Violence in northwest Nigeria has forced about 23,000 refugees to flee to Niger since April and raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. The numbers fleeing to neighbouring Niger have almost tripled from last year
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs of planning to feed ghost pupils as they have decided to proceed with the School Feeding Programme even as schools have been on an emergency vacation due
By CHRIS NJOKU, Owerri The Public Accounts Committee set up by Imo House of Assembly said Tuesday that the immediate past governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha cannot stop the House from carrying out its over sight functions including investigating allegation of missing
By CHARLES IWUOHA The Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to tender an apology to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. News Express reports that Kalu who had been in prison custody following
A man and his wife have deceived medical officials in a bid to avoid being isolated after testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The Commissioner for Health in Enugu State, Obi Ikechukwu, disclosed this in a statement sent to Channels Television on Sunday. He
By YUSUFV ALLI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has faulted the Supreme Court for setting free a former Governor of Abia State, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu from a 12-year jail. It described the judgment as “unfortunate and a technical ambush.” It
Corpses of Igbo citizens resident in the North, particularly in Kano State – including those who died of COVID-19 – “are being smuggled into old Eastern Nigeria in body bags,” the International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety) alleged on
Venezuelan security forces arrested dozens of people, including two Americans, after a beach invasion allegedly aimed at overthrowing President Nicolas Maduro – a plot said to involve US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Venezuela situation “has
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of the former Inspector General Of Police, Suleiman Abba, as the Chairman Police Trust Fund Board Of Trustees. This was made known in a statement signed and issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant To
By ADEDAYO AKINWALE The United States Government has said that the $311 million Abacha loot repatriated to the federal government last week was distinct and separate from an additional $167 million in stolen assets also forfeited in the United Kingdom (UK) and France,
BY EMMANUEL MGBEAHURIKE, Owerri The former deputy governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has
As the world steps into 2025, Mr. Okwuosa Charles Chinedu, CEO of Birotojob, has called
As the dawn of a new year brings renewed hope and aspirations to homes across
In continuation of her mobilization and sensation exercise before its workshop, the Imo State GIZ