitations for the creation of Katagum state, out of the present Bauchi state. Speaking on Monday when he received the committee, …

AC Milan are closing in on signing Fikayo Tomori on a permanent deal from Chelsea following his impressive loan spell at the club.   The 23-year-old England International joined the Serie A giants in January and went on to feature in 17 league games, scoring one goal in a 3-0 …

Worried by the alarming rate of insecurity in the South East states, former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, this morning, June 1, took to her Twitter handle to demand the President to put an end to the dangerous tide in the region.   In her thread, Ezekwesili pointed out that …

Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar has said that those behind calls for scrapping of the National Youth Service (NYSC) scheme do not mean well for the country.   The Monarch made the claim while hosting some selected members of NYSC Batch A stream 2 Corps members posted to Sokoto state in …

Former boxing champion, Mile Tyson revealed that he slept with a prison counselor in order to reduce his prison sentence.   In the prime of his career, Tyson was arrested for raping an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant. Although he maintains his innocence, Tyson was convicted in 1992 and sentenced to six …

Leading financial institution, ECOBANK Nigeria is teaming up with Africa’s foremost media entrepreneur and blogger, Linda Ikeji to host the latest edition of her popular empowerment programme, ‘Selfmade Woman Conference’. Linda Ikeji started Selfmade Woman Conference in 2013 as an advocacy project with the sole aim to mentor and provide financial …

Chief Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2020 Governorship Election in Edo on Monday congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki, on his victory at the Supreme Court. Ize-Iyamu in a letter to the governor said that Friday’s judgment of the apex court has put an end to the …

Israeli far-right politician Naftali Bennett joins hands with centrist leader Yair Lapid to form a coalition to unseat Netanyahu as Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year run as Israeli Prime Minister could be coming to an end, with his political rivals joining forces to form a coalition after the country’s fourth elections …

By Steve Oko Streets in Umuahia the Abia State capital are virtually empty and deserted as residents remain indoors in total compliance with the sit-at-home order given by the leadership of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB to mark this year’s Biafra Day. Unlike previous years when the exercise recorded …