Sen. Stella Oduah Retreats To PDP From APC
The Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Stella Oduah has announced her defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). This came exactly eight months after she joined the APC. Oduah’s defection was finalized on Wednesday, April 28th, after facing a screening committee at the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat […]
Old APC Members Not Sidelined In Ebonyi- Gov. Umahi
The Ebonyi State Governor, Mr. David Umahi, has denied allegations leveled against him by a former Commissioner for Works and Transport, Mr. Paul Okorie, that old members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were being sidelined since the governor defected to the party. Umahi reviewed in a statement that was issued by his Spokesman, Mr. […]
Insecurity: CDS Meets IGP Asking For A Strong Collaboration
The chief of defense staff, (CDS) Gen. Leo Irabor, has met with the inspector-general of police, Usman Baba, over the security situation in Nigeria. Speaking at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, the CDS called for the need to increase synergy among security agencies in Nigeria. While extolling the role of the police, armed forces, and other […]
British Virgin Islands: Premier Andrew Fahie Arrested In US Drug Sting
The leader of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been arrested for alleged drug smuggling and money laundering in the US. Premier Andrew Fahie was detained in Miami by US agents posing as cocaine traffickers from a Mexican drug cartel. He agreed a $700,000 (£560,000) payment to allow traffickers to use BVI ports with an […]
3 Florida Correctional Officers Charged With Murder In Alleged Beating Of Inmate
Three Florida correctional officers were arrested on murder charges for allegedly beating an inmate to death, while a fourth remains at large, authorities said Thursday. Christopher Rolon, 29, Kirk Walton, 34, and Ronald Connor, 24, were arrested Thursday following a months long investigation of the fatal incident at the Dade Correctional Institution in Miami-Dade County, […]
Ukraine war: Rockets hit Kyiv as UN chief admits failings
Rockets hit Kyiv during the UN Secretary General’s visit to the city, in which he criticised his own organisation’s Security Council. Antonio Guterres said the council had failed to prevent or end the war in Ukraine. This was “a source of great disappointment, frustration and anger,” he said. “Let me be very clear: [it] failed […]
Gov. Ben Ayade Approves Workers’ Salaries Deduction For Health Insurance Scheme
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has authorized the deduction of N1,000 monthly from workers’ salaries for the Cross River Health Insurance Scheme known as Ayadecare. The State Government on Thursday flagged off the formal sector enrollment into the scheme six years after its introduction in 2016 when the government signed into law a bill […]
Train Attack: Terrorists Releases Photo Of Baby Born In Captivity
Terrorists behind the train attack on the Abuja-Kaduna route have released a photo of a baby born to one of the women they kidnapped. According to reports, the woman was eight months pregnant when she was kidnapped by terrorists on March 28. It was also gathered that the woman and another victim were both pregnant […]
VP Osinbajo Welcomed As The Son Of The Soil By Oba Of Benin
Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, on Thursday, April 28, 2022, described Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a “son of the soil”. The Oba made the statement when he received the Vice President at his palace in Benin City, Edo State. Osinbajo visited the monarch to inform him of his ambition to […]
20 Dead, Thousands Flee Homes As Gangs Battle In Haiti
Criminal violence in Haiti worsened this week. with fighting among gangs in part of the capital chasing thousands from their homes and killing at least 20 people, including children. Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said the fighting began Sunday in four neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, north of the international airport. At least a dozen homes were burned […]
