FG, labour meet over COVID-19 lockdown

By ABBAS JIMOH The Federal Government has allayed fears of any adverse action by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the COVID-19 lockdown across the country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF)

Mob strips police officer, homosexual partner naked

By DAMIAN DURUIHEOMA, Owerri A police constable, Chibuike Ukazu, has been beaten to stupor and stripped naked by youths of Umueze community in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo state for allegedly indulging in homosexual acts. A community source told our correspondent on

Covid – 19: ISCA condemns killings, manhandling of Nigerians, says it’s barbaric

The umbrella organization of Imo State citizens in America under the aegis of Imo State Congress of America (ISCA) has bemoaned the alleged wanton killing of Nigerians by security personnel, describing it as barbaric. In a statement by its President, Engr. Sampson Udeh,

We are not renaming Imo varsity to Abba Kyari University, it is Fake News, dirty politics – Gov. Uzodinma

The Governor of Imo State has described the rumour that he is renaming Imo varsity to Abba Kyari University as fake news, urging Imolites to disregard such dirty approach of playing politics with the dead. Senator Hope Uzodinma refutal was expressed in a

44 Boko Haram fighters poisoned, found dead in prison

A group of 44 suspected members of Boko Haram, arrested during a recent operation against the jihadist group, have been found dead in their prison cell, apparently poisoned, Chad’s chief prosecutor announced Saturday. Speaking on national television, Youssouf Tom said the 44 prisoners

BREAKING: Fire guts INEC office in Abuja

The Media Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja was on Friday morning engulfed by fire. According to the report by THE PUNCH, the details of the incident were sketchy as of the time of filing the report. INEC National

COVID-19 Lockdown: HURIWA blasts FG over ‘genocide’ of impoverished Nigerians

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has condemned what it called “the genocide of Nigeria’s impoverished citizens by security forces enforcing the draconian lockdown measures ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari over the outbreak of COVID-19 and appealed to

Lockdown: Ohanaeze youths flay police brutality, skewed palliatives

By DENNIS AGBO Worldwide Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth wing has dared the police and other security agencies to inflict further harm or death on any Igbo citizen and await its revenge The apex Igbo Youth group also frowned at what it alleged was a

IG confirms arrest of four suspected killers of Afenifere leader’s daughter, declares gang leader wanted

By FEMI OSINUSI The Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, on Thursday confirmed the arrest of four men suspected to have murdered Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba sociocultural group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. According to a statement

BREAKING: Fire guts Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Headquarters Abuja

Headquarters of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Maitama, Abuja, was this morning gutted by fire. This is coming exactly one week after Treasury House, headquarters of Accountant General of the Federation (OAFF) was similarly consumed by fire. The fire, according to some eyewitnesses,