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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Death toll from the petrol tanker explosion on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen from 21 to 23, according to Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Sector Commander of FRSC, Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, told newsmen in Enugu on Tuesday, February 4, that an additional two female victims died recently while on hospital admission. It would be recalled that the incident, which happened on Saturday, January 25, about 11:30 a.m. when a fuel-laden tanker had a brake failure, fell and exploded, left 11 road users dead before emergency responders came to the scene. The deceased were…

By our reporter Angry Igbo youths have berated Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, over the murder of several citizens of the state by suspected Fulani killer herdsmen. Indicting the governor, they alleged that they alerted him of the attack four days before the bloodshed,which occurred on Sunday, February 2 this year. While official and police reports put the death toll at below 20, independent sources said up to 100 persons were killed by the herdsmen during the attack at Amegu Nkalaha community, Ishielu Local Government Area (LGA) of the South-Eastern Nigeria state. The sources claimed that worshippers, including the pastor,…

By our reporter Hensard University, a fast growing private institution in Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, February 4, named Professor Femi Okiremuette Shaka Dean of its Faculty of Communication and Media Studies. The appointment provides a significant boost to the faculty by bringing in a prominent figure in Nigerian film studies and scholarship. Vice Chancellor (VC), Professor Dileep Kumar, along with faculty members, Dr. Thomas Terna and Dr. Cookey Ogechi, formally welcomed Professor Shaka, who previously worked in the Department of Film & Multimedia at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). The ceremony, while understated, emphasised the university's dedication to academic…

By Okwudiri Okafor, Umuahia Abia State Government has explained its own side to the lingering dispute with the leadership of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in the state, which accused it of deceit and indebtedness, washing its hands of liability in the claims. Lauding the pensioners as nice, the government, however, thumbed down their union leadership. The government said,in the wake of intense heat over non-payment of the N30billion pension arrears, which fiscal liability was a carry-over burden from the past People's Democratic Party (PDP) government in the state, that the NUP leadership freely entered into an agreement with the…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Tragedy hit Kano State, North-West Nigeria, asfour persons were reportedly shot dead by uniformed gunmen, believed to be security operatives. The incident, which occurred at Rimin Auzinawa, Ungogo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state,followed a violent confrontation between some residents and the security operatives deployed to oversee a demolition exercise allegedly ordered by the state government. The operatives were said to have opened fire when the residents resisted destruction of their property. The stage for the developments came recently when the Kano Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA) marked about 40 of the affected residential…

By Felix Durumbah Health authorities of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have shut down an unregistered clinic, Dada’s Clinic & Maternity, in Kapwa, Gaube community, Kuje Area Council of the Nigerian capital. The Private Health Establishments Registration and Monitoring Committee (PHERMC) of FCTA took the action to save lives and maintain health standards in FCT. This is as FCTA is set to begin a total clampdown on other illegal health facilities in the Territory. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, said a certain Mr. Sabiu, who identified himself as the health worker…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Accused of concealing some vital information on the 2001 murder of then-serving Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Bola Ige, in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, governor of the state at the time, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, has denied the accusation. The allegation was fired by former governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, who is a stalwart of the now-ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the country. Akande was the late Ige's political ally. But, Ladoja said Akande lied against him. Ladoja was a staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna About two years after a pastor of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Rev. Paul Musa, and his pastor-wife,Ruth, were kidnapped by Boko Haram affiliate, Islamic State for West Africa Province (ISWAP), in Gamboru/Ngala Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State, North-East Nigeria, there is concern that the church and government may have abandoned the couple to their fate. Rev. Musa, 61, who pastors the church branch in Gamboru/Ngala, and Ruth,51, were abducted on March 14, 2023, and for a long time there was virtually no information on their whereabouts. ISWAP later contacted the church…

By our reporter A sorry picture of the state of the nation was painted as Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, North-East Nigeria, said the land is gripped by the pangs of excruciating suffering, hunger and tormented by unbearable hardship. He heaped blame for the gloom on the doorsteps of the Federal Government (FG), saying its economic policies were negative and not working for Nigerians. Fintiri's position found deeper resonance in the allegation by prominent human rights law group, Intersociety, which said that about 180 persons of South-East origin were killed within the last two months over insecurity while the…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three suspects for alleged fake dollar scam and 'one chance' criminality within Enugu metropolis, South-East Nigeria. In the process, NSCDC recovered fake identification cards, a suspected stolen tricycle with Adamawa state registration number painted in Enugu colour from the suspects. Operatives of the security outfits are also investigating the suspects' confession that they have a stash of dollars primed to undergo counterfeit washing with chemicals. Commandant of NSCDC, Enugu State Command, Dr Elijah Willie, disclosed these while parading the suspects on Thursday in Enugu. He said the…